Firefox Extensions
Monday, October 17, 2005 by Tarkus | Discussion: Windows Software
After years of using Maxthon/MyIE2, I'm going to give Firefox a real shot at winning me over.
I have so many cool Maxthon plugins that really enhance my browsing experience, and I'm looking for the same thing from Firefox. Specifically, the two plugins I'll miss the most involved BBCodes and Smilies/Images, so I'm on the lookout for the best in those areas.
Notwithstanding that, what are your favorite Firefox extensions?
I have so many cool Maxthon plugins that really enhance my browsing experience, and I'm looking for the same thing from Firefox. Specifically, the two plugins I'll miss the most involved BBCodes and Smilies/Images, so I'm on the lookout for the best in those areas.
Notwithstanding that, what are your favorite Firefox extensions?
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Island Dog
Reply #2 Monday, October 17, 2005 7:22 PM
Reply #2 Monday, October 17, 2005 7:22 PM
I was looking for a smilie plugin for Maxthon, which are you using?
RiddickRom
Reply #3 Monday, October 17, 2005 7:23 PM
Reply #3 Monday, October 17, 2005 7:23 PM
Some of my faves
Media player connectivity - Allows you to have video/audio open externally from all websites, regardless of how theyre setup.
IE View - Nice quick way to open something in IE when it wont play fair in FF
Download statusbar - Fantastic extension that does away with all that pop up download nonsense, your properties bar becomes a download area showing the progress of dl's and allows management of them
All-in-one gestures - Godda love this one, once you get into them it kills you to not have it when you have to use IE for something. You simply draw with your mouse to execute browser commands and its fully customisable.
Media player connectivity - Allows you to have video/audio open externally from all websites, regardless of how theyre setup.
IE View - Nice quick way to open something in IE when it wont play fair in FF
Download statusbar - Fantastic extension that does away with all that pop up download nonsense, your properties bar becomes a download area showing the progress of dl's and allows management of them
All-in-one gestures - Godda love this one, once you get into them it kills you to not have it when you have to use IE for something. You simply draw with your mouse to execute browser commands and its fully customisable.
Tarkus
Reply #4 Monday, October 17, 2005 8:21 PM
This one is awesome: http://maxthon.tarapages.com/plugins/pafiledb.php?action=file&id=651
Thanks, those look like some good ones, especially the Download statusbar one. Maxthon supports gestures, but I never got into them. One of these days I'll have to give them a go...
Reply #4 Monday, October 17, 2005 8:21 PM
| I was looking for a smilie plugin for Maxthon, which are you using? |
This one is awesome: http://maxthon.tarapages.com/plugins/pafiledb.php?action=file&id=651
| Some of my faves |
Thanks, those look like some good ones, especially the Download statusbar one. Maxthon supports gestures, but I never got into them. One of these days I'll have to give them a go...
RiddickRom
Reply #5 Monday, October 17, 2005 8:54 PM
I heard about them long before I tried them and thought it really sounded like a dumb idea, far more complicated than just hitting the button you wanted.
A good one to try though if you install it is back and forward, holding down the right button then moving mouse left, you'll see a red line draw and also the status bar updates to reflect what command you're issuing (which is great in helping you get to know them without opening the preferences) let go of button and you go back to last page, hold down right button and move mouse right, let go and you go forward. It's also worth mentioning that holding down the right button doesn't interfere with the right click menu as if you let go of right button without gesturing the right click menu appears. It's genius really.
Once you've done this for a while it becomes so intuitive and fast that it almost feels like your thinking the commands to do things and you lose that "eyes hunt for correct button, pointer moves to it" which I admit is fast but never as fast as the gestures.
I think the trick is to start small like that and gradually try adding new ones over time. You probably knew all of this but thought I'd put the info here in case anyone comes across it that isn't aware of what mouse gesturing is all about.
I wish more software supported this.
Reply #5 Monday, October 17, 2005 8:54 PM
| I never got into them. One of these days I'll have to give them a go... |
I heard about them long before I tried them and thought it really sounded like a dumb idea, far more complicated than just hitting the button you wanted.
A good one to try though if you install it is back and forward, holding down the right button then moving mouse left, you'll see a red line draw and also the status bar updates to reflect what command you're issuing (which is great in helping you get to know them without opening the preferences) let go of button and you go back to last page, hold down right button and move mouse right, let go and you go forward. It's also worth mentioning that holding down the right button doesn't interfere with the right click menu as if you let go of right button without gesturing the right click menu appears. It's genius really.
Once you've done this for a while it becomes so intuitive and fast that it almost feels like your thinking the commands to do things and you lose that "eyes hunt for correct button, pointer moves to it" which I admit is fast but never as fast as the gestures.
I think the trick is to start small like that and gradually try adding new ones over time. You probably knew all of this but thought I'd put the info here in case anyone comes across it that isn't aware of what mouse gesturing is all about.
I wish more software supported this.
tjesterb
Reply #6 Monday, October 17, 2005 8:54 PM
Reply #6 Monday, October 17, 2005 8:54 PM
All in one sidebar
Allow right-click
cookie culler
Flashblock (great for sites that have a hundred or so flash animations on their home page)
Flashgot
Foxytunes (control your media player from FF)
Google preview
Image zoom
IE View
Smiley Xtra
Star Downloader integration
Allow right-click
cookie culler
Flashblock (great for sites that have a hundred or so flash animations on their home page)
Flashgot
Foxytunes (control your media player from FF)
Google preview
Image zoom
IE View
Smiley Xtra
Star Downloader integration
Phoon
Reply #7 Monday, October 17, 2005 9:01 PM
Reply #7 Monday, October 17, 2005 9:01 PM
My gawd man.. why would you give up a great browser like Maxthon. I works on ALL sites I have found and has great functionality.
rabidrobot
Reply #10 Tuesday, October 18, 2005 12:44 PM
Reply #10 Tuesday, October 18, 2005 12:44 PM
I'm so used to gestures that when I'm on another computer I often do them without thinking. 
