Anyone know of any?

2/20/2009 12:41:59 PM

Cool plug-ins do not exist.

But you might find Ad-Block Plus and CustomizeGoogle to be helpful.

2/20/2009 12:44:46 PM

IE Tab and AdBlock Plus are really the only ones worth anything.

2/20/2009 12:47:04 PM

woot watcher (for woot offs)

2/20/2009 1:14:55 PM

mouse gestures?

2/20/2009 1:20:56 PM

image zoom is useful to me

2/20/2009 1:29:08 PM

Woot watcher is awesome. Also, thanks for the ad blocker. Keep em coming

2/20/2009 1:30:39 PM

adblock plus
customize google
tabmix plus
delicious bookmarks
download statusbar
tww user blocker

lots of extensions for webdev
lots of extensions for greasemonkey

i mean really here are the most popular, just search thru these:
https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/browse/type:1/cat:all?sort=popular

2/20/2009 1:31:05 PM

AdBlock
FoxForecast
TWW Block User
TWW Image fixer
TWW Image resizer
IE Tab

2/20/2009 1:42:06 PM

What is the TWW Image Fixer?

2/20/2009 1:59:16 PM

one of the scripts just makes non-premie posted pics large (.jpg -> .JPG I guess)
the other supposedly relinks pictures to their actual location


[Edited on February 20, 2009 at 2:05 PM. Reason : ah, it has to do with relinking thumbnails I believe]

2/20/2009 2:05:14 PM

I wish there was a plugin for firefox that automatically detected when you were going to make a thread on TWW and did a search for old threads that already existed on the topic.

2/20/2009 7:21:17 PM

you could write one

2/20/2009 7:43:22 PM

I like one called "downloadthemall"

it's a small download manager type thing. I basically got it so I could restart downloads where they left off instead of starting from scratch every time. Plus it seems a bit faster than just the built-in stuff and shows you realtime download speeds COOOL

2/20/2009 10:26:54 PM

you forgot to mention it's great for porn duder...

2/20/2009 10:55:25 PM

FoxClocks is cool, but I also have to call people in different time zones frequently.
FoxForecast
Scrapbook - I use it for confirmation pages rather than printing the page
Rikaichan if you're studying Japanese

How does the TWW user blocker work exactly? Does it just not show the posts of certain users? Seems like that could lead to some confusion in longer threads

2/21/2009 7:33:36 AM

no script, ie tab, stealther, errorfox

2/21/2009 8:41:50 AM

Quote :

"How does the TWW user blocker work exactly? Does it just not show the posts of certain users? Seems like that could lead to some confusion in longer threads"

the post is there, but the content is not displayed

there is an option under each post to block the user, or if the user is blocked, to unblock them

2/21/2009 10:18:56 AM

Quote :

"DOWNLOAD THE MALL"

2/21/2009 4:46:09 PM

lol, I totally thought it said that at first too

2/23/2009 12:10:28 PM

lol, I totally thought it said that at first too

2/23/2009 12:17:07 PM

Quote :

"I like one called "downloadthemall""

It's called DownThemAll! and it's good stuff

2/23/2009 12:58:09 PM

Installed and active:
Adblock Plus
ChromiGlass (makes it look like Chrome)
Download Statusbar (moves the download window into a Statusbar)
Faviconize Tab (reduces tab widths to their favicon size)
Fission (progress bar in the address bar like Safari)
Foxmarks Bookmark sync
Google Toolbar for Firefox
Hide Menubar (until I press Alt - looks more like Chrome)
Mouse Gestures Redox (one reason I came back from Chrome)
Screen grab! (takes screenshots of portions or complete webpages - nice to send to people or keep archives)
Stop-or-Reload button (saves screen real estate)
Tab Mix Plus (main reason I came back from Chrome - control what tabs take focus, what launches in new tabs, etc.)
URL Link (will let you highlight text that's not formatted as a link and go to that URL)

Installed but disabled (usually because they slow firefox down a lot):
AnyColor (theming capabilities - too ugly for my taste)
Auto Dial 6 (like Chrome's new tab page - didn't find I used it a lot)
Better Flickr (all these Greasemonkey scripts turned into extensions really kill Firefox's speed)
Better GCal (all these Greasemonkey scripts turned into extensions really kill Firefox's speed)
Better GMail 2 (all these Greasemonkey scripts turned into extensions really kill Firefox's speed)
Better GReader (all these Greasemonkey scripts turned into extensions really kill Firefox's speed)
Better Youtube (all these Greasemonkey scripts turned into extensions really kill Firefox's speed)
Boss Key (I run another app that lets me minimize any app to tray so this addon was no longer useful to me)
BugMeNot (all these Greasemonkey scripts turned into extensions really kill Firefox's speed)
CustomizeGoogle (all these Greasemonkey scripts turned into extensions really kill Firefox's speed)
Delicious Bookmarks (starting syncing using Foxmarks instead)
DownThemAll! (only activate it when I want porn)
Flashblock (slows things down - might re-enable if I start getting annoyed of pages)
GMail notifier (have another app that does this outside the browser)
Greasemonkey (slows shit down)
GTDInbox (slows shit down and I don't work like that anyways)
helvetireader (all these Greasemonkey scripts turned into extensions really kill Firefox's speed)
It's All Text! (lets you edit textboxes in a text editor and sync it into your browser, for long posts, etc. - slows shit down)
Locationbar2 (turns parts of the URL into links - not necessary)
Nightly Tester Tools (only activate when I need to install add-ons that aren't compatible)
NoScript (slows shit down but might re-enable if I run across annoying pages again)
RAMBack (not necessary)
Speed Dial (another of those Chrome-like start tabs - not necessary for me)
Splash (not necessary when all these are disabled - Firefox doesn't take long to start up)
Stealther (private browsing now built-in)
Stylish (just like Greasemonkey but slows shit down just the same)
Ubiquity (was all the craze a while ago but it's still under development)

