Following are a few interesting tips for Firefox which can speed up and can add new functionalities to Firefox.
1. Follow steps:
=> Type "about:config" in the adress field.
=> Set the value of network.http.pipelining to "true".
=> Set the value of network.http.pipelining.maxrequests to "100".
=> Set the value of network.http.proxy.pipelining to "true"
2. In the firefox address bar, type "about:config". In the filter box that appears at the top, type "turbo" and hit enter. Double click on the result that comes up and in the box type "true." Finally, sit back, do some browsing, and watch the magic.
NOTE: If you don't find "turbo" key, then right-click on the empty area and select "New -> Boolean". Give it name browser.turbo.enabled and set its value to true.
3. Remove the close button from the tab bar
You can remove the close button from the tab bar by adding the following code to your userChrome.css file:
/* Remove the close button on the tab bar */
.tabs-closebutton {
display: none !important;
}
You can still close tabs by right clicking on them and select Close Tab, or by pressing Ctrl+W or Ctrl+F4.
Note: You can Undo Closed Tabs by using Ctrl+Shift+T.
4. Remove items from the main menu
Some people like to place all their toolbar items on the same row as the menu. In order to save horizontal space, you can remove top menu items that you don't use. Add the following code to your userChrome.css file:
/* Remove the Go and Help menus
(These are just examples. Try changing "Go" to "Edit" or "Bookmarks") */
menu[label="Go"], menu[label="Help"] {
display: none !important;
}
5. Change the cursor for links that open in new window
This neat trick will change the mouse pointer when you hover it over links that will open a new window. Add the following code to your userContent.css file:
/* Change cursor for links that open in new window */
:link[target="_blank"], :visited[target="_blank"],
:link[target="_new"], :visited[target="_new"] {
cursor: crosshair;
}
6. Change the cursor for JavaScript links
This tip will change the mouse pointer when you hover it over links that will perform a JavaScript command. Add the following code to your userContent.css file:
Complete list of AskVG articles/* Change cursor for JavaScript links */
a[href^="javascript:"] {
cursor: move;
}
This article was posted in Mozilla Firefox.
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coper
in the tips to speed up. 2nd tip about turbo, doesn't work simply because there is no 'turbo' after filtering the result of about:config
VG
^^ Right click and select "New -> Boolean" and give name "browser.turbo.enabled" and set its value to "true".
cbh2000
Works great! Thanks for the help, VG. My 768Kbps is around 3-4x faster now.
VG
^^ My pleasure.
noel
I've tried a lot of tips and tricks from you Vishal, and they all made my computer life easy. But I seem to hit a snag in Firefox Tips & Tricks.
I tried tip number 1. It worked. I tried number 2, typed "turbo" in the Filter box and hit Enter, but nothing happened. Please help.
VG
^^ You need to manually create it.
noel
thanks Vishal. i created it manually, for Tip #2. now my Firefox runs in Turbo mode. More power dude!
VG
^^ Welcome.
kush
Vishal's tips and tricks all seem to work. I have used many for firefox and windows xp. great work!
VG
^^ Thanks. I'm glad you liked them.