Mike's Firefox page

One of the many advantages of the Firefox web browser is the ability to write 'extensions' that add features or capability to the browser. Listed below are extensions that I've used on Firefox. For more information on Firefox, go to the Mozilla.com web site (.org site)
 
Mozilla Extensions [50], Extensions Mirror and MozDev Extension Room are sites that track releases of new extensions for Firefox and other Mozilla products such as Thunderbird (e-mail), Mozilla (former Netscape browser, email, etc) and more.
 
Oops, this page is getting outdated... For a work-in-progress list of what I'm running now, go to the bottom of this page.

(temp)
AdBlockPLUS
FilterSetG - was good, now getting bloated.
FilterSetP - lean, mean, good!

EXTENSION PURPOSE HOMEPAGE INSTALL MISC
AllInOneGestures Allows you to execute common commands using mouse gestures, rocker navigation, scroll wheel navigation and page scrolling. A MZ [+]
Adblock Adblock is a content filtering plug-in for the Mozilla and Firebird browsers. It is both more robust and more precise than the built-in image blocker. Adblock allows the user to specify filters, which remove unwanted content based on the source-address. MD MZ [+]
QuickTabPrefToggle Quick access to set and toggle Firefox's Single Window mode. Control how new windows are opened. Toolbar icon available. A MZ [+]
UndoCloseTab Tabs can be reopened via context menu, middle click on the close button, the Undo Close Tab Gesture provided by All-in-One Gestures MD A [+]
Digger Adds a context menu to the Go button on the toolbar (and to the toolbar button provided by the Go Up extension, if you have it installed) with several other useful functions. A (A2) A [+]
GoUp Allows you to quickly move up a level in a site by pressing Alt+Up arrow or via a toolbar icon. A (A2) A .
Stop/ReloadButton Adds a new icon choice, combining the Stop and Reload toolbar buttons to save space. A (A2) A .
AllowRightClick Defeat (some) web sites right-click prevention scripts A A .
PlainTextLinks Treats selected plain text urls as links, right click to open A A .
ImageZoom Adds zoom functionality for images A MZ A .
CopyPlainText Copy text to clipboard without formatting A MD A .
GMailNotify Allows checking for new Gmail messages directly from the browser's UI. A status bar item will show once installed, and a toolbar item can be added by customizing the toolbar. A MZ .
ViewCookies Enhanced control of cookies - adds a tab to the Page Info dialog box, which shows the cookies of the current webpage MZ A A .
Chatzilla Simple to use IRC (Internet Relay Chat) client for Firefox and Mozilla MZ A .
HTMLValidator Adds HTML validation to Mozilla. The errors are seen when looking the View, Page source of a page. Based on Tidy. A . .
SwitchProxy Manage and switch between multiple proxy configurations quickly and easily. You can also use it as an anonymizer to protect your computer from prying eyes A A .
TabBrowserPrefs Enables enhanced control for tabbed browsing. A . .
(WebDev) . . . .
Here are more, that are/were interesting, but I'm not using now...
(Optimoz/MouseGestures) Another mouse gestures utility, but I find AllInOneGestures works better. (MouseGestures does work with Mozilla, AllInOneGestures does not) . . .
(Linkification) Allows Firefox to view plain-text URLs and e-mail addresses as actual links . . .
MISC: A=Author
MD=MozDev
MZ=Mozilla
[+]=Good one!

NOTES:
1 Firefox is set by default to protect you from installing software (like extensions), until you tell it that site is Allowed. Watch for a warning bar about 'install blocked' at the top of your browser window when you attempt an install from an extension author's site. Click the 'Edit Options' button on warning bar, and Allow the blocked site (if you trust it), then try to install again. These can be manually edited by clicking Tools, Options, WebFeatures, AllowSites (install software).
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Temporary listing of my current extensions:

(d) means (temporarily?) disabled or not installed.

Firefox

Thunderbird



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Last Modified 2006.06.17
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