i'm about to uninstall these ancient ones - I'm sure looking for updates for all of these slows shit down too

2/24/2009 11:32:33 AM

I downloaded a new on yesterday that's a NCAA theme you can customize to your favorite team. I have a tab that takes me to the NCAA page, to the gopack.com men's basketball page, and then there's "video" "get gear" and "buy tickets" plus an NCAA news scrollbar that shouts headlines throughout the league. Very cool.

(There's one for college football, too. Whenever that season comes back)

2/24/2009 11:45:10 AM

Check out CoolIris

2/24/2009 11:15:28 PM

Firebug

2/25/2009 6:50:49 AM

Greasemonkey (plus associated scripts)
Gmail Manager
DownloadThemAll
Image Zoom
Mouse Gestures
IE Tab
FlashBlock

2/25/2009 1:31:19 PM

Torbutton (to be used in conjunction with Tor)

In the event you need to want to browse/post/get your hands dirty anonymously.

2/25/2009 8:45:04 PM

So why does it seem that IE tab is second only to ABP in popularity on here?

Are there really that many web developers on here that need to test out what pages look like in IE, or are you all just visiting so many sites that don't render properly in FF? I can honestly say that I haven't needed IE in over 3 years so I don't feel the need to install IE Tab anymore.

2/25/2009 11:18:32 PM

Screen Grab.

2/25/2009 11:58:38 PM

Quote :

"sites that don't render properly in FF"

for that reason alone...it seems to happen more on sites with streaming video than anything else for me

2/26/2009 12:12:02 AM

In addition to others listed, I use these as well

Stumbleupon - great for randomly surfing. I actually have a toolbar folder called "good stumbles" that I add everything from food to computers to travel and more
Forecastfox - current weather, radar, and 2 day forecast right in the status bar

2/26/2009 12:15:53 AM

I've noticed that firefox really screws up printing jobs when I try to print pages. Are there any plug-ins or add-ons that help with that?

2/26/2009 1:14:40 PM

it's usually the site's fault

2/26/2009 1:34:36 PM

If you're a web developer, try:

- ColorZilla: Ability to grab the hex/color values from anything.
- Firebug: Better javascript/site error messages for debugging.
- Web Developer: Lots of things that let you manipulate a web page for testing/debugging.

2/27/2009 10:31:07 AM

MeasureIt
Open Tab Count
FireScope
Copy Plain Text

2/27/2009 11:16:07 AM

^^^ I don't understand. Could you tell me more?

2/27/2009 11:24:51 AM

He's saying that a lot of sites are only designed with IE in mind, they haven't designed it to work with FF.

2/27/2009 11:31:59 AM

And nobody has built an addon to fix this yet?

2/27/2009 11:42:59 AM

Quote :

"IE Tab and AdBlock Plus are really the only ones worth anything."

hint hint. IE Tab

2/27/2009 11:44:35 AM

IE Tab not available for Mac

2/27/2009 1:03:01 PM

why would you use firefox on a mac? i thought those guys made the best of everything

2/27/2009 10:38:43 PM

for what it's worth i have discovered that forecastbar enhanced >>> forecastfox

3/2/2009 8:01:21 AM

SkipScreen Lets You Pass Go and Collect Your Download
http://lifehacker.com/5195313/draft-skipscreen-lets-you-pass-go-and-collect-your-download
http://skipscreen.com/

wonder how long before those filesharing sites implement a fix to break this thing, if it's possible. who knows - i'm watching all my ads now on chrome

4/2/2009 10:19:50 AM

12 Tricks To Increase Your Firefox Speed By A Noticeable Amount
http://www.tutzone.org/2009/01/increase-firefox-speed-by-10-30x.html

4/23/2009 3:58:05 PM

AutoPager is so amazing.

4/23/2009 4:02:17 PM

btw "SkipScreen" plugin breaks the Ctrl+W shortcut for closing tabs

4/23/2009 4:05:40 PM

Great Thread! Thanks.

4/23/2009 7:07:24 PM

Quote :

"btw "SkipScreen" plugin breaks the Ctrl+W shortcut for closing tabs"

confirmed skipscreen works with CTRL+W on 3.1b3

4/23/2009 8:55:02 PM

^ should have mentioned which version in my post - i was using minefield 3.6a1pre

4/23/2009 9:49:16 PM