Thread: Post you favourite or new and useful Firefox add ons here !

3.0.8 released. Im giving this one a try as the beta 3 is peaking the CPU again, beta 2 was fine.

Any hints/ideas on FF download manager. When I have multiple downloads going the downloads occasionally suddenly stop. When I pause and restart often get message "failed cannot connect". If I disconnect and reconnect modem everything works well. Might be my ISP but suspect it's FF.

I use the Flashgot Add-On coupled with Free Download Manager - absolutely free download accelerator and manager.

Download the FDM first and install, then DL the Flashgot Add-On and it will see that FDM is installed.

Works perfectly for me.

That was short lived. Tried 3.0.8 and the search box doesnt work. Anyone else using it yet?

Originally Posted by Marmite the Dog

Works perfectly for me.

Thanks. Will try it.

Originally Posted by melvbot

That was short lived. Tried 3.0.8 and the search box doesnt work. Anyone else using it yet?

Got it yesterday, no problems so far.

Got it this morning

Works OK for me

Originally Posted by Norton

Originally Posted by Marmite the Dog

Works perfectly for me.

Thanks. Will try it.

Tried it and still have about the same problem. More sure it's my dodgy internet rather than the downloader. Not a major prob so will live with the irritant.

Originally Posted by melvbot

Tried 3.0.8 and the search box doesnt work. Anyone else using it yet?

Works for me.

Originally Posted by Norton

Originally Posted by Norton

Originally Posted by Marmite the Dog

Works perfectly for me.

Thanks. Will try it.

Tried it and still have about the same problem. More sure it's my dodgy internet rather than the downloader. Not a major prob so will live with the irritant.

Ahh yes, but FDM will resume the download from where it got stopped, rather than starting again from scratch.

Originally Posted by Norton

Probably one of the settings.

It is, yes.

^Twat!

Ever wished you could change the colour of Firefox, I havent but you can with this
Win only
https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/6991


If you're dead clever n stuff you might not need this handy status bar scientific calcumulator.

https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/6521

This is very similar to another extension called Cool Iris or Cool Previes, forgot which. It allows you to preview links without clicking an visiting.

https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/4999

heres one that gives you pretty much instant updates on the footie https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/725

Ive got this feature in a browser I use already, Im not all that impressed with it to be honest as Im on a 14" laptop and it takes up real estate but some people might like it if theyve got a 19" uber screen. It gives a sidebar with a preview of each tab thats open and is rather unimaginatively called Tab Sidebar.

I personally would like to see something more along the lines of the when you hover over a tab you get a preview like you do in the Vista toolbar.

https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/6535

When you open FF it usually opens with a homepage, ie just one tab. You can if you like set a few "home tabs" if you like, just open the pages you want to set as home tabs then go to where you set the homepage in Tools/Options on Windows or Preferences on Mac and there should be an option/button for "Use Current Pages" click the button and it should list the open tabs in the box where you set the hompage but seperated with a "|".

When you restart FF all the pages should open in tabs ready to rock.

If you've ever typed out a humungously long witty retort to some smart arse comment on Teakdoor then this add on's for you. Ive seen a few people post that theyve typed out some long reply then lost it because the connection dropped or closed the window by accident, this one fixes all that by saving stuff as you type so it can be retrieved if buffalo occurs. Just right click and theres a menu for recover form or recover text, no idea how many characters it supports as yet.

Handles form recovery and stuff like typing in wysiywig editors. One of those clever little extensions you'll wonder how you lived without.


https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/6984

Lazarus: Restore lost forms with a single click

Theres been a change over at the FF add ons page, theyve updated the look of the site and introduced a new add on called "Collections"

"Collections are groups of related add-ons assembled for easy sharing."

https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/fir.../editors_picks

So you can make your own pack of add ons or download other peoples

https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/11950

Firefox 3.5 RC1 is available for download, RC means Release Candidate if you didnt know already. This isnt the 100% finished version that going to be released, there still might be features added or even ditched for the final release but its getting as close as you can to the finished release.

Firefox - i use this on osx

I haven't used Firefox much lately, Firefox 3.5 has been released *yawn*

Firefox web browser | Faster, more secure, & customizable

Check here before you download it

Lifehacker - Firefox 3.5 Officially Available for Download - Firefox 3.5

Just added, Smoothwheel to both my Firefox and Thunderbird.

This is a cool add-on as it gets rid of any jerk scrolling. Its quite soothing on your eyes and definitely my favourite add on. Apart from the spell check one.

For Firefox - https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/fir...cy/0/357/50578

For Thunderbird - https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/thu...cy/0/357/50578

Smoothwheel is good. Thanks.

Its just so smoooooooth, I can't stop scrolling up and down.