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Contents

Extensions
Preferences
Chrome
Android
Enabling off-main-thread compositing
Fiddling
External tools
Interesting reading

One of the reasons I use Mozilla Firefox is its huge universe of extensions, scripts, styles, 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 21.0.

Extensions

Extension list was very old and pre-Firefox Quantum; removed.

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.safebrowsing.enabled	false	Disable Safe Browsing and malware checking (don't care for either on Linux)
browser.safebrowsing.malware.enabled	false
image.animation_mode	once	Animated GIFs only animate once
intl.charset.default	UTF-8	Default character set
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.http.sendRefererHeader	1	Only send HTTP referer header for links clicked on, not for images/media/etc. Breaks some Websites.
network.protocol-handler.external.mailto	true
network.proxy.socks_remote_dns	true	Send DNS requests through proxies
privacy.trackingprotection.enabled	true	Enable Firefox's Tracking Protection
security.dialog_enable_delay	0	No wait when prompted to install unsigned extensions
services.sync.addons.ignoreUserEnabledChanges	true	Do not sync the enabled/disabled state of Add-ons
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
layout.css.devPixelsPerPx	2	Double CSS pixels, for retina displays
widget.content.gtk-theme-override	Breeze:light	When using a dark GTK theme, fix colors for widgets in Firefox
xpinstall.signatures.required	false	Enable installation of unsigned extensions (needed for addons not available on addons.mozilla.org)
security.insecure_connection_text.enabled	true	Show icon/text that non-HTTPS sites are insecure
security.insecure_connection_icon.enabled	true	Show icon/text that non-HTTPS sites are insecure

Experimental settings:

network.predictor.enable-prefetch

true

None in use.

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 }

Android

Using Roboto or another font instead of Open Sans

Go to about:config
Set to "Roboto", "Nokia Pure Text", or "Alte Haas Grotesk"
- font.name.sans-serif.x-unicode
- font.name.sans-serif.x-user-def
- font.name.sans-serif.x-western

Font size adjustments

Go to about:config
Set font.minimum-size.x-unicode and font.minimum-size.x-western to 14
Set font.size.inflation.minTwips to "140"

Cache location

On devices w/ 8–16 GB memory, store Firefox's cache on the external SD card:

Go to about:config
Set browser.cache.disk.parent_directory to one of:
- /storage/sdcard1/Android/data/org.mozilla.fennec/files/cache/
- /storage/sdcard1/Android/data/org.mozilla.firefox_beta/files/cache/
- /storage/sdcard1/Android/data/org.mozilla.firefox/files/cache/

Enabling off-main-thread compositing

Set to true:

layers.acceleration.force-enabled
gfx.canvas.azure.accelerated
layers.omtp.enabled

You can also set:

layers.acceleration.draw-fps

to display a FPS counter in the top left corner. If you see the counter, than OMTC and layer acceleration are working.

722012 – [Meta] Implement OMTC on Linux tracks whether OMTC has been enabled on Linux.

Fiddling

To tinker w/ browser styles/events/etc, navigate to chrome://browser/content/browser.xul and launch the built-in developer tools.

External tools

https://gist.github.com/f1u77y/715f0dd03fc18039a6549de557370b97: Exports styles from Stylish extension (stored in stylish.sqlite) into a JSON file that can be loaded into Stylus.

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-One of the largest reasons I use [[http://getfirefox.com|Mozilla Firefox]] is its huge [[https://addons.mozilla.org|universe of extensions]], scripts, and other add-ons to it behave the way you want it to. I've customized my Firefox installation pretty extensively.
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-This list is current as of Firefox 3.0.
+One of the reasons I use [[http://getfirefox.com|Mozilla Firefox]] is its huge [[https://addons.mozilla.org|universe of extensions]], [[http://userscripts.org/|scripts]], [[http://userstyles.org|styles]], 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 21.0.
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-=== Web development ===

 * [[https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/1843|Firebug]]
 * [[https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/748|Greasemonkey]]
 * [[https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/60|Web Developer]]

=== Other stuff ===

 * [[https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/3615|Delicious Bookmarks]]
 * [[https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/433|Flashblock]]
 * [[https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/2324|Session Manager]]
 * [[https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/2108|Stylish]]

