Firefox Tips & Tricks - I
If you type about:config in address bar of firefox, it will open its configuration page, that allows to change a lot of settings.
Customize the display and location of the close tab button in the tab bar -
You can customize the display and location of the close tab button in the tab bar by using about:config to edit the preference browser.tabs.closeButtons.
Values:
- 0 - Display a close button on the active tab only
- 1 - (Default) Display close buttons on all tabs
- 2 - Don't display any close buttons
- 3 - Display a single close button at the end of the tab bar (Firefox 1.x behavior)
The New pages should be opened in: setting in Tools > Options... > Tabs applies to links both from the current page and links triggered from other programs. If you want all links from other programs to be opened differently from links in the current page, you can use about:config to edit the preference browser.link.open_external. The values are:
- 1 Open links from other programs in the current tab
- 2 Open links from other programs in new windows
- 3 (Default) Open links from other programs in new tabs in an existing window
Find As You Type has a few hidden preferences that can be changed to better fit your needs. Use about:config to change any of the following:
accessibility.typeaheadfind.linksonly - Set this pref to false if you want Find As You Type to search normal text too.
accessibility.typeaheadfind.startlinksonly - Set this pref to true if you require that the link starts with the entered text.
accessibility.typeaheadfind.timeout - This is the time in milliseconds for the Find As You Type to stop watching for keystrokes.
For information about what Find As You Type is, read the documentation.
