<div dir="ltr"><div><div><div><div><div>I don't know if installing extensions count as a customization, but there goes my list:<br></div>- Ad Block Plus: blocks ads almost everywhere, but I whitelist lots of sites I visit often (slashdot, lifehacker, hackaday, etc)<br>
</div>- BugMeNot: I don't want to register an account to a forum just to see a link someone posted, and bugmenot have a huge repository of voluntary provided logins and passwords for lots of sites<br></div>- NoScript: I don't like javascript running everywhere. I also whitelist that sites I need scripting, and ignore the rest. Faster and more secure internet.<br>
</div>- NukeThis Enhanced: So I can delete portions of any webpage for printing, or watching, or whatever.<br><br></div><div>I use other extensions, but I think that list is a good one for almost everybody.<br></div></div>
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<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">2013/10/3 D. Hugh Redelmeier <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:hugh-pmF8o41NoarQT0dZR+AlfA@public.gmane.org" target="_blank">hugh@mimosa.com</a>></span><br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
| From: Scott Sullivan <<a href="mailto:scott-lxSQFCZeNF4@public.gmane.org">scott-lxSQFCZeNF4@public.gmane.org</a>><br>
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| Based on that I'm<br>
| still curious to hear what other TLUGers might have done or found for similar<br>
| conveniences.<br>
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I'm generalizing your question. What customization do I find useful?<br>
<br>
I normally use vanilla settings for all tools unless I find a big win.<br>
I don't like dragging forward customization through re-installation<br>
and upgrades.<br>
<br>
In about: config:<br>
<br>
browser.search.openintab: true.<br>
This means that every time a do a search via the search box, the<br>
result will appear in a new tab, leaving my current tab as it was.<br>
<br>
browser.tabs.closeButtons: 3.<br>
I think this is how to get a single tab close button rather than one<br>
per tab (seems more economical but takes getting used to).<br>
<br>
Whenever FireFox starts (after a clean or dirty exit), it loads all<br>
the previous windows and tabs. That's from Edit: Preferences:<br>
General: Startup: When Firefox starts: Show my windows and tabs from<br>
last time.<br>
<br>
I'm fussy about cookies, but I doubt anyone else would want to be<br>
bothered.<br>
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<br>
I'm also used to EMACS key bindings. I think that I got this through<br>
my Gnome desktop:<br>
gsettings set org.gnome.desktop.interface gtk-key-theme "Emacs"<br>
This might work:<br>
gconftool-2 --set --type=string /desktop/gnome/interface/gtk_key_theme Emacs<br>
See also:<br>
<<a href="http://kb.mozillazine.org/Emacs_Keybindings_%28Firefox%29" target="_blank">http://kb.mozillazine.org/Emacs_Keybindings_%28Firefox%29</a>><br>
<<a href="https://addons.mozilla.org/en-us/firefox/addon/firemacs/" target="_blank">https://addons.mozilla.org/en-us/firefox/addon/firemacs/</a>><br>
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<br>
When browsing, I often use the spacebar to page down (a larger target<br>
than the Page Up key. I recently discovered that shift-space does a<br>
page up. I never would have guessed since I'm conditioned to think<br>
space and shift-space are the same character.<br>
<br>
cntrl-shift-T restores the last tab closed.<br>
<br>
What are your favourite customizations?<br>
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