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Jesper Busy, busy, busy. Level: 69 Posts: 2157/2390 EXP: 2856000 For next: 13743 Since: 03-15-04 From: Sweden. Since last post: 176 days Last activity: 79 days |
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I used to use Tabbrowser Extensions which was great and provided a metric assload of configurability. The downside was that it's a bit of a memory hog - a result of the author literally rewriting the entire tabbed browsing part - "tabbrowser". But now, someone has thought hard and come up with the fact that "hey, we have these fifty small-purpose tabbed browsing extensions, but wouldn't it be neat if we just made one extension with most of the features in TBE instead?", and so they did. Tab Mix is a kick-ass extension that makes tabbed browsing more flexible. It can help spawn multiple rows when the tabs overflow (like TBE), it can do drag and drop reordering of tabs (like TBE), even combine these (UNlike TBE) and it also has lots of setting to tweak like how to behave in the way of spawning new tabs or windows depending on what link or bookmark you click or URL you enter - less than TBE, but I find that I don't miss the extra options because it behaves the same way now as when I had TBE installed. And since it doesn't have to rewrite the tab component, it's lighter and Firefox, while not exactly slow before, is definitely snappier now. The home page of the extension warns that it may be instable, but I've been using it for a few days now and it hasn't crashed once. I highly recommend this extension. If you are using Firefox, install this extension now. It's that good. |
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Surlent サーレント Level: 49 Posts: 789/1077 EXP: 863920 For next: 19963 Since: 03-15-04 From: Tower of Lezard Valeth Since last post: 16 hours Last activity: 1 hour |
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Usually I'm satisfied when using browser.tabs.showSingleWindowModePrefs with the value 'true' in about:config - unlocking the feature "Open Links in New Tabs" in the settings panel But I also used Tabbrowser Extensions and realized, I don't need it. As for that extension, it seems to be nice, the mark unread tab feature seems very nice; if I knew more JavaScript/XML/whatever to make it another unread colour than red, it surely would fit greatly and not hurt the eyes (edited by Lezard Valeth on 03-04-05 02:59 PM) |
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Xkeeper The required libraries have not been defined. Level: NAN Posts: -2422/-863 EXP: NAN For next: 0 Since: 03-15-04 Since last post: 2 hours Last activity: -753366 sec. |
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Yet I bet you still can't move the location of the tabs around to different areas of the screen. | |||
FreeDOS Lava Lotus Wannabe-Mod :< Level: 59 Posts: 1200/1657 EXP: 1648646 For next: 24482 Since: 03-15-04 From: Seattle Since last post: 6 hours Last activity: 4 hours |
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meh... it's my opinion that Mozilla's default tab thingers is enough, even if it's basic. The only thing I added was "Undo Close Tab" Often, tabs seem to get in the way instead of helping. Suppose you're paraphrasing an article in a post you're making. Multiple windows would definately be a better choice. |
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Kitten Yiffer Purple wand Furry moderator Vivent l'exp����¯�¿�½������©rience de signalisation d'amusement, ou bien ! Level: 135 Posts: 8242/11162 EXP: 28824106 For next: 510899 Since: 03-15-04 From: Sweden Since last post: 3 hours Last activity: 4 min. |
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Originally posted by Xkeeper |
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Jesper Busy, busy, busy. Level: 69 Posts: 2159/2390 EXP: 2856000 For next: 13743 Since: 03-15-04 From: Sweden. Since last post: 176 days Last activity: 79 days |
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Originally posted by Xkeeper |
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Colleen Administrator Level: 136 Posts: 7199/11302 EXP: 29369328 For next: 727587 Since: 03-15-04 From: LaSalle, Quebec, Canada Since last post: 3 hours Last activity: 1 hour |
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Thanks for pointing this extension out, Jesper - I was looking for something along these lines, especially for the tab ordering aspect. Works like a charm and it's quite customizable to boot. | |||
Someguy Buzzy Beetle It seems as though the girl you've fallen for is also a pyromaniac. Level: 32 Posts: 241/397 EXP: 193329 For next: 13113 Since: 03-15-04 From: I'm proud to be an American... I think... Since last post: 1 day Last activity: 5 hours |
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I gotta go here more often, this is a great extention, but I don't know enough websites to take advantage of it yet. Well, that's my fault, not the extention's. | |||
Zem You can be civil without being flowery, dipshits. Level: 49 Posts: 869/1107 EXP: 829398 For next: 54485 Since: 06-13-04 Since last post: 131 days Last activity: 131 days |
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Originally posted by Xkeeper |
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HyperLamer <||bass> and this was the soloution i thought of that was guarinteed to piss off the greatest amount of people Sesshomaru Tamaranian Level: 118 Posts: 3578/8210 EXP: 18171887 For next: 211027 Since: 03-15-04 From: Canada, w00t! LOL FAD Since last post: 2 hours Last activity: 2 hours |
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You can... re-order the tabs... I wish my taskbar could do that. Does it have an option to make it that any time any program tries to launch a new browser window and one's already open, the link opens in a new tab instead? (Actually I think I found that in Mozilla's about:config, but testing is needed. ) If so, I think I'm gonna spooge myself. But what would be really cool is if you could drag a tab onto the taskbar and have it launched in a new window. Sometimes multiple windows is useful... |
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Zem You can be civil without being flowery, dipshits. Level: 49 Posts: 876/1107 EXP: 829398 For next: 54485 Since: 06-13-04 Since last post: 131 days Last activity: 131 days |
