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Personal homepage: [http://www.freewebs.com/valcon ACD - HUB]
Overall the purpose of this write-up is just to enlighten others by bringing together some of the more intelligent browsing enhancements I've found. I'm also hoping that actual Firefox user-interface developers might consider setting the browser up as I have, but not everyone thinks like I do. Many [http://wiki.mozilla.org/Firefox/Feature_Brainstorming:Default_Browser_UI others] besides myself have suggested the following changes but I'm afraid those people and I may just be power-users.
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Firefox is by far one of the best browsers available but for many people it's still a hard browser to accept. Sadly Firefox still needs a lot of work and I'm not just talking about the god-awful startup load times. Honestly though, there are a lot of extensions that fix about every complaint I have, except one. That one complaint would be that Firefox doesn't install onto my computer this way. Sure it's up to every user to figure out how they want their browser but I think we need to move beyond that thinking.


There is a delicate matter of when to integrate a feature and when to leave things up to third-party extension developers. Apple is the perfect example of a company that screws over innovative third-party developers by ripping off their ideas, for example [http://www.macobserver.com/article/2002/07/29.7.shtml Watson and Sherlock]. I suggest not supporting this one-way exchange of ideas and innovation. Instead, I advise the careful consideration of the perceived problems listed below. If a feature can increase user adoption of Firefox as a default browser then it should be strongly considered for integration. Then if and when possible the original developers of the integrated features should be given credit. The way the [http://www.mozilla.com/en-US/add-ons/campus/ Firefox Campus Edition] was developed is something I've considered very commendable. The bundling of extensions with the browser in that case seemed appropriate. However for the general public, it may be more appropriate to tightly integrate fixes to the problems listed below into the actual core Firefox framework.
<b>OUTSIDE RESOURCES:</b><br>
- [http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/a-closer-look-at-the-extend-firefox-winners/ MakeUseOf - The Winners of ‘Extend Firefox’ - Best Firefox Addons]<br>
- [https://wiki.mozilla.org/Talk:Firefox:3.0_Tabbed_Browsing#Tab_Grouping Mozilla Wiki - Talk:Firefox:3.0 Tabbed Browsing]<br>
- [https://wiki.mozilla.org/Firefox/Feature_Brainstorming:Default_Browser_UI Mozilla Wiki - Firefox/Feature Brainstorming:Default Browser UI]<br>


<b>CURRENT IMPLEMENTATION EXAMPLES:</b><br>
<b>CURRENT IMPLEMENTATION EXAMPLES:</b><br>
- [http://www.mozilla.com/en-US/add-ons/campus/ Firefox Campus Edition]
- [http://www.mozilla.com/en-US/add-ons/ebay/ Firefox eBay Edition]
 
<b>[https://developer.mozilla.org/En/List_of_Mozilla-Based_Applications FIREFOX DERIVATIVE IMPLEMENTATIONS:]</b><br>
- [http://www.blackbirdhome.com/ Blackbird]<br>
- [http://galeon.sourceforge.net/ Galeon]<br>
- [http://www.kirix.com/ Kirix - Strata]<br>
- [http://www.kylo.tv/ Kylo.tv]<br>
- [http://www.getmiro.com/ Miro]<br>
- [http://www.orcabrowser.com/ Orca Browser]<br>
- [http://www.songbirdnest.com/ Songbird]<br>
- [http://www.wyzo.com/ Wyzo]<br>
 
<b>DEFAULT INTERFACE PROBLEMS: [ [https://wiki.mozilla.org/Firefox/Feature_Brainstorming:Default_Browser_UI more ideas can be found here] ]</b><br>


