

Firefox Undocumented Settings Compilation 70
aceh0 writes "TweakFactor has a Firefox Tweak Guide up that that summarizes some undocumented settings in Firefox and recommended configurations (depending on the computer type and connection speed) for those that don't want to dig through a 17-page thread"
Thunderbird? (Score:5, Informative)
> some name problems and was renamed Firebird.
> Running into further name problems, Firebird was
> renamed to Firefox.
Someone didn't do his homework right. Actually, Thunderbird is mozilla.org's standalone mailer.
Re:Thunderbird? (Score:5, Informative)
Re:Thunderbird? (Score:2)
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Re:Thunderbird? (Score:3, Informative)
Re:Thunderbird? (Score:1)
After it's called Phoenix, should it be called the browser formerly known as ashes?
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Oreck Reviews [generalhouseware.com]
Re:Thunderbird? (Score:1)
Excuse me if I've omitted one (or included something that I shouldn't have). (I'm not really sure if Netscape was really derived from Mosaic - but I bet you it was some sort of inspiration).
Re:Thunderbird? (Score:2)
Seriously I don't get whats so hard.. phoenix -> firebird -> firefox..
all of which are still downloadable [mozilla.org]including phoenix [mozilla.org]
Re:Thunderbird? (Score:2)
Awesome stuff (Score:5, Interesting)
I'm a student working in my University's Computing Services department (only Unix geek there -- and almost the only Comp Sci major, too), where we're looking at deploying Linux workstations and whatnot. My boss recently asked me to replace the Win2k image on the Union's email kiosks.
I was using KDE (wanted Blackbox, but that's a long story), so I figured I'd use Konqueror's kiosk mode lockdown (see here [kde.org]). But after googling around and finding this one for Firefox [lib.mi.us], I was sold. XUL makes it so easy to modify the interface and ban commands (like bookmarking or opening local files). And my boss was even impressed. (( Dorky '50s ad grin )) Thanks, Mozilla!
It'll never get me laid though...
Re:Awesome stuff (Score:1)
When I have some more time and get the permissions from my boss I will write a step-by-step HOWTO for making a Mozilla based kiosk browser (on Debian GNU/Linux).
Re:Awesome stuff (Score:1)
Re:Awesome stuff (Score:1)
t.csoegoer AT web.de
Re:Awesome stuff (Score:1)
blank page (Score:3, Funny)
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Re:blank page (Score:1)
Poor advice (Score:5, Informative)
The changes to, in particular:
user_pref("network.http.max-connections", 48);
user_pref("network.http.max-connections-per-serve
Is extremely rude and bad practice.
Re:Poor advice (Score:5, Informative)
A side note: The writer mentions that IE had this feature and that Mozilla was slower for that reason. That is not correct. Very old versions of Netscape had this feature.
Re:Poor advice (Score:2)
IE makes at most two concurrent connections to any given server.
Re:Poor advice (Score:2)
Quick configuration change (Score:1)
Pretty hopeless article (Score:5, Insightful)
The keyboard shortcuts were sorta useful (but I knew most of them anyway and probably won't need to remember more)
But the "Advanced Configuration Options" consisted of two changes that I consider fluff at best as both are not required at all..
Then the performance settings seemed to be the same tip rehashed for some reason without actually explaining what each config setting does.. Most unprofessional imho.
Then the Themes, Extensions and Conclusion was nothing but fluff...
All in all I rate the article as an underesearched peice of fluff, possible suitable for someone who probably hasn't heard of firefox and hence isn't going to bother with anyone more than the keyboard shortcuts... Why can't people who do these things figure out what their audience is and write to that?
Re:Pretty hopeless article (Score:1)
Cragen
Sorry. I can never remember clever jokes or sigs.
Control - U? (Score:2, Interesting)
Is there a way to set control-U in the MS Windows to work like it does on X? (clearout the URL line, instead of opening up the source view)
Re:Control - U? (Score:3, Informative)
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Re:Control - U? (Score:2, Informative)
I don't think that this is a firefox-specific feature, as I have this available in an xterm, at the console, etc.
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Firefox? What about Mozilla Mail? (Score:4, Interesting)
Re:Firefox? What about Mozilla Mail? (Score:2)
Re:Firefox? What about Mozilla Mail? (Score:1)
Re:Firefox? What about Mozilla Mail? (Score:1)
(note: I am not the person who asked you the question, but I was also wondering.)
Interesting. Under what conditions does the above message appear? I use Mozilla and Thunderbird with IMAP and I have never seen that even once.
Re:Firefox? What about Mozilla Mail? (Score:2)
If you control the IMAP-server you can try to increase the number of connections, otherwise make Mozilla (or Thunderbird) use less connections via Edit -> Mail & Newsgroups Account Settings. In the Server Settings for the account, click 'Advanced'. 'Maximum number of server connections to cache' is default 5, try to decrease that value.
Re:Firefox? What about Mozilla Mail? (Score:1)
Re:Firefox? What about Mozilla Mail? (Score:2)
You're certainly right that either there aren't that many or that they are not visible enough.
Re:Firefox? What about Mozilla Mail? (Score:1)
Re:Firefox? What about Mozilla Mail? (Score:2)
and when it gets out of sync, there is no way to get it reset state apart from a restart.
I loved the idea of it, but in my experience thunderbird blows chunks. Gave up after about two week's of trying to get it to work reliably.
Since others like it, it must be the particular combination of thunderbird, the imap implementation, and the network inbetween that Just Doesn't Work.
Re:Is he sure he knows what he's talking about? (Score:2)
what I want to know is... (Score:3, Insightful)
BTW, did you know if you type "a " in the location bar it will do a "I'm feeling lucky" google search?
Re:what I want to know is... (Score:4, Informative)
The default on my 0.9.2 copy is to do a Google I'm Feeling Lucky search. I changed it by going to about:config, changing keyword.URL and removing the I'm Feeling Lucky button parameter. So the URL looks like:
http://www.google.com/search?ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&
Re:what I want to know is... (Score:2)
If I type "a tired" it does a Google "...Lucky" search.
My keyword URL was the default (i.e. Google "Lucky" search). Just for kicks I took the lucky part out, but it still behaves the same before and after.
Re:what I want to know is... (Score:2)
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The second one is the normal search feature which you can tweak around with like another poster mentioned.
Explanations would be nice (Score:4, Informative)
I get some of them like the pipelining and max connections (though the settings are not nice), but what do some of the less obvious ones do?
user_pref("content.notify.backoffcount", 5);
user_pref("content.max.tokenizing.time", 3000000);
I think that's a problem with all of these "tweak your browser" things I've read. Nobody ever says why you should tweak something, just that you should.
Re:Explanations would be nice (Score:1)
To learn more (Score:1, Redundant)
Re:WARNING. Tweak Guide Author Doesn't Have Clue (Score:2, Informative)
More than 2 simultaneous downloads; how? (Score:1)
Re:More than 2 simultaneous downloads; how? (Score:1)
The only time I have a 2 dl limit is when the site has an anti-leech script to prevent bw abuse and even then it only effects that site and not all my downloads.
Keyboard Shortcuts (Score:3, Insightful)
I don't know if it ever occurs to people that the keyboard is a much better way of doing some things than using the mouse. Really, when you use the mouse, you're just pushing buttons on a virtual keyboard, instead of doing it with your hands on the real keyboard.
Re:about (Score:2)