Published by: Codrut Nistor, in Tips & Tricks
November23rd2007
The path to a perfect Firefox browser is very long, and depends on the individual needs of every user, but removing the elements of the interface you're not using a step we have to take. After
removing the Close buttons, a worthy idea is to take out the
Go button. After all, I never use it, and I don't know if there is anyone who does.
Here's how to remove the useless green button that you can notice in the image above...
- Type "
about:config" in the address bar and press
Enter.
- Use this value to filter the available settings: "
browser.urlbar.hideGoButton".
- Double click the highlighted field and it's all done.
As you can see above, the
Go button goes away as soon as you change the setting from "true" to "false", and if you want to ever bring this useless button back, simply go through the same steps. These being said & done, we're one step closer to the perfect Firefox, don't you think?
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Published by: Codrut Nistor, in Tips & Tricks
November23rd2007
Since yesterday I introduced the
Tab Mix Plus extension, when we talked about
how to enable multiple tabs rows in Firefox, today I'll tell you about another useful tweak that can be applied to Firefox using this extension.
Because even when we are using multiple rows, space is never enough, hiding the
Close buttons from the tabs may be a good idea, especially since you can easily close the current tab by using the keyboard shortcut
Ctrl+W, so here's how to do this...
- First of all, install the
Tab Mix Plus extension. If you don't have it yet, check the article I mentioned above and you'll find the link there.
- After installing the extension, open the
Tools menu and click on
Tab Mix Plus Options.
- In the
Display>Tab Bar area, be sure to deselect the radio button next to
Close tab button.
- Press
Apply, and the changes will be applied right away! There is no need to restart the browser, simply enjoy your result - a better look for Firefox and no chance for you to close a tab by mistake, when trying to select it...
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Published by: Codrut Nistor, in Tips & Tricks
November22nd2007
I know the quick tip I have for you now may seem to be trivial, and if you think so, don't take it as a tip, but as a reminder. For example, every time I install Firefox on my computer or a foreign machine, I forget to change the download location, and the files are downloaded to the
Desktop folder, until I remember to change this setting.
On the other hand, if you're a beginner, this is a good start in customizing this browser, so here we go... This is a pretty straightforward procedure, so everyone should be able to do it without encountering any problems.
- Open the
Tools menu and left click
Options.
- In the
Main tab of the
Options window, press the
Browse button next to "
Save files to", as you can see below.
- Once you have located your favorite downloads folder, you should also disable showing the download dialog each time you grab a file from the Web.
If you choose to disable the download dialog, you don't have to worry about not being able to check file download progress, because you can bring up the
Downloads window by pressing
Ctrl+J. This is it, and I really hope you'll find it useful. Good luck!
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