<b>DEFAULT INTERFACE PROBLEMS: [ [http://wiki.mozilla.org/Firefox/Feature_Brainstorming:Default_Browser_UI more ideas can be found here] ]</b><br>
&nbsp;&nbsp;<b>BUTTONS:</b><br>
&nbsp;&nbsp;<b>BUTTONS:</b><br>
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;- New Tab button<br>
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;- New Tab button<br>
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;[ isn't a default but should be the first button on the toolbar ]<br>
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;[ isn't a default but should be the first button on the toolbar ]<br>
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;- Back and Forward buttons<br>
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;[ [https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/2210 could be integrated into one button], like how Microsoft's Internet Explorer 7 is ]<br>
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;- Stop and Refresh buttons<br>
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;[ [https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/313 could be integrated into one button], like how Apple's Safari browser is ]<br>
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;- Home button<br>
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;- Home button<br>
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;[ is a default that nobody probably uses ]<br>
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;[ is a default that nobody probably uses ]<br>
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;- Go button<br>
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;- Options menu button<br>
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;[ if I take the time to type a URL then I'll likely use the "Enter/Return" key, how often does anyone use the mouse to enter a URL? ]
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;- add a button for the add-ons prompt<br>
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;- would help replace need for menu-bar<br>
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;- example: [https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/1968 Options Menu]<br>


&nbsp;&nbsp;<b>WINDOWS:</b><br>
&nbsp;&nbsp;<b>WINDOWS:</b><br>
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;- Preferences, Add-ons, and Downloads<br>
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;- Preferences, Add-ons, and Downloads<br>
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;[ each opens a new window instead of using the tabbed browser interface, they should load in the [https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/1027 sidebar] or in a separate tab ]<br>
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;[ each opens a new window instead of using the tabbed browser interface, they should load in the [https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/1027 sidebar] or in a separate tab ]<br>
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;- New windows<br>
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;- New windows<br>
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;[ new windows should only be used/allowed for separate Firefox profiles, [http://www.paranoid-androids.com/tabgroups/ Tab Groups] should supplant the necessity for windows ]
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;[ new windows should only be used/allowed for separate Firefox profiles, [https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/10254 TabGroups Manager] should supplant the necessity for windows ]<br>
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;- Application window borders and title-bar


&nbsp;&nbsp;<b>MENUS:</b><br>
&nbsp;&nbsp;<b>MENUS:</b><br>
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;- Menus<br>
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;[ on the Mac OS version of Firefox there are too many menus, I've yet to find an acceptable fix since [http://menueditor.mozdev.org/ Menu Editor] made things even worse ]<br>
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;- Send Link option<br>
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;- Send Link option<br>
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;[ what is this? it never works, especially since I use Gmail ]
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;[ what is this? it never seems to work ]


&nbsp;&nbsp;<b>TABS:</b><br>
&nbsp;&nbsp;<b>TABS & TAB BAR:</b><br>
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;- Tab sizing<br>
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;- Tab grouping<br>
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;[ most websites only need an icon-sized tab like [https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/3780 FaviconizeTab] ]<br>
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;- [https://wiki.mozilla.org/Talk:Firefox:3.0_Tabbed_Browsing#Tab_Grouping more ideas can be found here]<br>
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;- should use menus not additional tab-bars to select tab-groups<br>
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;- Floating tabs<br>
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;- Floating tabs<br>
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;[ it should be possible to float a tab, like picture-in-picture only for your browser ]
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;[ should be possible to float a tab, like picture-in-picture only for your browser ]<br>
 
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;- Double-click on Tab-bar<br>
&nbsp;&nbsp;<b>ICONS:</b><br>
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;[ should create new tab, [https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/260 Tab Clicking Options] ]
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;- Tab icons<br>
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;[ inactive tab icons dim, I'd rather they didn't ]<br>
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;- Bookmark icons<br>
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;[ [http://cafe.elharo.com/java/menu-icons-considered-ugly/ icons disrupt the flow and consistency of menus, they look good on toolbars not menus] ]<br>
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;- Menu icons<br>
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;[ [http://cafe.elharo.com/java/menu-icons-considered-ugly/ icons disrupt the flow and consistency of menus, they look good on toolbars not menus] ]<br>
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;- Loading statusbar and toolbar icon<br>
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;[ each tab in Firefox shows the loading status, is it necessary to display this information anywhere else? [https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/1951 Fission] is the way it should be implemented if at all ]
 
&nbsp;&nbsp;<b>LOCATION BAR:</b><br>
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;- Combine search<br>
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;[ why would anyone want an error page in response to forgetting .com? I say make this the search bar ]<br>
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;- Paste options<br>
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;[ add a paste-and-go option to the contextual menu, like how [http://www.maxthon.com/ Maxthon's] location bar is ]


