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a thing · Jan 4th, 2006, 2:28 PM

Great ones:
NoScript: Get rid of those annoying abuses of JavaScript.
Adblock Enhanced (Adblock+whitelist with @@ in front) and Fasterfox: I shouldn't need to explain.
Menu Editor: There's so much crap I don't need (especially the Greasemonkey things), plus I think Page Info should be in the View menu. This thing ought to be included in Firefox.
Mouse Gestures: Easier and more efficiant back, forward pages and tabs, plus the W3C validator.
Dictionary Search (which is set to Wiktionary and Wikipedia): Don't have to copy the phrase and enter wp (phrase) in the URL bar.
StumbleUpon: Great for when you're bored.
FlashGot (set to KGet): Firefox's download manager sucks, especially with that GTK file selector.

Not so good but still worth having:
Nuke Anything Enhanced: For those pages that don't know about CSS medias and sometimes that random whatever just floating there.
Image Zoom: Sometimes people don't know how to size images.
Greasemonkey: A few useful Digg, Slashdot and Dilbert scripts.
User Agent Switcher: For those sites that say they only support IE and acient Netscapes.
HTML Validator: Who's standards compliant?

Arevos · Jan 4th, 2006, 3:02 PM

Some more useful extensions:
Google preview: Add thumbnails to your Google results.
Session saver: Automatically saves what tabs and windows you have open when you quit firefox, or when firefox crashes. I couldn't live without this one

IE Tab: Internet Explorer, in a Firefox tab! (Windows only)
Flashblock: Flash animations are blocked until they're clicked on.

Nebula · Jan 4th, 2006, 4:53 PM

Thnx for the links and info.

coldDeath · Jan 5th, 2006, 2:28 AM

FlashBlock would be useful, I've already got most of the rest. thanks.

xavier · Jan 5th, 2006, 3:02 AM

FF 1.5 is starting to suck.. it's eating up memory like crazy

Arevos · Jan 5th, 2006, 3:49 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by xavier

FF 1.5 is starting to suck.. it's eating up memory like crazy

That might be the new page caching at work (which makes the forward and back buttons operate faster). I believe you can limit the memory Firefox uses for the task.

darkone916 · Jan 5th, 2006, 4:30 AM

Visit this page...
http://www.download.com/1200-20-5154...ml?tag=sptlt_s

xavier · Jan 5th, 2006, 5:00 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Arevos

That might be the new page caching at work (which makes the forward and back buttons operate faster). I believe you can limit the memory Firefox uses for the task.

So it eats up ( sometimes) 100MB RAM ... for caching? comone, that can't be it

. And for some people it's even more greedy , something in the range of 300 MB. Now that's allot.

Indigno · Jan 5th, 2006, 7:59 AM

here are some one's to avoid:
Xupiter
180 Search
AOL Taskbar

A couple more but I have to catch my bus.

coldDeath · Jan 5th, 2006, 11:23 AM

Firefox runs a lot better on Linux in my experience.

On linux, the second i press enter after typing firefox, it pops up. On windows it takes about 10 seconds to load after clicking the icon. And I've heard loads of people say that FireFox eats up memory on windows.

Jan 4th, 2006, 2:28 PM	#1
a thing Unverified User Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: none Posts: 146 Rep Power: 0	Best Firefox extensions Great ones: NoScript: Get rid of those annoying abuses of JavaScript. Adblock Enhanced (Adblock+whitelist with @@ in front) and Fasterfox: I shouldn't need to explain. Menu Editor: There's so much crap I don't need (especially the Greasemonkey things), plus I think Page Info should be in the View menu. This thing ought to be included in Firefox. Mouse Gestures: Easier and more efficiant back, forward pages and tabs, plus the W3C validator. Dictionary Search (which is set to Wiktionary and Wikipedia): Don't have to copy the phrase and enter wp (phrase) in the URL bar. StumbleUpon: Great for when you're bored. FlashGot (set to KGet): Firefox's download manager sucks, especially with that GTK file selector. Not so good but still worth having: Nuke Anything Enhanced: For those pages that don't know about CSS medias and sometimes that random whatever just floating there. Image Zoom: Sometimes people don't know how to size images. Greasemonkey: A few useful Digg, Slashdot and Dilbert scripts. User Agent Switcher: For those sites that say they only support IE and acient Netscapes. HTML Validator: Who's standards compliant? __________________ Warning: My posts may change (dramatically) within the first 15 minutes they're posted. Got 'Nux?�GNU/Linux and other free software support. It's GNU/Linux, not just Linux.

Jan 4th, 2006, 4:53 PM	#3
Nebula Hobbyist Programmer Join Date: Oct 2005 Posts: 206 Rep Power: 4	Thnx for the links and info. __________________ When will Jesus bring the porkchops?

Jan 5th, 2006, 2:28 AM	#4
coldDeath Expert Programmer Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: UK Posts: 862 Rep Power: 4	FlashBlock would be useful, I've already got most of the rest. thanks. __________________ Programming Tutorials - Linux Installation Guide - Learn Python - Learn C++ Got Slack? Join us at #programmingforums @ irc.freenode.net! My software never has bugs. It just develops random features.

Jan 5th, 2006, 3:02 AM	#5
xavier Professional Programmer Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: .ro Posts: 406 Rep Power: 5	FF 1.5 is starting to suck.. it's eating up memory like crazy __________________ Don't take life too seriously, it's not permanent !

Jan 5th, 2006, 4:30 AM	#7
darkone916 Hobbyist Programmer Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Oman Posts: 125 Rep Power: 4	Visit this page... http://www.download.com/1200-20-5154...ml?tag=sptlt_s __________________ From the bottom of the stone steps... ...i'm calling still.

Jan 4th, 2006, 3:02 PM	#2
Arevos Programming Guru Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: England Posts: 1,499 Rep Power: 5	Some more useful extensions: Google preview: Add thumbnails to your Google results. Session saver: Automatically saves what tabs and windows you have open when you quit firefox, or when firefox crashes. I couldn't live without this one IE Tab: Internet Explorer, in a Firefox tab! (Windows only) Flashblock: Flash animations are blocked until they're clicked on.

Jan 5th, 2006, 7:59 AM	#9
Indigno Professional Programmer Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Anywhere non-productive Posts: 267 Rep Power: 0	here are some one's to avoid: Xupiter 180 Search AOL Taskbar A couple more but I have to catch my bus.

Jan 5th, 2006, 11:23 AM	#10
coldDeath Expert Programmer Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: UK Posts: 862 Rep Power: 4	Firefox runs a lot better on Linux in my experience. On linux, the second i press enter after typing firefox, it pops up. On windows it takes about 10 seconds to load after clicking the icon. And I've heard loads of people say that FireFox eats up memory on windows. __________________ Programming Tutorials - Linux Installation Guide - Learn Python - Learn C++ Got Slack? Join us at #programmingforums @ irc.freenode.net! My software never has bugs. It just develops random features.

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