This brief post is for recommended extensions and themes for Gecko-based browsers

FR ^ | 02-01-2025 | daniel1212

[daniel1212]

This brief post is for recommended extensions and themes for Gecko-based browsers (such as Floorp, Firefox, Waterfox Classic) browsers. First, as one who "needs" multiple tab rows, then unlike with minimalist Chrome, these are possible to obtain in Firefox via The Patcher (as well as Vivaldi - the best Chromium-based browser IMO), but since this takes some time, then I recommend trying Floorp, a Gecko/Firefox-based browser, originally built by two Japanese students, that has no Firefox telemetry options, and comes with the powerful tracking blocker/ad blocker uBlock Origin.

And within the Settings section are a multitude of GUI customization options, which includes multiple tab rows. Review 1.

For multiple tab rows, go to about:preferences#design ans scroll down a bit and under Tab Bar Style check Multi-Row Tab Bar. You can also choose Number of rows when multi-row tabs are enabled. Above that, I prefer Firefox Proton UI.

As for themes, I have tried many, and want good visibility of text, as well as the active tab being identifiable/framed, and find two the best provide this, that of Better Darkmode by Unknownplayz, - presuming you like dark mode, which I find provides the best visibility.

As regards extensions, there is the Bible Previewer Extension, which turns references (as in 2 Pet. 3:9) to viewable pop up on mouse hover.

Then there is the Custom Scrollbar extension, by which you can customize Go to Options and choose New Scrollbar if you want, and move the slider below on right to Use Custom Colors, and choose contrasting thumb and track colors. Below that, under Advanced, I disallow web sites from overriding settings.

And an extension I often use is the Undo Close Tab Button by Button Guy, which places an icon on your extensions bar which you can click on and see and choose a tab that was closed.
Thank God.

Another helpful extension for me is the Form History Control which saves text such as on this forum (not banking sites) so as to recover this later if needed.

Note also though that the advantage of installing multiple browsers (I have about 8) means that each can be used for its own purpose (like some for certain forums, other for certain shopping sites, etc.) For doing that with Firefox portable, see here, while for Floorp, I just install and run it from different locations. I also do run two "stand-alone" installs of Chromium-based Vivaldi, which is another portable browser.

And also as regards recovering that which was lost, is the Open in the Archive (.org ) extension, but which you can r. click on a link and choose to open it in the Internet Archive, and thereby obtain a defunct link, or compare changes. I have many more extensions - thank God for such - and other posters can add theirs, as this should be a start.

147 posted on 2/1/2025, 11:30:08 AM by daniel1212 (Turn 2 the Lord Jesus who saves damned+destitute sinners on His acct, believe, b baptized+follow HIM)

[daniel1212]

This brief post is for recommended extensions and themes for Gecko-based browsers (such as Floorp, Firefox, Waterfox Classic) browsers. First, as one who "needs" multiple tab rows, then unlike with minimalist Chrome, these are possible to obtain in Firefox via The Patcher (as well as Vivaldi - the best Chromium-based browser IMO), but since this takes some time, then I recommend trying Floorp, a Gecko/Firefox-based browser, originally built by two Japanese students, that has no Firefox telemetry options, and comes with the powerful tracking blocker/ad blocker uBlock Origin.

And within the Settings section are a multitude of GUI customization options, which includes multiple tab rows. Review 1.

For multiple tab rows, go to about:preferences#design ans scroll down a bit and under Tab Bar Style check Multi-Row Tab Bar. You can also choose Number of rows when multi-row tabs are enabled. Above that, I prefer Firefox Proton UI.

As for themes, I have tried many, and want good visibility of text, as well as the active tab being identifiable/framed, and find two the best provide this, that of Better Darkmode by Unknownplayz, - presuming you like dark mode, which I find provides the best visibility.

As regards extensions, there is the Bible Previewer Extension, which turns references (as in 2 Pet. 3:9) to viewable pop up on mouse hover.

Then there is the Custom Scrollbar extension, by which you can customize Go to Options and choose New Scrollbar if you want, and move the slider below on right to Use Custom Colors, and choose contrasting thumb and track colors. Below that, under Advanced, I disallow web sites from overriding settings.

And an extension I often use is the Undo Close Tab Button by Button Guy, which places an icon on your extensions bar which you can click on and see and choose a tab that was closed.
Thank God.

Another helpful extension for me is the Form History Control which saves text such as on this forum (not banking sites) so as to recover this later if needed.

Note also though that the advantage of installing multiple browsers (I have about 8) means that each can be used for its own purpose (like some for certain forums, other for certain shopping sites, etc.) For doing that with Firefox portable, see here, while for Floorp, I just install and run it from different locations. I also do run two "stand-alone" installs of Chromium-based Vivaldi, which is another portable browser.

And also as regards recovering that which was lost, is the Open in the Archive (.org ) extension, but which you can r. click on a link and choose to open it in the Internet Archive, and thereby obtain a defunct link, or compare changes. I have many more extensions - thank God for such - and other posters can add theirs, as this should be a start.

[PAR35]

Firefox was my browser of choice until they went to the policy of continuous updates instead of scheduled roll outs. I don’t want to have to go through a browser update when I just want to do a quick lookup on the internet. Brave is my go-to these days, although it is Google based. But Firefox still is the best way to escape Google spyware.