&nbsp;&nbsp;<b>OTHER:</b><br>
&nbsp;&nbsp;<b>OTHER:</b><br>
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;- Download manager<br>
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;- Download manager<br>
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;[ integrate torrent / [http://www.metalinker.org/ Metalinker] support ]<br>
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;[ integrate ([https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/10931 torrent] / [http://www.metalinker.org/ Metalinker] / [http://archview.sourceforge.net/ ZIP]) support ]<br>
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;- OpenID integration<br>
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;- OpenID integration<br>
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;[ [https://pip.verisignlabs.com/seatbelt.do VeriSign's OpenID SeatBelt] extension is really buggy but the idea is great, another tool is [https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/4865 Sxipper] ]<br>
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;[ [https://pip.verisignlabs.com/seatbelt.do VeriSign's OpenID SeatBelt] extension is really buggy but the idea is great ]<br>
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;- Pop-up blocking notifications<br>
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;[ it may just be me but the exclamation marks in the status-bar should probably be set as default, instead of the annoying bar that appears at the top of the screen ]


<b>[http://www.delicious.com/section_one/error_fixes+firefox?setcount=100 TWEAKS:]</b><br>


<b>TWEAKS:</b><br>
<b>EXTENSIONS (to be considered for integration):</b><br>
- [http://nanda.satukubik.net/2006/11/05/force-link-that-open-new-window-to-open-in-new-tab-for-firefox-2/ Force link that open new window to open in new tab]<br>
- [https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/addthis AddThis]<br>
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;[ set option to 0 not 2, works best when you disable the Javascript window resizing option ]<br>
- [https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/4775 Autofill Forms]<br>
- [http://www.howtogeek.com/howto/internet/firefox/quick-tip-turn-off-firefox-go-button/ Turn off Firefox Go Button]<br>
- [https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/4781 Automatic Save Folder] / [https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/25 Download Sort] / [https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/2140 FavLoc]<br>
- [http://weblogs.mozillazine.org/chase/archives/008085.html Fastback]<br>
- [https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/4925 AutoPager] / [https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/14838 AutoPager Lite] / [https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/11284/ PageZipper]<br>
- [http://www.lifespy.com/2007/firefox-quick-tip-do-a-google-search-in-the-address-bar/ Google Search from the Address Bar]<br>
- [https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/browser-sign-in/ Browser Sign In]<br>
 
