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Firefox bleg

Finally downloaded Firefox. Couple things:

Some blog entries run really close to the sidebar. Not sure how to fix this.

Is there a way to make Firefox open clicked links in a new tab without holding down the control key? I’d like the default to be a new tab.

I also can’t seem to resize the address/search bars.

Update: And I used IESpell in IE to spell check forms. Is there one for FF?

Update: Ok, found Aspellfox for spelling. But when I try to use it, it says it does not exist or is not executable. Ideas? Never mind, all better.

25 Responses to “Firefox bleg”

  1. Standard Mischief Says:

    download the extention “tabbrowser preferances”

    I have mine to always go to where I click, when I left-click.
    always open a new tab when I middle-click
    and open in a new window whenever I right click and select via context menu

    All of that overrides whatever the webmaster or mistress thinks whatever’s best for me.

    also get:

    Adblock

  2. Standard Mischief Says:

    Damn, it ate the rest if my comment because I used the “less than” key. Go read it on the control panel.

  3. Jon Says:

    I can’t believe you would spend more than an hour a day on the computer & still use ie. It will take a bit to get your firefox configured if you’re a real power user, but the benefits are innumerable.

    Standard Mischief recommended tabbrowser prefs for more tab options. I think a better – and much more comprehensive (think undoclosetab and restoring tabs after crashes or shutdowns) is tab mix plus:
    https://addons.mozilla.org/extensions/moreinfo.php?id=1122&application=firefox

    To get the search box resized, try the resize search bar extension:
    https://addons.mozilla.org/extensions/moreinfo.php?id=349

  4. Standard Mischief Says:

    https://addons.mozilla.org/?application=firefox

    go there and search for your spelling checker. I need to do the same, i’ve yet to try something out.

    Jon, thanks for the tip.

  5. Obvious Troll Says:

    Your style sheet runs the main text right up against the side bar in Safari and other browsers as well.

    IE apparently has some measurement bugs and, as is usual, web designers tend to code around those bugs and then not care that things don’t look right in other browsers.

    Looking at your style sheet, it’s a little confusing (why is “narrowcolumn” wider than “widecolumn”?) but I noticed that your sidebar specifies a 0 width margin for the left margin.

    Try this setting:

    #sidebar
    {
    padding: 20px 0 10px 10px;
    float: right;
    width: 190px;
    }

    If that “float” line causes problems, try this:

    #sidebar
    {
    padding: 20px 0 10px 10px;
    margin-left: 750px;
    width: 190px;
    }

    but you really don’t want to specify particular pixel positions if you can avoid it – making things float lets them work on more/different kinds of displays.

  6. SayUncle Says:

    Troll, the float puts the sidebar at the bottom. The second fix has the same problem as the original.

  7. R. Neal Says:

    “I can’t believe you would spend more than an hour a day on the computer & still use ie. It will take a bit to get your firefox configured if you’re a real power user, but the benefits are innumerable.”

    That’s one of the stuipdest remarks I’ve seen all day. I can’t believe you geeks would waste valuable time when you could be working or something twiddling around with some bug-ridden third-party geek browser. “Real power user?” Hahahah.

  8. SayUncle Says:

    Heh. Trouble is I’m actually not working.

  9. Justin Says:

    Dont forget to download the bugmenot extension. (you can find the extension on the bugmenot.com web page). Currently it isnt working until the bugmenot geek guy does an upgrade or some shiznit. when it is working it is a very simple right click/menu to fill in a name/password.

  10. SayUncle Says:

    Justin, I did that but it don’t seem to work right

  11. The Comedian Says:

    As shipped, clicking the center mouse button in Firefox 1.5 open the clicked link in a new tab.

  12. Jed Says:

    Uncle,

    Welcome to Firefox. Here are a few extensions I recommend:

    Tab Mix Plus (more powerful tabbed browsing)
    Adblock (to get rid of unwanted ads and scripts)
    Flashgot (when combined with GetRight, it’s a killer download app)
    CustomizeGoogle (more powerful Google searches)
    IE View (gives you the option to open a page in IE)
    IE Tab (gives you the option to open a page in an IE tab)
    PDF Download (gives you the option to open PDFs in a new tab or to download)
    StumbleUpon (to find random cool crap on the web)
    BugMeNot (to get around registration at most major media sites, etc.)

  13. Obvious Troll Says:

    My last idea:

    #sidebar
    {
    padding: 20px 0 10px 0px;
    margin-left: 760px;
    width: 190px;
    }

    after that, I’m out of clues.

  14. Justin Says:

    i’ll check on it when i get home later today…the bugmenot quit working early december until the guy that designed the extension updated it…not sure what went wrong.

  15. SayUncle Says:

    Troll, still no dice. Must be a firefox thing.

  16. Adam Lawson Says:

    Try upping the padding on the right side of your main column. I think it’s this line:

    .post {
    margin: 0 0 40px;
    text-align: justify;
    border-top: 1px solid black;
    }

    Try making it:

    .post {
    margin: 0 0 40px;
    text-align: justify;
    border-top: 1px solid black;
    padding: 5px;
    }

    This should give a buffer all around the posts. You can play with the number all you want or make it four separate numbers (padding: 5px 10px 25px 15px; — top, right, bottom, left;).

  17. Adam Lawson Says:

    Oh, forgot to point out, if you just leave the word padding and one number, it puts the padding around all sides. I haven’t played with CSS in a while so it slipped my mind.

  18. SayUncle Says:

    Thanks adam, that got it!

  19. Killrot Says:

    I just downloaded the Sage extension to view RSS feeds and it works great. Previously, I had like eight tabs open up when I opened firefox.

    Once I found a theme I liked, I’ve found it is way better than reading each and every webpage.

  20. Les Jones Says:

    I like Spellbound. Brittney mentioned it one day and I’ve used it ever since.

  21. jml1911a1 Says:

    MIght have been already mentioned, but about:config is the best shortcut to most user prefs.

    Open a new tab (Ctrl-T), type “about:config” in the address bar (w/o the quotes), and hit enter.

    Link for guide to about:config: http://kb.mozillazine.org/About:config_entries

    Welcome to better browsing!

  22. Jon Says:

    Another extension to check out: Performancing.
    http://performancing.com/node/729

    It makes blogging a snap. It’s still in beta, & it’s got a few bugs, but I think it will prove to be incredibly useful.

    And I am trying not to dignifiy the troll R. Neal’s bile with a response.

  23. SayUncle Says:

    Jon, R. Neal’s a good guy. Think he was funnin’ ya.

  24. Jon Says:

    Maybe he was. He just didn’t seem himself. It might be the alycy hall I’ve consumed tonight (I had to to shave my head … long story), but when I read his post it seemed like someone else was pretending to be him. The post was too short (I don’t mean length) & wasn’t thought out / logical enough to be the R. Neal we all know & love.

    Does that seem like something SKB would say to you?

  25. Justin Says:

    i thought the same thing…maybe someone spoofing his name or something.

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