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"Does it have an option to make it that any time any program tries to launch a new browser window and one's already open, the link opens in a new tab instead?" Yes. |
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HyperLamer <||bass> and this was the soloution i thought of that was guarinteed to piss off the greatest amount of people Sesshomaru Tamaranian Level: 118 Posts: 3581/8210 EXP: 18171887 For next: 211027 Since: 03-15-04 From: Canada, w00t! LOL FAD Since last post: 2 hours Last activity: 2 hours |
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*installs Firefox* Damn, I shoulda done this a long time ago. This looks nice... Like a whole new browser, but everything I liked about Mozilla is still there. (Makes me wonder if the last version I tried even was Firefox... It was nowhere near as good as this.) The ability to install an extension just by clicking it, combined with the security of having to add the site to a white list first and some warnings here and there, is fricken awesome. Anyway, I figured I'd go look at some extensions, and this one caught my eye, but when I try to install it it says it's not a valid XPI package. (Note the 'os=windows' in the URL; it used to be 'os=linux', but apparently that wasn't the problem. ) This happens with a few others as well, some of which truncate the URL to 'https://addons.update.mozilla.org/extensions/undefined'. (This happens with every extension under Download Tools, and several others. Very annoying to say the least. ) [edit] Oh, and no, this isn't the only reason I installed it. It helped though. (And the window icon works, yay!) (edited by HyperHacker on 03-07-05 04:09 AM) (edited by HyperHacker on 03-07-05 04:19 AM) (edited by HyperHacker on 03-07-05 04:21 AM) (edited by HyperHacker on 03-07-05 04:24 AM) |
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FreeDOS Lava Lotus Wannabe-Mod :< Level: 59 Posts: 1206/1657 EXP: 1648646 For next: 24482 Since: 03-15-04 From: Seattle Since last post: 6 hours Last activity: 4 hours |
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damn... you're just a magnet to bad luck, aren't you? all the extensions I've tried, including the Dictionary Search, work. Is it because of Proxomitron, perhaps? I've ran into a few problems with it on few occassions. |
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HyperLamer <||bass> and this was the soloution i thought of that was guarinteed to piss off the greatest amount of people Sesshomaru Tamaranian Level: 118 Posts: 3590/8210 EXP: 18171887 For next: 211027 Since: 03-15-04 From: Canada, w00t! LOL FAD Since last post: 2 hours Last activity: 2 hours |
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I've always thought that myself. It does the same with Proxomitron disabled... I've found that going to the 'More Info' page and clicking the Install link there works for most of them, but some still do it (though the URL doesn't say undefined). | |||
Surlent サーレント Level: 49 Posts: 792/1077 EXP: 863920 For next: 19963 Since: 03-15-04 From: Tower of Lezard Valeth Since last post: 16 hours Last activity: 1 hour |
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HyperHacker, you might try to save the .xpi onto your harddrive, having the containing folder and Firefox on the same screen, while its Extension Manager also is opened and visible. Now drag the xpi into the Extension Manager. If it installs, you are on the good side. If it messes up Firefox (should not do that usually, as FF refuses to install outdated extensions anyway since 1.0 PR), delete the extensions.rdf in the applications/userdata folder within "Mozilla". This method also works when the installation process doesn't work on a website but the .xpi itself is okay normally. (edited by Lezard Valeth on 03-07-05 06:05 AM) |
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HyperLamer <||bass> and this was the soloution i thought of that was guarinteed to piss off the greatest amount of people Sesshomaru Tamaranian Level: 118 Posts: 3591/8210 EXP: 18171887 For next: 211027 Since: 03-15-04 From: Canada, w00t! LOL FAD Since last post: 2 hours Last activity: 2 hours |
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Thanks, that worked great. (Except for one, which appears to have a broken link entirely...) Firefox now looks like some of the worst spyware-infested copies of IE I've seen - except everything in it is a safe and useful item I added myself. Now THAT is nice. | |||
Jesper Busy, busy, busy. Level: 69 Posts: 2204/2390 EXP: 2856000 For next: 13743 Since: 03-15-04 From: Sweden. Since last post: 176 days Last activity: 79 days |
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Originally posted by HyperHackerGee, I wish someone could atleast have had the decency to ask you to try it because he knew you'd like it. OH WAIT! |
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DarkSlaya POOOOOOOOOOOORN! Level: 88 Posts: 3481/4249 EXP: 6409254 For next: 241410 Since: 05-16-04 From: Montreal, Quebec, Canada Since last post: 8 hours Last activity: 5 hours |
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HH: Great you were able to install it, and I will confirm that it's not Proximitron's fault, as it work fine for me | |||
Zem You can be civil without being flowery, dipshits. Level: 49 Posts: 877/1107 EXP: 829398 For next: 54485 Since: 06-13-04 Since last post: 131 days Last activity: 131 days |
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I've found a problem with this extension in particular, though since no one else has mentioned it it might just be me. It doesn't save my preferences between browsing sessions. =( It reverts to the default every time I start the browser. | |||
HyperLamer <||bass> and this was the soloution i thought of that was guarinteed to piss off the greatest amount of people Sesshomaru Tamaranian Level: 118 Posts: 3610/8210 EXP: 18171887 For next: 211027 Since: 03-15-04 From: Canada, w00t! LOL FAD Since last post: 2 hours Last activity: 2 hours |
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It's not doing that for me. I had some trouble getting it (and most other extensions) to work right at first though; all the list boxes were really small and empty and the buttons didn't work. It started working after re-opening the browser a few times though. Originally posted by Jesper Hey, I told you I would. I just didn't get around to it right away. |
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