- [https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/close-tab-by-double-click/ Close Tab by Double Click]<br>
<b>EXTENSIONS:</b><br>
- [https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/5579 Cooliris]<br>
- [https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/1027 All-in-One Sidebar] / [https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/26 Download Statusbar]<br>
- [https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/dblclicker/ DblClicker]<br>
- [http://www.krickelkrackel.de/autohide/ Autohide]<br>
- [https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/256 Download Manager Tweak] / [https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/26 Download Statusbar] / [https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/4526 Downloads in Tab]<br>
- [http://www.roachfiend.com/archives/2005/02/07/bugmenot/ BugMeNot]<br>
- [https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/dragit-formerly-drag-de-go/ DragIt]<br>
- [http://www.downthemall.net/ DownThemAll]<br>
- [https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/3336 ErrorZilla Mod] / [https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/5398 ErrorZilla Plus]<br>
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;[ resume/stop downloads, [http://www.metalinker.org/ Metalinker] support, could be better integrated ]<br>
- [https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/3746 Extension List Dumper]<br>
- [https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/3571 DragNDrop Toolbars]<br>
- [https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/8879 FoxTab]<br>
- [https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/3780 FaviconizeTab]<br>
- [https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/1250 Grab and Drag]<br>
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;[ the only sane way to browse the internet ]<br>
- [https://www.eff.org/https-everywhere HTTPS Everywhere]<br>
- [https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/1951 Fission]<br>
- Mozilla [https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/9527 Ubiquity]<br>
- [http://flashblock.mozdev.org/ Flash Block]<br>
- [https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/onetab/ OneTab]<br>
- [http://www.greasespot.net/ Greasemonkey]<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;- [http://userscripts.org/scripts/show/11078 gDate2Cal 0.1]<br>
- [https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/6350 Open IT Online]<br>
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;- [http://userscripts.org/scripts/show/3759 Gmail Conversation Preview]<br>
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;- [http://userscripts.org/scripts/show/2210 Gmail Spam-count Hide]<br>
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;- [http://userscripts.org/scripts/show/9455 Google Reader Preview Enhanced ]<br>
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;- [http://userscripts.org/scripts/show/6148 Hide Invites to Gmail]<br>
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;- [http://userscripts.org/scripts/show/2588 HTTP-to-HTTPS redirector]<br>
- [http://ietab.mozdev.org/ IE Tab]<br>
- [https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/3230 Link Fixer Thing]<br>
- [http://yellow5.us/firefox/linkification/ Linkification]<br>
- [https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/1968 Options menu]<br>
- [https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/1968 Options menu]<br>
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;[ quick and easy access to extension settings ]<br>
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;[ quick and easy access to extension settings ]<br>
- [https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/1759 Organize Status Bar]<br>
- [https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/1759 Organize Status Bar]<br>
- [https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/4199 Save Session]<br>
- [https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/1146 Screengrab]<br>
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;[ quick and easy way to abort browser, like when you need to restart your computer ]<br>
- [https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/357 SmoothWheel] / [https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/5846 Yet Another Smooth Scrolling]<br>
- [http://www.screengrab.org/ Screengrab!]<br>
- [https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/status-4-evar/ Status-4-Evar]<br>
- [https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/313 Stop-or-Reload Button]<br>
- [https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/2108 Stylish]<br>
- [http://www.paranoid-androids.com/tabgroups/ Tab Groups]<br>
- [https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/260 Tab Clicking Options]<br>
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;[ this should replace any need for new windows, but currently causes problems with Greasemonkey ]<br>
- [https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/tab-utilities/ Tab Utilities] / [https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/faviconizetab/ FaviconizeTab] / [https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/custom-tab-width/ Custom Tab Width]<br>
- [https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/2062 Tab to Window]<br>
- [https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/6501 Tab Wheel Scroll]<br>
- [https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/3082 Undo Closed Tabs Button]<br>
- [https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/10254 TabGroups Manager]<br>
- [https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/2210 Unified Back-/Forward Button]<br>
- [http://webcl.nokiaresearch.com/ WebCL]<br>
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;[ doesn't always work well with certain Firefox themes ]<br>
 
