Posted on 11/20/2004 11:01:54 AM PST by I_saw_the_light
Just downloaded Firefox 1.0 and added the Bugmenot extension. Lets you read articles at NYT, LAT, ChicTrib, WashPost etc with out registering! Very Nice! I tried it at all of these sites and it worked like a charm. For those of you who dont know about BugMeNot, its a site that was set up to provide log ins and passwords for sites you have to register for, similar to the HillaryClinton/isaliar logon that was set up by FR users to avoid registration at the NYT. The browser extension links to BugMeNot and automatically fills in a log in and password for you when you right click. I had to try twice at one site, the others logged me right in. If you use Firefox, give it a try! Compatible with versions 8.0 and up.
I'd about given up on Firefox. I'm finally convinced that whoever runs the show doesn't know what he/they are doing, considering every change means your extensions and themes are useless, and that themes and extensions are spread all over the place.
You wanna use an extension designed for 0.8 in the 1.0 browser? Type about:config in the address bar and then find extensions:lastapp version and change the value.
using old extensions on new builds
This isn't perfect. A couple of extensions might not show in the list, for instance, but it's better than nothing.
The fact that you can do this is why I say the Mozilla folks don't know what they're doing. It makes no sense to break every previous theme or extension, and it doesn't bring in the Moms and Pops looking for something better. it'll stay in the realm of geekdom until they get their heads out of their....
Bump!
Say, can folks run Firefox and IE at once?
You can run both. Unlike IE on Windows, Firefox doesn't have tentacles into the operation system. BTW, Thunderbird, the email counterpart to Firefox, is a really good program, too, in case you'd like to get away from Outlook Express.
Don't use OE, but thanks.
Yeah, but still, every change meant likely breaking the themes and extensions, (and considering the trick I posted, it made no sense).
Are they going to be smart enough and leave it alone, now that it's reached "official" status? Judging from their past record, I doubt it.
One of the best features of FireFox I like is the Mouse Gestures plugin by Optimox
You can customize it to load any website you want with a simple mouse movement.
I get FreeRepublic by a downward motion to the left - /
It took me awhile but I found the code to edit the mappings
- Click on Extensions
- Mouse Gestures
- Options
- Edit Mappings
- Choose Browser
- New
- For Function Type - choose Custom
- Type something in Appearance for the mapping name- ie FreeRepublic
- Copy this to the Custom JavaScript code . . .
loadURI("http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/browse?ao=1");
Click recognize and make the mouse movement you want to use
Then save it.
You can put any web address between the quotation marks in the loadULI code and
assign a mapping to it.
Makes for much faster browsing.
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