Best Firebird Plugins
Monday, November 17, 2003 by cjorli | Discussion: WinCustomize Talk
Any recommendations for a newbie who is getting hooked on firebird's speed and features? 
kthxbye
Reply #2 Monday, November 17, 2003 10:23 PM
Reply #2 Monday, November 17, 2003 10:23 PM
Hrm... User Agent Switcher and "Things They Left Out" are the only extensions I really use. TTLO will let you set smooth scroll, and turn off that gawd-awful image resizing, among other things.
Or, you can get your hands dirty and learn how to disable/enable/change stuff without extensions. That's more fun. =D
Or, you can get your hands dirty and learn how to disable/enable/change stuff without extensions. That's more fun. =D
digital_k
Reply #4 Tuesday, November 18, 2003 11:01 AM
Reply #4 Tuesday, November 18, 2003 11:01 AM
Being a Firebird user/lover, I would suggest tabbed browser, all in one mouse gestures(got hooked on those with Opera) and the one that allows you to edit user option files. 
And welcome to Firebird, there is no going back now 
And welcome to Firebird, there is no going back now 
kona0197
Reply #5 Tuesday, November 18, 2003 11:02 AM
unless you use myIE2 like I do. Way better.
Reply #5 Tuesday, November 18, 2003 11:02 AM
| And welcome to Firebird, there is no going back now |
unless you use myIE2 like I do. Way better.
digital_k
Reply #6 Tuesday, November 18, 2003 12:41 PM
Reply #6 Tuesday, November 18, 2003 12:41 PM
MyIE2 would be better, I prefer Avant as an IE based browser. MyIE2 is just too busy for me... But I think Firebird will trump IE eventually, thought Opera would be the one, but I am not so sure of that now.
But I think Firebird will trump IE eventually, thought Opera would be the one, but I am not so sure of that now.
craeonics
Reply #8 Tuesday, November 18, 2003 4:33 PM
Reply #8 Tuesday, November 18, 2003 4:33 PM
Ook! is slick and comes preinstalled these days so need to install that one. Ook! sticks your bookmarks in your context menu (something I've always wanted).
I always install Live HTTP Headers, so I can have a peak under the hood (since I code sites for a living, I'm always interested in what people have running and so on).
What else have I got: "text/plain", which allows you to use plain text urls as if they were links (too bad you have to select them first); and "copy image", which allows you to copy an image from a site to the clipboard from the context menu. Sounds slick, but haven't really used it though.
I always install Live HTTP Headers, so I can have a peak under the hood (since I code sites for a living, I'm always interested in what people have running and so on).
What else have I got: "text/plain", which allows you to use plain text urls as if they were links (too bad you have to select them first); and "copy image", which allows you to copy an image from a site to the clipboard from the context menu. Sounds slick, but haven't really used it though.
cjorli
Reply #9 Tuesday, November 18, 2003 9:52 PM
Reply #9 Tuesday, November 18, 2003 9:52 PM
thanks for the suggestions guys! this browser just gets better and better...
hitop
Reply #10 Thursday, November 20, 2003 9:02 AM
Reply #10 Thursday, November 20, 2003 9:02 AM
It's been a couple of days, but I'll throw my hat in here. Aside from the Tabbrowser Extension that everyone has already mentioned, I like Nuke Anything and Flash Click to View. Most of the time they work to restore sanity to browsing, the Flash ext. kind of sucks on all-Flash sites though.
Oh, and TagZilla is a cool little extension if you're using Thunderbird, too.
Oh, and TagZilla is a cool little extension if you're using Thunderbird, too.
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Reply #1 Monday, November 17, 2003 10:08 PM