- [http://www.longfocus.com/firefox/updatenotifier/ Update Notifier]<br>
<b>OTHER EXTENSIONS:</b><br>
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;[ way more reliable than the integrated Firefox options ]<br>
- [https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/1027 All-in-One Sidebar]<br>
- [https://pip.verisignlabs.com/seatbelt.do VeriSign's OpenID SeatBelt] / [https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/4865 Sxipper]
- [http://archview.sourceforge.net/ ArchView]<br>
- [http://linkscanner.avg.com/ AVG LinkScanner] / [http://www.linkextend.com/ LinkExtend] / [http://www.siteadvisor.com/ SiteAdvisor] / [http://www.mywot.com/ Web of Trust] / [http://www.websecurityguard.com/ Web Security Guard]<br>
- [https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/10297 bit.ly Preview]<br>
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;[ WARNING: can cause an extreme decrease in performance ]<br>
- <b>[https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/6349 BugMeNot]</b><br>
- [https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/buttonizer/ Buttonizer]<br>
- [http://www.nektra.com/oss/firefox/extensions/cookiepie/ CookiePie]<br>
- <b>[https://www.dashlane.com/ Dashlane]</b><br>
- [https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/checkcompatibility/ Disable Add-on Compatibility Checks]<br>
- [http://flashblock.mozdev.org/ Flash Block] / [https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/722 NoScript] / [https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/1865 Adblock Plus]<br>
- <b>[https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/craigslist-helper/ Craigslist Helper]</b><br>
- [https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/9631 Flash Game Maximizer]<br>
- [https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/flem/ Flem]<br>
- [https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/fox-splitter/ Fox Splitter]<br>
- <b>[https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/1117 FoxClocks]</b><br>
- <b>[https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/8352 Greasefire]</b><br>
- <b>[https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/748 Greasemonkey]</b><br>
- <b>[https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/hide-caption-titlebar-plus-sma/ Hide Caption Titlebar Plus]</b><br>
- [https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/201 DownThemAll]<br>
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;[ resume/stop downloads, [http://www.metalinker.org/ Metalinker] support, could be better integrated ]<br>
- [https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/7031 Hide Favicons]<br>
- [https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/11570/ Identity]<br>
- <b>[https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/ie-tab-2-ff-36/ IE Tab 2]</b><br>
- [https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/3230 Link Fixer Thing] / [http://yellow5.us/firefox/linkification/ Linkification]<br>
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;[ WARNING: can cause an extreme decrease in performance ]<br>
- [https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/4014 Locationbar²]<br>
- [https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/710 Menu Editor]<br>
- Mozilla (<b>[https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/11950 Add-On Collector]</b> / [http://labs.mozilla.com/projects/snowl/ Snowl])<br>
- [https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/11581/ Pixelpipe Media Uploader]<br>
- <b>[https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/9924/ Pixlr Grabber]</b><br>
- [https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/4980 RetailMeNot]<br>
- <b>[https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/11243 SkipScreen]</b><br>
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;[ needs to be simplified and use only the drag&drop method incorporating the edges of the window ]<br>
- <b>[https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/spool/ Spool]</b><br>
- [https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/260 Tab Clicking Options]<br>
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;[ this should replace any need for new windows ]<br>
- <b>[https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/tabcloud/ Tab Cloud]</b><br>
- [https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/2062 Tab to Window] or as I'd prefer Tab to Tab Group<br>
- [https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/5761 Textarea Cache] / [https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/6419 AutoSaveText]<br>
- [https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/5045 ThumbStrips]<br>
- <b>[https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/tineye-reverse-image-search/ TinEye Reverse Image Search]</b><br>
- <b>[https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/2377 Toolbar Buttons]</b> / [https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/8758 UrlbarExt]<br>
- [https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/2098 Update Notifier]<br>
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;[ avoids users being asked to update things, people don't care stop asking & just do it ]<br>
- [https://pip.verisignlabs.com/seatbelt.do VeriSign's OpenID SeatBelt]<br>
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;[ WARNING: can cause an extreme decrease in performance ]<br>
- [http://www.wisestamp.com/ WiseStamp]<br>
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;[ needs a more simplified user-interface ]<br>
 
<b>FIREFOX PLUG-INS:</b><br>
- [http://www.codeplex.com/OpenXMLViewer OpenXML Document Viewer]<br>
- [http://port25.technet.com/pages/windows-media-player-firefox-plugin-download.aspx Windows Media Player Firefox Plugin]<br>


