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Extensions...?
If you mean "good parts of a browser", I'd say Opera.
If you mean "good parts of a browser", I'd say Opera.
Dumping a list of my favourite Firefox extensions.
Firefox Sync: Lets you securely store bookmarks, passwords and settings on the cloud and sync them between computers. Will become a built-in feature in Firefox 4.
AdBlock Plus: Arguably the best ad blocking solution out there.
Jetpack: Like Greasemonkey, but better. Will become a built-in feature in Firefox 4.
Web of Trust: A handy add-on that tells you if a site is trustworthy or not.
Firebug: A web development tool that lets you debug and edit the page you're on.
Ubiquity: Simplifies mundane tasks with the use of dynamic commands. Amazing time saver.
Linkification: Turns non-clickable URLs into hyperlinks.
Read It Later: Lets you tag pages you stumble upon for quick access later.
ChromaTabs Plus: Tints tabs by their favicons to make them easily identifiable.
All of the above are insanely useful add-ons, and I recommend all Firefox users to give them a try. Other good ones include RSS Ticker, ChatZilla, Lazarus, Locationbar², DownThemAll!, User Agent Switcher and the TinEye extension.
Firefox Sync: Lets you securely store bookmarks, passwords and settings on the cloud and sync them between computers. Will become a built-in feature in Firefox 4.
AdBlock Plus: Arguably the best ad blocking solution out there.
Jetpack: Like Greasemonkey, but better. Will become a built-in feature in Firefox 4.
Web of Trust: A handy add-on that tells you if a site is trustworthy or not.
Firebug: A web development tool that lets you debug and edit the page you're on.
Ubiquity: Simplifies mundane tasks with the use of dynamic commands. Amazing time saver.
Linkification: Turns non-clickable URLs into hyperlinks.
Read It Later: Lets you tag pages you stumble upon for quick access later.
ChromaTabs Plus: Tints tabs by their favicons to make them easily identifiable.
All of the above are insanely useful add-ons, and I recommend all Firefox users to give them a try. Other good ones include RSS Ticker, ChatZilla, Lazarus, Locationbar², DownThemAll!, User Agent Switcher and the TinEye extension.
Opera has this built-in.Loginer wrote:
Firefox Sync: Lets you securely store bookmarks, passwords and settings on the cloud and sync them between computers. Will become a built-in feature in Firefox 4.
I hate blocking ads.Loginer wrote:
AdBlock Plus: Arguably the best ad blocking solution out there.
Meh.Loginer wrote:
Jetpack: Like Greasemonkey, but better. Will become a built-in feature in Firefox 4.
Opera has this built-in.Loginer wrote:
Web of Trust: A handy add-on that tells you if a site is trustworthy or not.
<333Loginer wrote:
Firebug: A web development tool that lets you debug and edit the page you're on.
Chrome, Safari, Opera, and IE have nothing on Firebug. (Chrome is kinda close, though, and has good profiling tools.)
Opera sorta has this. Definitely not as powerful.Loginer wrote:
Ubiquity: Simplifies mundane tasks with the use of dynamic commands. Amazing time saver.
A Good Idea, though cases where this would be needed are rare (where I roll).Loginer wrote:
Linkification: Turns non-clickable URLs into hyperlinks.
I have tabs opened from 2009 still...Loginer wrote:
Read It Later: Lets you tag pages you stumble upon for quick access later.
I wonder how this compares to identifying by page thumbnail.Loginer wrote:
ChromaTabs Plus: Tints tabs by their favicons to make them easily identifiable.
</Opera-fag>
So I used to use Opera for years and went back to Firefox but just now reinstalled Opera, so I am an Opera noob once again aside from being able to understand and navigate through the preferences/options.
Is there a way to make my multiple tabs on Opera not look like I have multiple browser windows open on the taskbar?
Also, is there a way to make it like the old Opera where when you tile tabs, when you resize a tab's size it also adjusts the window adjacent to it? I don't like them to be just floating tab windows and would prefer my tiled tab windows to be fixed to my resolution if I want to adjust their size when Opera is maximized. This is not to be confused with having Opera automatically tile new tabs when I open them. Already have that set.
My Firefox extensions - Adblock Plus, Flashblock, NoScript and Split Browser
Is there a way to make my multiple tabs on Opera not look like I have multiple browser windows open on the taskbar?
Also, is there a way to make it like the old Opera where when you tile tabs, when you resize a tab's size it also adjusts the window adjacent to it? I don't like them to be just floating tab windows and would prefer my tiled tab windows to be fixed to my resolution if I want to adjust their size when Opera is maximized. This is not to be confused with having Opera automatically tile new tabs when I open them. Already have that set.
My Firefox extensions - Adblock Plus, Flashblock, NoScript and Split Browser
I'm not really into add-on extensions..
I only use "Personas"
btw, using firefox
I only use "Personas"
btw, using firefox
SPOILER
I'd rather have these stuff as add-ons that can be disabled personally rather than having a browser bloated with shitload of features *cough* opera *cough* Most people don't use sync, as they only have on computer.