[daniel1212]

Firefox was my browser of choice until they went to the policy of continuous updates instead of scheduled roll outs. I don’t want to have to go through a browser update

Since it can break my multiple tab rows patcher, which the dev updates but requires more work, then I follow option 3 here to skip a few updates until I take the time to allow updates (change value of DisableAppUpdate to 0)

Not recommend, or at least for extended periods.

[Carriage Hill]

Bring back Netscape Navigator v9!

[Pollard]

LibreWolf privacy and security based fork of firefox

I'm using Brushed Metal GREY browser theme

YesScript2 - default off javascript blocker -- I also use Ublock Origin

Print Friendly & PDF - generates print friendly pages or PDF for download

Youtube Enhancer - self explanatory

History Export - exports history and more

Tree Style Tab manager (left or right sidebar - not shown full length - with my laptop, I need all the height I can get so multi-row horizontal tabs would be bad)

Dark Mode addon - for web pages, not a browser theme -- https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/user/11809182/

wikipedia and FR but I've tweaked the addon's default colors for FR - works better on some sites than others so I also have a Custom CSS addon to tweak any site's colors

[ducttape45]

👍👍

[daniel1212]

LibreWolf

Dark Mode addon - for web pages, not a browser theme -- https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/user/11809182/

Nice to have option. Floorp offers a dark mode and tree style tabs under about:preferences#design.

[Pollard]

Firefox now has sidebar tabs but not in tree format and LibreWolf doesn’t include that option although it might be able to be turned on. They have a lot of stuff turned off. If there’s a remote concern about security, it’s turned off. There is no prompting to save passwords but you can go in and manually save them.

[dayglored]

Thanks for the ping. Tomorrow I’ll try to remember to do a Windows Ping List post for it.

— dayglored

[dayglored]

Browser extension helpful info ... PING!

You can find all the Windows Ping list threads with FR search: just search on keyword "windowspinglist".

Thanks to daniel1212 for the ping

[martin_fierro]

I'd love to see updates of the FreeRepublic Tree Viewer and Posting Form Enhancer extensions! I can't get mine to work anymore. < |:(~

[daniel1212]

I'd love to see updates of the FreeRepublic Tree Viewer and Posting Form Enhancer extensions! I can't get mine to work anymore. < |:(~

See https://freerepublic.com/focus/chat/4270733/posts?page=64#64.

[daniel1212]

Thanks. Little interest it seems, and most people - even conservatives - seem to be content with minimalist Chrome as well as default settings on any browser. . Among other things, Chrome still not allow for Ctrl+Tab to switch btwn most recently used tabs, and does not allow multiple tab rows.

And many here have criticized me for having a lot of tabs open - let alone multiple browsers with them.

However, if one just uses a browser for occasional surfing, versus different forums and substantial research in different areas, then I understand they would not need a utility truck.

[daniel1212]

Aside from browsers, because I was looking for a place to post the below, there is the popular free utility as AutoHotKey to install by which you create scripts which will do such things as easily remap keys (as I do,for efficiency and do to stiff arthritic fingers) once you find the codes.

In AutoHotKey ^ is ctrl; # is the Win key; + is shift; and ! is alt and > together with a duplicate key differentiates btwn left and right, so that #>+ would mean Win key and right shift.

Each command at below is placed on a separate line.

Accordingly, as regards the issue at hand, my script looked like:

CapsLock::^c

NumLock::Esc

Esc::^v

mbutton::^x

“Return” is placed at the end of the coding.

Thus Caps Lock is remapped to ctrl+c (which I find hard to
accomplish past sessions in Linux);

and Esc to ctrl+v ;

NumLock to Esc

and the middle mouse button to ctrl+x:

Or could change

f2::^v

f4::^x

You could also add a whole lot of Run commands as in:

#9::Run eventvwr.msc

#7::Run control.exe

#8::Run diskmgmt.msc

#9::Run eventvwr.msc

Such are proceeded by Run.

There is also a way to copy and paste as plain text,

Thank God for such options and those who code them.

[daniel1212]

For some reason, a majority of FF coders think that one should:

a new tab to appear next to the active one, rather than at the end of the tab bar (less likely to get lost). Here is how to make New tabs ALWAYS open to the right of the last open tab, not to the right of current tab

Copy and paste
about:config
in the FF address bar, and then the box that appears paste

browser.tabs.insertAfterCurrent and double left click on it to toggle it to True.

Likewise to open a link in a new tab at end of tab bar, paste

browser.tabs.insertRelatedAfterCurrent

and double left click on it to toggle it to True or False (I choose the latter).

Other settings I chose (95.7% sure I got all functions right):

browser.tabs.loadBookmarksInTabs True [load in new tab]

browser.tabs.loadBookmarksInBackground True (does not focus on new tab]

browser.bookmarks.openInTabClosesMenu false [keeps bookmarks open when you click on one]

browser.search.openintab [load in new tab]

browser.urlbar.openintab True [opens link to local files in tab. For Vivaldi, see https://forum.vivaldi.net/post/803019]

layout.css.scrollbar-width-thin.disabled True [more visible]

network.prefetch-next false [prevents loading page links in background]

widget.non-native-theme.win.scrollbar.use-system-size false [