<b>MY TOOLBAR:</b><br>
<b>GREASEMONKEY & STYLISH & JETPACK EXTENSIONS:</b><br>
Image converted using: [http://seashore.sourceforge.net/ Seashore]<br>
- [https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/748 Greasemonkey]<br>
Browser theme: [http://riz4l.deviantart.com/art/iFox-Graphite-2-4-2-34186081 iFox Graphite 2.4.2]<br>
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;- [http://userscripts.org/scripts/show/8551 AutoPagerize]<br>
http://www.freewebs.com/valcon/firefox_toolbar.png<br>
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;- [http://userscripts.org/scripts/show/103328 Facebook Fixed Header (Always-At-Top)]<br>
[ from left to right: New Tab, [https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/3082 Undo Closed Tabs], Separator, Back-Forward, Separator, [https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/313 Stop-or-Reload Button], Location, [https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/1968 Options menu], [http://www.downthemall.net/ DownThemAll], [https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/4199 Save Session], [http://www.longfocus.com/firefox/updatenotifier/ Update Notifier] ]
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;- [http://userscripts.org/scripts/show/2588 HTTP-to-HTTPS redirector]<br>
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;- [http://userscripts.org/scripts/show/58852 Unfriend Finder]<br>
- [https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/2108  Stylish]<br>
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;- [http://userstyles.org/styles/1282 Adjust Menu Height]<br>
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;- [http://userstyles.org/styles/18887/bookmarks-toolbar-in-fullscreen Bookmarks Toolbar in Fullscreen]<br>
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;- [http://userstyles.org/styles/129/deiconify-menus deiconify menus]<br>
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;- [http://userstyles.org/styles/35505/firefox-4-add-ons-hide-compatibility-warning Firefox 4 Add-Ons Hide Compatibility Warning]<br>
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;- [http://userstyles.org/styles/38669/firefox-4-blue-loading-progress-tab-throbber Firefox 4 Blue Loading Progress Tab-Throbber] / [http://userstyles.org/styles/470 Firebird Style Tab Throbber]<br>
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;- [http://userstyles.org/styles/12143 Remove all icons (except tab-bar)]<br>
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;- [http://userstyles.org/styles/12178 Remove close/minimize/restore buttons (fullscreen)]<br>
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;- [http://userstyles.org/styles/12144 Remove locationbar bookmark star]<br>
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;- [http://userstyles.org/styles/12142 Remove locationbar drop-down arrow]<br>
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;- [http://userstyles.org/styles/12140 Remove locationbar Go arrow (FF3)]<br>
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;- [http://userstyles.org/styles/23246 Remove menu-items created by particular Add-ons]<br>
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;- [http://userstyles.org/styles/20540 Remove New Tab Plus]<br>
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;- [http://userstyles.org/styles/8026 Remove the Site Identity Button from Fx3]<br>
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;- [http://userstyles.org/styles/15298 Remove unused/annoying menu items]<br>
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;- [http://userstyles.org/styles/114 Reorder statusbar panels and icons]<br>
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;- [http://userstyles.org/styles/5449 Scrollbar hidden / hide scrollbars totally]<br>
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;- [http://userstyles.org/styles/2131 Smart Stop/Reload/Go Button]<br>
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;- [http://userstyles.org/styles/12141 SquareTabs]<br>
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;- [http://userstyles.org/styles/1193 Tabs - remove tab drop down]<br>
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;- [http://userstyles.org/styles/46255/userstyles-org-redesign-2011-professional Userstyles.org - Redesign(2011) Professional]<br>
- [https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/2108  Stylish] ([http://userstyles.org/styles/browse/all/about:blank/popularity/desc/1 about:blank backgrounds])<br>
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;- [http://userstyles.org/styles/search/about:blank about:blank backgrounds]<br>
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;- [http://userstyles.org/styles/12442 about:blank OnFire Fixed]<br>
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;- [http://userstyles.org/styles/4330 About:blank - Blue logo on black]<br>
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;- [http://userstyles.org/styles/11076 about:blank - Dark Blue Firefox]<br>
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;- [http://userstyles.org/styles/11979 NASA Night Launch - Launch Image for Empty Tabs]<br>


<b>DISCLAIMER:</b> I'm not encouraging the use of Adblock, that's just my personal preference. Also, the Back-Forward buttons on my browser are not [https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/2210 Unified]. They only look that way because of the [http://riz4l.deviantart.com/art/iFox-Graphite-2-4-2-34186081 iFox] theme I'm using. The actual [https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/2210 Unified Back-/Forward Button] extension has problems with certain Firefox themes.
<b>GOOGLE EXTENSIONS:</b><br>
- [https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/6076 Better Gmail 2]<br>
- [http://www.cloudmagic.com/ CloudMagic]<br>
- [http://www.gdocsbar.com/download.html gDocsBar]<br>
- [https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/592 Gmail S/MIME]<br>
- [http://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on]<br>
- [http://code.google.com/apis/earth/ Google Earth]<br>
- [http://gears.google.com/ Google Gears]<br>
- [https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/2517 Googlepedia]<br>
- [http://www.sixteenseven.com/gReader/#download gReader Comments]<br>
- [https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/748 Greasemonkey]<br>
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;- [http://userscripts.org/scripts/show/16341 Google Account Multi-Login]<br>
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;- [http://userscripts.org/scripts/show/105342 Google Reader Preview Plus]<br>
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;- [http://userscripts.org/scripts/show/12787 Google Reader Without "Mark All As Read"]<br>
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;- [http://userscripts.org/scripts/show/62105 Google Viewer]<br>
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;- [http://userscripts.org/scripts/show/2571 Jasper's Google Reader subscribe]<br>
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;- [http://userscripts.org/scripts/show/2571 Jasper's Google Reader subscribe]<br>
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;- [http://userstyles.org/styles/38772/perfect-dark-google-reader Perfect Dark Google Reader]<br>
- [http://labs.postrank.com/gr PostRank Google Reader]<br>
- [https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/2108  Stylish]<br>
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;- [http://userstyles.org/styles/12449 GMail - Remove ads and relocate action links (alt)]<br>
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;- [http://userstyles.org/styles/5867 Gmail Redesigned (by Globex Designs)]<br>
- [http://www.rapportive.com/ Rapportive]<br>
- [http://www.taskforceapp.com/ Taskforce]<br>
- [http://www.unsubscribe.com/ Unsubscribe]<br>
- [http://www.xobni.com/ Xobni]<br>
- [http://www.zemanta.com/ Zemanta]


