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Mozilla Firefox configuration One of the reasons I use [[http://getfirefox.com|Mozilla Firefox]] is its huge [[https://addons.mozilla.org|universe of extensions]], scripts, and other add-ons which can make it behave the way you want it to. I've customized my Firefox installation pretty extensively.

This list is current as of Firefox 12.0.

== Extensions ==

=== Customization ===

 * [[https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/748|Greasemonkey]]
 * [[https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/2108|Stylish]]

=== Web development ===

 * [[https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/271|ColorZilla]]
 * [[https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/1843|Firebug]]
 * [[https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/10869/|JSONView]]
 * [[http://code.google.com/speed/page-speed/index.html|Google's Page Speed]]: I previously used [[http://developer.yahoo.com/yslow/|Yahoo's YSlow]], but switched because [[http://code.google.com/p/page-speed/|Page Speed is open-source]]. Functionality is mostly equivalent, and I honestly don't use the extension enough to notice the differences.
 * [[https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/14328/|Rainbow]]
 * --([[https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/60|Web Developer]])--: has bugs that slows down Firefox significantly when you've a lot of tabs. Disabled, though still useful.

=== Other stuff ===

 * [[https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/2324|Session Manager]]
 * [[https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/4781|Automatic Save Folder]]
 * [[https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/1812|CoLT]]
 * [[https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/copy-shorturl/|Copy ShortURL]]
 * [[https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/delicious-bookmarks/|Delicious Bookmarks]]
 * [[https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/domcrypt/|DOMCrypt]]
 * [[https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/dominant-color/|Dominant Color]]
 * [[https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/foxtophone/|Fox to Phone]]
 * [[https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/2933|Link Widgets]]
 * [[https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/9549|Long URL Please]]
 * [[https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/2780|Mobile Barcoder]]
 * [[https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/2592|No Squint]]
 * [[https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/8207|Open in Browser]]
 * [[https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/proxy-selector/|Proxy Selector]]
 * [[https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/7661|Read it Later]]
 * [[https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/2324|Session Manager]]
 * [[https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/59/|User Agent Switcher]]

=== Privacy ===

 * [[https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/adblock-plus/|Adblock Plus]]
 * [[https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/6623/|BetterPrivacy]]: Removes Flash LSOs and other tracking cookies
 * [[https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/433|Flashblock]]
 * [[https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/trackerblock/|PrivacyChoice TrackerBlock]], which should be installed from [[http://www.privacychoice.org/|PrivacyChoice]]

=== UI and Behavior ===

 * [[https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/aaapptabs/|Aaapptabs]]: Hide back & forward buttons, URL bars when using App Tabs. Should be included in Firefox 5
 * [[https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/easy-app-tabs/|Easy App Tabs]]
 * [[https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/personal-menu/|Personal Menu]]
 * [[https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/462|Unhide Passwords]]


=== KDE integration add-ons ===

 * [[https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/49357|KDE wallet password integration]]
 * [[https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/13078/|xclear]] adds a clear button to URL and search fields, ala Qt/KDE text fields

=== Mozilla/Mozilla Labs ===

 * [[https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/15003/|Add-on Compatibility Reporter]]
 * [[https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/10868/|Firefox Sync]] (formerly Mozilla Weave)
 * [[https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/6543/|Nightly Tester Tools]]
 * [[https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/13661/|Test Pilot]]

=== Older stuff ===

Extensions that I don't use anymore.

 * [[https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/1455/|Tiny Menu]]: incompatible with Firefox 4?
 * [[https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/1250|Grab and Drag]]: for my tablet PC pipe dream.
 * [[https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/4106/|Operator]]: slow (difficult for an extension to parse DOM for microformats).