I also like the Web Developer extension, AdBlock, FlashBlock, and some Tab and Bookmark management extensions.
I also like the Web Developer extension, AdBlock, FlashBlock, and some Tab and Bookmark management extensions.
Tarkus
Reply #11 Tuesday, October 18, 2005 12:59 PM
I tend to open a lot of tabs in the background. Quite often when doing this in Maxthon, it freezes the program momentarily, especially on slow sites, and I find that very annoying.
Is there anything better than this? It sucks that you can only preview one smiley at a time (unless I'm missing something). I also don't like that it only uses smilies on their own server.
Reply #11 Tuesday, October 18, 2005 12:59 PM
| My gawd man.. why would you give up a great browser like Maxthon. I works on ALL sites I have found and has great functionality. |
I tend to open a lot of tabs in the background. Quite often when doing this in Maxthon, it freezes the program momentarily, especially on slow sites, and I find that very annoying.
| Smiley Xtra |
Is there anything better than this? It sucks that you can only preview one smiley at a time (unless I'm missing something). I also don't like that it only uses smilies on their own server.
__Zoidberg__
Reply #12 Tuesday, October 18, 2005 1:20 PM
Reply #12 Tuesday, October 18, 2005 1:20 PM
you are missing something, Smiley Xtra can preview an entire catagory at once
Tarkus
Reply #13 Tuesday, October 18, 2005 1:34 PM
Ah, I missed the Group Preview. Thanks!
Am I also missing an ability to save smilies that I see on the web, or from my own host? I don't mean submitting them to the server for possible future inclusion.
Reply #13 Tuesday, October 18, 2005 1:34 PM
| you are missing something, Smiley Xtra can preview an entire catagory at once |
Ah, I missed the Group Preview. Thanks!
Am I also missing an ability to save smilies that I see on the web, or from my own host? I don't mean submitting them to the server for possible future inclusion.
iTZKooPA
Reply #14 Tuesday, October 18, 2005 2:01 PM
Reply #14 Tuesday, October 18, 2005 2:01 PM
IE View it the only one that I have every used, I should really look into the other extensions...
__Zoidberg__
Reply #15 Tuesday, October 18, 2005 4:39 PM
well, if it can do that then im missing it aswell, cause i havent seen anyway to do it
Reply #15 Tuesday, October 18, 2005 4:39 PM
| Am I also missing an ability to save smilies that I see on the web, or from my own host? I don't mean submitting them to the server for possible future inclusion. |
well, if it can do that then im missing it aswell, cause i havent seen anyway to do it
liquidguru
Reply #16 Tuesday, October 18, 2005 7:14 PM
hey thanks Mr RiddickRom...me too, i couldn't see the point and couldn't get them to work, but after reading your description i thought i'd give them another go...and.....wow....i already feel like i've been using gestures forever and can't believe i haven't been using them in the past..
the new autosize search bar is another very useful new extension, espeically if you are worried about screen space
Reply #16 Tuesday, October 18, 2005 7:14 PM
| I heard about them long before I tried them and thought it really sounded like a dumb idea, far more complicated than just hitting the button you wanted |
hey thanks Mr RiddickRom...me too, i couldn't see the point and couldn't get them to work, but after reading your description i thought i'd give them another go...and.....wow....i already feel like i've been using gestures forever and can't believe i haven't been using them in the past..
the new autosize search bar is another very useful new extension, espeically if you are worried about screen space
Bichur
Reply #17 Tuesday, October 18, 2005 7:53 PM
with smileyxtra - yes, the ability is missing.
you can save as a gif though
Reply #17 Tuesday, October 18, 2005 7:53 PM
| Am I also missing an ability to save smilies that I see on the web, or from my own host? |
with smileyxtra - yes, the ability is missing.
you can save as a gif though
Tarkus
Reply #18 Wednesday, October 19, 2005 1:17 PM
Reply #18 Wednesday, October 19, 2005 1:17 PM
I don't think this is an extension issue, but is there any way to stop javascript popups from resizing my window? I'm not talking about ads, but legitimate links that I click on. It's very irritating.
tjesterb
Reply #19 Wednesday, October 19, 2005 3:01 PM
Reply #19 Wednesday, October 19, 2005 3:01 PM
Tools> Options> Web Features
To the right if the "Enable Javascript" is an "Advanced" button, click on it.
Now uncheck the box that allows sites to move or resize existing windows.
To the right if the "Enable Javascript" is an "Advanced" button, click on it.
Now uncheck the box that allows sites to move or resize existing windows.
Charchuk
Reply #20 Wednesday, October 19, 2005 3:23 PM
Reply #20 Wednesday, October 19, 2005 3:23 PM
If downloading a large file or if you still use dial-up and downloads just take a long time, there's a useful extension to Minimize firefox to the system tray to avoid clutter in your taskbar.
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Reply #1 Monday, October 17, 2005 7:05 PM
AD-block.
Smilies.
Flash-got.
IE-View for IE sites.