--[[User:Operations|Operations]] 09:58, 30 October 2007 (PDT)
--[[User:Operations|Operations]] 18:31, 4 September 2011 (PDT)

Latest revision as of 15:43, 17 October 2014

Overall the purpose of this write-up is just to enlighten others by bringing together some of the more intelligent browsing enhancements I've found. I'm also hoping that actual Firefox user-interface developers might consider setting the browser up as I have, but not everyone thinks like I do. Many others besides myself have suggested the following changes but I'm afraid those people and I may just be power-users.

OUTSIDE RESOURCES:
- MakeUseOf - The Winners of ‘Extend Firefox’ - Best Firefox Addons
- Mozilla Wiki - Talk:Firefox:3.0 Tabbed Browsing
- Mozilla Wiki - Firefox/Feature Brainstorming:Default Browser UI

CURRENT IMPLEMENTATION EXAMPLES:
- Firefox eBay Edition

FIREFOX DERIVATIVE IMPLEMENTATIONS:
- Blackbird
- Galeon
- Kirix - Strata
- Kylo.tv
- Miro
- Orca Browser
- Songbird
- Wyzo

DEFAULT INTERFACE PROBLEMS: [ more ideas can be found here ]

  BUTTONS:
   - New Tab button
      [ isn't a default but should be the first button on the toolbar ]
   - Home button
      [ is a default that nobody probably uses ]
   - Options menu button
      - add a button for the add-ons prompt
      - would help replace need for menu-bar
      - example: Options Menu

  WINDOWS:
   - Preferences, Add-ons, and Downloads
      [ each opens a new window instead of using the tabbed browser interface, they should load in the sidebar or in a separate tab ]
   - New windows
      [ new windows should only be used/allowed for separate Firefox profiles, TabGroups Manager should supplant the necessity for windows ]
   - Application window borders and title-bar

  MENUS:
   - Send Link option
      [ what is this? it never seems to work ]

  TABS & TAB BAR:
   - Tab grouping
      - more ideas can be found here
      - should use menus not additional tab-bars to select tab-groups
   - Floating tabs
      [ should be possible to float a tab, like picture-in-picture only for your browser ]
   - Double-click on Tab-bar
      [ should create new tab, Tab Clicking Options ]

  OTHER:
   - Download manager
      [ integrate (torrent / Metalinker / ZIP) support ]
   - OpenID integration
      [ VeriSign's OpenID SeatBelt extension is really buggy but the idea is great ]

TWEAKS:

EXTENSIONS (to be considered for integration):
- AddThis
- Autofill Forms
- Automatic Save Folder / Download Sort / FavLoc
- AutoPager / AutoPager Lite / PageZipper
- Browser Sign In
- Close Tab by Double Click
- Cooliris
- DblClicker
- Download Manager Tweak / Download Statusbar / Downloads in Tab
- DragIt
- ErrorZilla Mod / ErrorZilla Plus
- Extension List Dumper
- FoxTab
- Grab and Drag
- HTTPS Everywhere
- Mozilla Ubiquity
- OneTab
- Open IT Online
- Options menu
      [ quick and easy access to extension settings ]
- Organize Status Bar
- Screengrab
- SmoothWheel / Yet Another Smooth Scrolling
- Status-4-Evar
- Stylish
- Tab Clicking Options
- Tab Utilities / FaviconizeTab / Custom Tab Width
- Tab Wheel Scroll
- TabGroups Manager
- WebCL