 * BetterPrivacy
 * ColorZilla
 * Collusion
 * Facebook Blocker
 * GrabMyBooks

 * [[https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/autopager/|AutoPager]]
 * [[http://autopagerize.net/|Autopagerize]]

== Adblock Plus ==

My exceptions:

{{{
@@||duckduckgo.com^$document
}}}

and:

 * EasyList
 * Antisocial
 * Adversity

== Preferences ==

`user.js` settings I use:

|| '''Setting''' || '''Value''' || '''Rationale''' ||
|| browser.backspace_action || 1 || Bind backspace to scroll up a page ||
|| browser.display.normal_lineheight_calc_control || 1 || Not exactly sure what this does, but fixes some line-height/font rendering problems ||
|| browser.fullscreen.autohide || false || Prevent tab/URL bar from auto-hiding in full-screen mode ||
|| browser.sessionstore.restore_on_demand || true || Restore tabs on demand (Firefox 8 and later) ||
|| browser.ssl_override_behavior || 2 ||<|2>Turn off annoying SSL certificate behavior ||
|| browser.xul.error_pages.expert_bad_cert || true ||
|| image.animation_mode || once || Animated GIFs only animate once ||
|| keyword.url || https://encrypted.google.com/search?q= || Use Google Encrypted Search for keyword queries from Awesome Bar ||
|| layout.css.dpi || 0 || Use system-reported DPI, always (normal behavior may sometimes use 96 DPI) ||
|| layout.spellcheckDefault || 2 || Enable spell checking for both INPUT and TEXTAREA fields ||
|| network.dnsCacheEntries || 512 || Increase DNS cache ||
|| network.http.pipelining || true ||<|4> Increase network performance ||
|| network.http.pipelining.ssl || true ||
|| network.http.proxy.pipelining || true ||
|| network.http.sendRefererHeader || 1 || Only send HTTP referer header for links clicked on, not for images/media/etc ||
|| network.protocol-handler.external.mailto || true || ||
|| network.proxy.socks_remote_dns || true || Send DNS requests through proxies ||
|| security.dialog_enable_delay || 0 || No wait when prompted to install unsigned extensions ||
|| services.sync.prefs.sync.extensions.nosquint.exceptions || true || Sync NoSquint exceptions w/ Firefox Sync ||
|| ui.caretBlinkTime || 0 || Disable cursor blinking ||
|| ui.allow_platform_file_picker || false || Don't use the horrid GTK file picker ||
|| browser.urlbar.formatting.enabled || false || Don't just highlight just the domain in the URL bar ||
|| browser.urlbar.trimURLs || false || Don't strip http:// from URLs ||

== Chrome ==

Contents of my userChrome.css:

{{{#!highlight css
/* Font preferences for AwesomeBar dropdown
 *
 * Adjusts font size, underlines URLs, and corrects colors
 */
.ac-comment
{
  font-size: 100% !important;
}

.ac-url-text
{
  color: #306090 !important;
  text-decoration: underline !important;
}

.ac-url-text[selected="true"]
{
  color: white !important;
}

/* Use monospaced font for AwesomeBar */
#urlbar
{
  font-family: monospace !important;
  font-size: 14px !important;
}

/* Combines Stop/Reload buttons, such that only one is shown at a time
 *
 * Note: May require button reordering (e.g reverse order of stop/reload
 * buttons) if the below does not work
 *
 * Derived from user style: http://userstyles.org/styles/10
 * Also, see bug 343396: https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?query_format=specific&order=relevance+desc&bug_status=__open__&id=343396
 */
#stop-button[disabled="true"] { display:none; }
#stop-button:not([disabled]) + #reload-button { display:none; }

/* Italicize unread tabs
 *
 * Derived from user style: http://userstyles.org/styles/8247
 */
#content tab:not([selected]) { font-style: italic !important; }

/* Display keyword field in Bookmark dialog
 *
 * Derived from user style: http://userstyles.org/styles/8250
 */
#editBMPanel_keywordRow { visibility: visible; }

/* Hide search and go buttons */
.search-go-button,
.search-go-button-stack,
#go-button
{
  display: none !important;
}

}}}

One of the reasons I use Mozilla Firefox is its huge universe of extensions, scripts, and other add-ons which can make it behave the way you want it to. I've customized my Firefox installation pretty extensively.

This list is current as of Firefox 12.0.