It was called Weave back in the alpha/beta. It then changed name to Firefox Sync and comes with Firefox now IIRC.strager wrote:
Opera has this built-in.Loginer wrote:
Firefox Sync: Lets you securely store bookmarks, passwords and settings on the cloud and sync them between computers. Will become a built-in feature in Firefox 4.
I'd rather have these stuff as add-ons that can be disabled personally rather than having a browser bloated with shitload of features *cough* opera *cough* Most people don't use sync, as they only have on computer.
I still haven't seen anything interesting from Jetpack. Only reason greasemonkey is so popular is because of its popularity. And it's also useable on most browsers. Why would someone make a script on jetpack instead of greasemonkey? It'll take more to convince me.strager wrote:
Meh.Loginer wrote:
Jetpack: Like Greasemonkey, but better. Will become a built-in feature in Firefox 4.
Again, Firefox has the basic blocking for some times, I'm guessing this takes it further though.strager wrote:
Opera has this built-in.Loginer wrote:
Web of Trust: A handy add-on that tells you if a site is trustworthy or not.
Well, I really love Chromes benchmarking tools which Firebug doesn't really have, but yes, firebug is sex.strager wrote:
<333Loginer wrote:
Firebug: A web development tool that lets you debug and edit the page you're on.
Chrome, Safari, Opera, and IE have nothing on Firebug. (Chrome is kinda close, though, and has good profiling tools.)
This sort of stuff takes a lot of getting used to. Like Launchy, took me time to get used to it but now it's amazing.strager wrote:
Opera sorta has this. Definitely not as powerful.Loginer wrote:
Ubiquity: Simplifies mundane tasks with the use of dynamic commands. Amazing time saver.
strager wrote:
A Good Idea, though cases where this would be needed are rare (where I roll).Loginer wrote:
Linkification: Turns non-clickable URLs into hyperlinks.
Used it a lot back when I was on FF. I get lots of them while browsing warez (url's are quoted) or in NFO'sstrager wrote:
A Good Idea, though cases where this would be needed are rare (where I roll).Loginer wrote:
Linkification: Turns non-clickable URLs into hyperlinks.
They have no ext for chrome, so I use the bookmarklet. Works perfectly, don't really see why I would need an addon for this.strager wrote:
I have tabs opened from 2009 still...Loginer wrote:
Read It Later: Lets you tag pages you stumble upon for quick access later.
Reminds me of Windows 7. Blew my mind when I noticed that the glow color taken from the task icon. Fail link though, goes to RiL extensionstrager wrote:
I wonder how this compares to identifying by page thumbnail.Loginer wrote:
ChromaTabs Plus: Tints tabs by their favicons to make them easily identifiable.
One extension for both chrome and firefox I recommand is AutoPager.
It's pretty handy and has rules for almost every site. Making rules is easy as fuck too.
Also, FBPurity for anyone who uses facebook. It's a greasemonkey script though, so for both chrome and ff
Chrome:
Sexy Undo Close: Cheesy name, but since Chrome lacks the restore tab feature, this is one of the best replacements. You can actually filter the tabs and stuff.
Chrome Gestures: IppE602 already suggested this. I actually don't use it for the gestures. I use it for the smooth scrolling. I just can't stand browsers than have like instant scroll. Confuses the shit out of my eyes :< Opera has it by default, firefox has it in options, chrome needs it built in really bad.
Firefox:
I haven't been on FF for a while, but here's some I used
Better GReader: For anyone that uses Google Reader, this is beast
Tab Mix Plus: of course, this is a must have
Skipscreen: amazing if you dl shit on crappy hosts like rapidshit. It does all the button pressing for you and starts the download.
Download statusbar: shows your download status on a bar at the bottom. I don't like the download manager.
Drag & DropZones: you can drag text or images, then boxes appear. You can set boxes for like Youtube/Wiki search, or Save image as, Copy link location, and all that crap. It pretty much makes common tasks a lot faster.
Upgrade to the beta. Opera devs realized people hated this and removed it.Nekoroll wrote:
Is there a way to make my multiple tabs on Opera not look like I have multiple browser windows open on the taskbar?
Not ... sure at all what you're talking about.Nekoroll wrote:
Also, is there a way to make it like the old Opera where when you tile tabs, when you resize a tab's size it also adjusts the window adjacent to it? I don't like them to be just floating tab windows and would prefer my tiled tab windows to be fixed to my resolution if I want to adjust their size when Opera is maximized. This is not to be confused with having Opera automatically tile new tabs when I open them. Already have that set.
Firefox with 2 tabs with Split Browser enabled:strager wrote:
Not ... sure at all what you're talking about.
Firefox with one of the tabs resized to be narrower:
Opera with 2 tabs in tiled mode:
Opera with one of the tabs resized to be narrower:
What I meant by how Opera tiled tabs are just floating windows:
Since you say that they changed Opera to hold multiple tabs in one browser icon on the taskbar, I wonder if they changed the tiling system to have the tabs resize with each other like how I have my Firefox one set up. Not sure if you know.
Web of Trust is much more than just basic phishing protection. Click here to read more about it; there is an extension for Opera, and I'd highly recommend it to everyone regardless of "web savviness".strager wrote:
Opera has this built-in.Loginer wrote:
Web of Trust: A handy add-on that tells you if a site is trustworthy or not.
