Firefox rocks!

roymond · Post by **roymond** » Mon May 02, 2005 9:20 am

Not sure if this has been covered. But the Firefox browser fricking rocks! Here are some plugins that I find totally indispensable, and work perfectly cross-platform. If you have any you really like, add them here.

JustBlogIt - lets me post to any of my blogs from within any other browser window, usually making entirely appropriate assumptions about what I want to capture from the page for the post. Awesome tool when used in conjuntion with Bloglines, etc.

DictionarySearch - facilitates right-click searches for highlighted text in any dictionary of choice (can configure multiple). But not just dictionaries, since you can configure up to four searches. I have Onelook (dictionary), Wikipedia, Google Maps, and Google Seach configured

Wikipedia - adds a whole suite of Wiki editing menu to the right mouse button for working within a Wiki.

ForecastFox - puts weather forecast icons in the info bar on the browser window (or anywhere you configure it).

Leaf · Post by **Leaf** » Mon May 02, 2005 10:59 am

Ever so often it's covered...but it certainly bears repeating... notice how ad-bots all but disappear when using Firefox too!! And you can't beat tab browsing... I find that when I get on a pc without it, I take the time to install it, that's how much I like it...

tontothetablist · Post by **tontothetablist** » Mon May 02, 2005 11:10 am

yeah firefox is badass. i like the download all feature too. it makes downloading samples or mp3 quite a bit quicker.

thehipcola · Post by **thehipcola** » Mon May 02, 2005 11:17 am

For downloading, DownThemAll! is the shiz nit. I have a bunch of other plugins that are pretty nifty, but they're at home, so I'll post them later on.

Dan-O from Five-O · Post by **Dan-O from Five-O** » Mon May 02, 2005 9:07 pm

I just downloaded this browser and I'm excited to see if it blocks out all the crap on my new DSL connection as Leaf says it does. (Yey! Finally got the high speed at home, a topic for another day) Any other tips you guys have on making Firefox rock my world will be greatly appreciated. Kudo's and thanks to Roymond for bringing the link.

Tonamel · Post by **Tonamel** » Mon May 02, 2005 10:49 pm

Extensions I can't live without:

Adblock - It blocks banner ads, what more could you ask for?

All-In-One Gestures - I love mouse gestures. I practically can't browse without them.

Paste and Go - Adds a "Paste and Go" feature to the address bar.

Add Bookmark Here - Great for keeping bookmarks organised

Tabbrowser Extensions/Tabbrowser prefrences - These add so much functionality to tabbed browsing, I can't believe they aren't default features.

I use a number of others (Show Image, Colorzilla, Chromedit, StumbleUpon, ieview, TinyURL creator, Linky, Foxytunes, FoxyVoice, and DownThemAll, if you care to know), but those are the ones I find absolutely essential if I'm using FireFox.

thehipcola · Post by **thehipcola** » Tue May 03, 2005 4:12 am

it would be even cooler if people would linktify the extensions they love so much for the rest of us to easily d/l. Just a suggestion...

roymond · Post by **roymond** » Tue May 03, 2005 5:57 am

TheHipCola wrote:it would be even cooler if people would linktify the extensions they love so much for the rest of us to easily d/l. Just a suggestion...

Well, you can find them at these and other sources:
Mozilla.org
and
MozDev.org

thehipcola · Post by **thehipcola** » Tue May 03, 2005 6:02 am

heh...yah, knew that...note the link to my contribution. No biggie, just a suggestion... I love it when people take the time to link to things they talk about. That is all. Not a contentious issue by any means.

Tonamel · Post by **Tonamel** » Tue May 03, 2005 1:28 pm

Yeah, the only one of mine that I don't think is on Mozilla's website is Tabbrowser Extensions, which I have now handily linked.

tonetripper · Post by **tonetripper** » Tue May 03, 2005 1:33 pm

it seems as though there are some issues with this extension though..... atleast that is what they have posted on the site that you linked

Mostess · Post by **Mostess** » Wed May 04, 2005 10:05 pm

Don't forget "AniDisable" for dealing with the (ahem) eye-candy avatars of some of our more (ahem) creative posters.

Sober · Post by **Sober** » Fri May 06, 2005 2:55 pm

Are you looking at me?