Extensions

Customization

Web development

Other stuff

Privacy

UI and Behavior

KDE integration add-ons

Mozilla/Mozilla Labs

Older stuff

Extensions that I don't use anymore.

Adblock Plus

My exceptions: 

@@||duckduckgo.com^$document

and:

Preferences

user.js settings I use:

Setting

Value

Rationale

browser.backspace_action

1

Bind backspace to scroll up a page

browser.display.normal_lineheight_calc_control

1

Not exactly sure what this does, but fixes some line-height/font rendering problems

browser.fullscreen.autohide

false

Prevent tab/URL bar from auto-hiding in full-screen mode

browser.sessionstore.restore_on_demand

true

Restore tabs on demand (Firefox 8 and later)

browser.ssl_override_behavior

2

Turn off annoying SSL certificate behavior

browser.xul.error_pages.expert_bad_cert

true

image.animation_mode

once

Animated GIFs only animate once

keyword.url

https://encrypted.google.com/search?q=

Use Google Encrypted Search for keyword queries from Awesome Bar

layout.css.dpi

0

Use system-reported DPI, always (normal behavior may sometimes use 96 DPI)

layout.spellcheckDefault

2

Enable spell checking for both INPUT and TEXTAREA fields

network.dnsCacheEntries

512

Increase DNS cache

network.http.pipelining

true

Increase network performance

network.http.pipelining.ssl

true

network.http.proxy.pipelining

true

network.http.sendRefererHeader

1

Only send HTTP referer header for links clicked on, not for images/media/etc

network.protocol-handler.external.mailto

true

network.proxy.socks_remote_dns

true

Send DNS requests through proxies

security.dialog_enable_delay

0

No wait when prompted to install unsigned extensions

services.sync.prefs.sync.extensions.nosquint.exceptions

true

Sync NoSquint exceptions w/ Firefox Sync

ui.caretBlinkTime

0

Disable cursor blinking

ui.allow_platform_file_picker

false

Don't use the horrid GTK file picker

browser.urlbar.formatting.enabled

false

Don't just highlight just the domain in the URL bar

browser.urlbar.trimURLs

false

Don't strip http:// from URLs

Chrome

Contents of my userChrome.css: 

   1 /* Font preferences for AwesomeBar dropdown
   2  * 
   3  * Adjusts font size, underlines URLs, and corrects colors
   4  */
   5 .ac-comment
   6 {
   7   font-size: 100% !important;
   8 }
   9 
  10 .ac-url-text
  11 {
  12   color: #306090 !important;
  13   text-decoration: underline !important;
  14 }
  15 
  16 .ac-url-text[selected="true"]
  17 {
  18   color: white !important;
  19 }
  20 
  21 /* Use monospaced font for AwesomeBar */
  22 #urlbar
  23 {
  24   font-family: monospace !important;
  25   font-size: 14px !important;
  26 }
  27 
  28 /* Combines Stop/Reload buttons, such that only one is shown at a time
  29  *
  30  * Note: May require button reordering (e.g reverse order of stop/reload
  31  * buttons) if the below does not work
  32  *
  33  * Derived from user style: http://userstyles.org/styles/10
  34  * Also, see bug 343396: https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?query_format=specific&order=relevance+desc&bug_status=__open__&id=343396
  35  */
  36 #stop-button[disabled="true"] { display:none; } 
  37 #stop-button:not([disabled]) + #reload-button { display:none; }
  38 
  39 /* Italicize unread tabs
  40  *
  41  * Derived from user style: http://userstyles.org/styles/8247
  42  */
  43 #content tab:not([selected]) { font-style: italic !important; }
  44 
  45 /* Display keyword field in Bookmark dialog
  46  *
  47  * Derived from user style: http://userstyles.org/styles/8250
  48  */
  49 #editBMPanel_keywordRow { visibility: visible; }
  50 
  51 /* Hide search and go buttons */
  52 .search-go-button,
  53 .search-go-button-stack,
  54 #go-button
  55 {
  56   display: none !important;
  57 }

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