OTHER EXTENSIONS:
- All-in-One Sidebar
- ArchView
- AVG LinkScanner / LinkExtend / SiteAdvisor / Web of Trust / Web Security Guard
- bit.ly Preview
      [ WARNING: can cause an extreme decrease in performance ]
- BugMeNot
- Buttonizer
- CookiePie
- Dashlane
- Disable Add-on Compatibility Checks
- Flash Block / NoScript / Adblock Plus
- Craigslist Helper
- Flash Game Maximizer
- Flem
- Fox Splitter
- FoxClocks
- Greasefire
- Greasemonkey
- Hide Caption Titlebar Plus
- DownThemAll
      [ resume/stop downloads, Metalinker support, could be better integrated ]
- Hide Favicons
- Identity
- IE Tab 2
- Link Fixer Thing / Linkification
      [ WARNING: can cause an extreme decrease in performance ]
- Locationbar²
- Menu Editor
- Mozilla (Add-On Collector / Snowl)
- Pixelpipe Media Uploader
- Pixlr Grabber
- RetailMeNot
- SkipScreen
      [ needs to be simplified and use only the drag&drop method incorporating the edges of the window ]
- Spool
- Tab Clicking Options
      [ this should replace any need for new windows ]
- Tab Cloud
- Tab to Window or as I'd prefer Tab to Tab Group
- Textarea Cache / AutoSaveText
- ThumbStrips
- TinEye Reverse Image Search
- Toolbar Buttons / UrlbarExt
- Update Notifier
      [ avoids users being asked to update things, people don't care stop asking & just do it ]
- VeriSign's OpenID SeatBelt
      [ WARNING: can cause an extreme decrease in performance ]
- WiseStamp
      [ needs a more simplified user-interface ]

FIREFOX PLUG-INS:
- OpenXML Document Viewer
- Windows Media Player Firefox Plugin

GREASEMONKEY & STYLISH & JETPACK EXTENSIONS:
- Greasemonkey
      - AutoPagerize
      - Facebook Fixed Header (Always-At-Top)
      - HTTP-to-HTTPS redirector
      - Unfriend Finder
- Stylish
      - Adjust Menu Height
      - Bookmarks Toolbar in Fullscreen
      - deiconify menus
      - Firefox 4 Add-Ons Hide Compatibility Warning
      - Firefox 4 Blue Loading Progress Tab-Throbber / Firebird Style Tab Throbber
      - Remove all icons (except tab-bar)
      - Remove close/minimize/restore buttons (fullscreen)
      - Remove locationbar bookmark star
      - Remove locationbar drop-down arrow
      - Remove locationbar Go arrow (FF3)
      - Remove menu-items created by particular Add-ons
      - Remove New Tab Plus
      - Remove the Site Identity Button from Fx3
      - Remove unused/annoying menu items
      - Reorder statusbar panels and icons
      - Scrollbar hidden / hide scrollbars totally
      - Smart Stop/Reload/Go Button
      - SquareTabs
      - Tabs - remove tab drop down
      - Userstyles.org - Redesign(2011) Professional
- Stylish (about:blank backgrounds)
      - about:blank backgrounds
      - about:blank OnFire Fixed
      - About:blank - Blue logo on black
      - about:blank - Dark Blue Firefox
      - NASA Night Launch - Launch Image for Empty Tabs

GOOGLE EXTENSIONS:
- Better Gmail 2
- CloudMagic
- gDocsBar
- Gmail S/MIME
- Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on
- Google Earth
- Google Gears
- Googlepedia
- gReader Comments
- Greasemonkey
      - Google Account Multi-Login
      - Google Reader Preview Plus
      - Google Reader Without "Mark All As Read"
      - Google Viewer
      - Jasper's Google Reader subscribe
      - Jasper's Google Reader subscribe
      - Perfect Dark Google Reader
- PostRank Google Reader
- Stylish
      - GMail - Remove ads and relocate action links (alt)
      - Gmail Redesigned (by Globex Designs)
- Rapportive
- Taskforce
- Unsubscribe
- Xobni
- Zemanta

--Operations 18:31, 4 September 2011 (PDT)

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