I'm not familiar with this bookmarklet, but having a tag button on the address bar and a dedicated reading list makes the whole process a bit more convenient. It can also automatically save pages for offline viewing, which really comes in handy on netbooks/laptops.Ph0X wrote:
They have no ext for chrome, so I use the bookmarklet. Works perfectly, don't really see why I would need an addon for this.Loginer wrote:
Read It Later: Lets you tag pages you stumble upon for quick access later.
Fixed.Ph0X wrote:
Fail link though, goes to RiL extension
DownloadHelper, NoScript, and chatzilla for firefox
All extensions are useless learn to organise and shit
I'd go with the exact opposite. A browser is like an empty pizza bread, you have to add the addons you like over it to give it taste. I can't even imagine how people can use it bare-bone (maybe less for opera but definitely for firefox). I would definitely not be able to browse without mine.IAmNotShinta wrote:
All extensions are useless learn to organise and shit
Loginer: ChromeTabs still goes to RiL.
Also, bookmarklets are mini javascript bookmarks
http://readitlaterlist.com/add
That analogy is terrible, I eat bread on its own all the time.Ph0X wrote:
"I go with the exact opposite. A browser is like an empty pizza bread, you have to add the addons you like over it to give it taste. I can't even imagine how people can use it bare-bone (maybe less for opera but definitely for firefox). I would definitely not be able to browse without mine.
Lots of people use browsers without add-ons, but no one eats pizzas without topping. I'd say a browser without add-ons is more like a Margherita.Ph0X wrote:
I'd go with the exact opposite. A browser is like an empty pizza bread, you have to add the addons you like over it to give it taste. I can't even imagine how people can use it bare-bone (maybe less for opera but definitely for firefox). I would definitely not be able to browse without mine.IAmNotShinta wrote:
All extensions are useless learn to organise and shit
Nope. You must be doing the same thing I did when double-checking: Looking at a quote.Ph0X wrote:
Loginer: ChromeTabs still goes to RiL.
Bread is bread, Tode.Todesengal wrote:
pizza bread not regular bread
Shohei Ohtani
This is the only thing I felt like downloading. Pretty useful, as most songs that I map generally don't have an mp3.
AdThwart (its like ad blocker), WOT, Gmail checker, dictionary, and the weather channel
I use chrome
I use chrome
yeah but pizza bread is shit without at least cheese
mekadon_old
That's because they don't know any better.Loginer wrote:
[Lots of people use browsers without add-ons, but no one eats pizzas without topping. I'd say a browser without add-ons is more like a Margherita.
What I was trying to say is, people who use browsers without addons are not getting the full experience.
I guess though so many people use barebone computers with no extra programs or anything. I don't know, I just believe that the browser is one of the places that you spend the most time on usually, and for me, customizing it to my needs is really important.
How old do you have to be to legally drink a Margherita in Sweden?
Ph0X wrote:
What I was trying to say is, people who use browsers without addons are not getting the full experience.
I don't think we're on the same page here. A Margherita is a pizza topped only with tomato, cheese and basil.Pokebis wrote:
How old do you have to be to legally drink a Margherita in Sweden?
Well it's different browser to browser. Like I said Opera comes with far more features, but has no addons support. Personally, I think that's bad because not everyone wants sync and stuff, so they're just slowing shit down for everyone. But yea, firefox has to be one of the most barebone browsers out there though.Loginer wrote:
Ph0X wrote:
What I was trying to say is, people who use browsers without addons are not getting the full experience.I don't think we're on the same page here. A Margherita is a pizza topped only with tomato, cheese and basil.Pokebis wrote:
How old do you have to be to legally drink a Margherita in Sweden?
I agree with what you're saying, you just keep missing the point I'm trying to make. A pizza Margherita is a better browser-without-addons metaphor than empty pizza bread: You can eat it, but it'd taste better with more topping.Ph0X wrote:
Well it's different browser to browser. Like I said Opera comes with far more features, but has no addons support. Personally, I think that's bad because not everyone wants sync and stuff, so they're just slowing shit down for everyone. But yea, firefox has to be one of the most barebone browsers out there though.Loginer wrote:
I don't think we're on the same page here. A Margherita is a pizza topped only with tomato, cheese and basil.
I use CTRL+SHIFT+T works on both chrome and FFPh0X wrote:
Chrome:
Sexy Undo Close: Cheesy name, but since Chrome lacks the restore tab feature, this is one of the best replacements. You can actually filter the tabs and stuff.
I use Xmarks, it syncs between firefox, IE and chrome. I just need the IE part to sync with my iPhone.Loginer wrote:
Firefox Sync: Lets you securely store bookmarks, passwords and settings on the cloud and sync them between computers. Will become a built-in feature in Firefox 4.
Adblock Plus
Autopager: useful for online manga reading, compatible with onemanga and mangastream. Chrome's alternatives: Autopagerizer, AutoPatchWork, FastestChrome.
Download statusbar: less windows = better
Firebug: although I prefer chrome's built-in inspect
Smart bookmarks bar: makes bookmarks bar with only favicon