Tips to Speed-up Your Firefox



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:

/* Change cursor for JavaScript links */
a[href^="javascript:"] {
cursor: move;
}

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  • VG

    ^^ Please post it here:

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  • good morning vg .when i save by right click pictures by "save image as" does not saving .in tools->download->all files download to .there is no any location it haves as blank.pictures does not saving .i uninstall Firefox but the same repeating .please say the remit to save image. format the xp last time for this problem.i use totalluninstall software to remove and install again the same problem please reply me very urgent.

  • :eek:
    thanks dude... :lol:

    u're the best... :mrgreen:

  • :) this very nice .. ok. ......... ;)

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  • hi vishal,
    i hav been expeiencing probs wid firefox n need ur help
    i hav win XP 2002 version wid no sp. i use firefox 2.0.0.14 i tried many tricks but even still while browsing firefox hangs up , wen i use task manager to close it d window to send an error report to microsoft pops up
    plz help

  • VG

    ^^ Seems an extension is causing this problem. Try to uninstall unnecessary extensions. Most of the times these extensions cause ff crash.

  • wat r extensions in firefox?? :shock: :?:

  • VG

    Extensions are add-on which you install in Firefox to increase its functionality. Goto "Tools -> Add-ons" or similar option and disable unnecessary extensions which you don't use.

  • hey Vishal.
    i love your site. :mrgreen: :mrgreen: :mrgreen: :mrgreen:
    but most of all.
    i love this tweak.

    I MEAN REALLY. THIS IS INCREDIBLE!!!! :mrgreen: :mrgreen:
    it sped up my firefox like 50million times faster.

    why isnt it enabled by default?
    does it do anything else but speed it up?

    how did you find this?!!!

    I LOVE YOU! :mrgreen:

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