 * Automatic Save Folder
 * ColorZilla
 * Colt
 * FireGPG
 * Fission
 * Google Gears
 * Grab and Drag
 * Link Widgets
 * Mobile Barcoder
 * Multiproxy Switch
 * No Squint
 * Open in Browser
 * Read it Later
 * Selenium IDE (disabled)
 * Show Keywords
 * Tabs Open Relative
 * VeriSign's OpenID Seatbelt
 * YSlow
+Extension list was very old and pre-Firefox Quantum; removed.
-Line 44:
+Line 16:
-|| layout.css.dpi || 0 || ||
|| layout.spellcheckDefault || 2 || ||
|| ui.caretBlinkTime || 0 || ||
|| ui.allow_platform_file_picker || false || ||
|| network.http.pipelining || true || ||
|| network.http.pipelining.ssl || true || ||
|| network.http.proxy.pipelining || true || ||
|| network.http.pipelining.maxrequests || 16 || ||
+|| 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.safebrowsing.enabled || false ||<|2> Disable Safe Browsing and malware checking (don't care for either on Linux) ||
|| browser.safebrowsing.malware.enabled || false ||
|| image.animation_mode || once || Animated GIFs only animate once ||
|| intl.charset.default || UTF-8 || Default character set ||
|| 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.http.sendRefererHeader || 1 || Only send HTTP referer header for links clicked on, not for images/media/etc. Breaks some Websites. ||
-Line 53:
+Line 27:
-|| network.proxy.socks_remote_dns || true || ||
|| nglayout.initialpaint.delay || 100 || ||
|| browser.ssl_override_behavior || 2 ||<|2>Turn off annoying SSL certificate behavior ||
|| browser.xul.error_pages.expert_bad_cert || true ||
|| browser.backspace_action || 1 || ||
+|| network.proxy.socks_remote_dns || true || Send DNS requests through proxies ||
|| privacy.trackingprotection.enabled || true || Enable Firefox's Tracking Protection ||
|| security.dialog_enable_delay || 0 || No wait when prompted to install unsigned extensions ||
|| services.sync.addons.ignoreUserEnabledChanges || true || Do not sync the enabled/disabled state of Add-ons ||
|| 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 ||
|| layout.css.devPixelsPerPx || 2 || Double CSS pixels, for retina displays ||
|| widget.content.gtk-theme-override || Breeze:light || When using a dark GTK theme, fix colors for widgets in Firefox ||
|| xpinstall.signatures.required || false || Enable installation of unsigned extensions (needed for addons not available on addons.mozilla.org) ||
|| security.insecure_connection_text.enabled || true ||<|2> Show icon/text that non-HTTPS sites are insecure ||
|| security.insecure_connection_icon.enabled || true ||

Experimental settings:

|| network.predictor.enable-prefetch || true || ||

None in use.

== 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;
}

}}}

== Android ==

=== Using Roboto or another font instead of Open Sans ===

 1. Go to about:config
 2. Set to "Roboto", "Nokia Pure Text", or "Alte Haas Grotesk"
  * font.name.sans-serif.x-unicode
  * font.name.sans-serif.x-user-def
  * font.name.sans-serif.x-western

=== Font size adjustments ===

 1. Go to about:config
 2. Set font.minimum-size.x-unicode and font.minimum-size.x-western to 14
 3. Set font.size.inflation.minTwips to "140"

=== Cache location ===

On devices w/ 8–16 GB memory, store Firefox's cache on the external SD card:

 1. Go to about:config
 2. Set browser.cache.disk.parent_directory to one of:
  * /storage/sdcard1/Android/data/org.mozilla.fennec/files/cache/
  * /storage/sdcard1/Android/data/org.mozilla.firefox_beta/files/cache/
  * /storage/sdcard1/Android/data/org.mozilla.firefox/files/cache/

== Enabling off-main-thread compositing ==

Set to true:

 * layers.acceleration.force-enabled
 * gfx.canvas.azure.accelerated
 * layers.omtp.enabled

You can also set:

 * layers.acceleration.draw-fps

to display a FPS counter in the top left corner. If you see the counter, than OMTC and layer acceleration are working.

[[https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=722012|722012 – [Meta] Implement OMTC on Linux]] tracks whether OMTC has been enabled on Linux.

== Fiddling ==

To tinker w/ browser styles/events/etc, navigate to chrome://browser/content/browser.xul and launch the built-in developer tools.

== External tools ==

https://gist.github.com/f1u77y/715f0dd03fc18039a6549de557370b97: Exports styles from Stylish extension (stored in stylish.sqlite) into a JSON file that can be loaded into Stylus.

== Interesting reading ==

 * [[https://www.reddit.com/r/firefox/comments/5qlpai/how_to_remove_zoom_level_indicator_from_url_bar/|How to remove zoom level indicator from URL bar? : firefox]]
 * [[https://www.reddit.com/r/firefox/comments/5qius3/is_there_any_way_to_turn_off_the_zoom_indicator/|Is there any way to "turn off" the zoom indicator in 51? : firefox]]
 * [[https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/questions/1069513#answer-787122|How can I add the CSS styles used by Firefox reader mode?]]
 * https://www.userchrome.org/
 * https://github.com/overdodactyl/ShadowFox

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Android

Using Roboto or another font instead of Open Sans

Font size adjustments

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Enabling off-main-thread compositing

Fiddling

External tools

Interesting reading

About SamatsWiki

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