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.
January 4th, 2006 at 11:59 am
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
January 4th, 2006 at 12:01 pm
Damn, it ate the rest if my comment because I used the “less than” key. Go read it on the control panel.
January 4th, 2006 at 12:06 pm
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
January 4th, 2006 at 12:09 pm
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.
January 4th, 2006 at 12:13 pm
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.
January 4th, 2006 at 12:40 pm
Troll, the float puts the sidebar at the bottom. The second fix has the same problem as the original.
January 4th, 2006 at 12:47 pm
“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.
January 4th, 2006 at 12:49 pm
Heh. Trouble is I’m actually not working.
January 4th, 2006 at 1:04 pm
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.
January 4th, 2006 at 1:18 pm
Justin, I did that but it don’t seem to work right
January 4th, 2006 at 2:01 pm
As shipped, clicking the center mouse button in Firefox 1.5 open the clicked link in a new tab.
January 4th, 2006 at 3:07 pm
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.)
January 4th, 2006 at 3:19 pm
My last idea:
#sidebar
{
padding: 20px 0 10px 0px;
margin-left: 760px;
width: 190px;
}
after that, I’m out of clues.
January 4th, 2006 at 3:38 pm
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.
January 4th, 2006 at 4:14 pm
Troll, still no dice. Must be a firefox thing.
January 4th, 2006 at 4:31 pm
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;).
January 4th, 2006 at 4:32 pm
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.
January 4th, 2006 at 4:34 pm
Thanks adam, that got it!
January 4th, 2006 at 6:45 pm
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.
January 4th, 2006 at 7:45 pm
I like Spellbound. Brittney mentioned it one day and I’ve used it ever since.
January 4th, 2006 at 8:07 pm
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!
January 4th, 2006 at 9:03 pm
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.
January 4th, 2006 at 9:54 pm
Jon, R. Neal’s a good guy. Think he was funnin’ ya.
January 5th, 2006 at 12:18 am
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?
January 5th, 2006 at 11:10 am
i thought the same thing…maybe someone spoofing his name or something.