Firefox Tips

Plugins

Entering 'about:plugins' (without quotes) in the address bar shows a list of currently installed plugins.

MozEX

The MozEX plug-in allows you to configure a text editor for viewing page source and editing text areas.

Spell Checker

Install the appropriate language pack. E.g. in Debian 5.0 (Lenny) the British language pack is installed as follows:

   # apt-get install iceweasel-l10n-en-gb

Iceweasel is the Debian version of Firefox.

Changing Language Settings

Changing the language settings is done by right clicking on a field and selecting the appropriate language.

See also http://kb.mozillazine.org/Dictionaries#Selecting_an_installed_dictionary

Developer Plug-ins

Install the following packages from Debian 5.0 (Lenny)

   # aptitude install iceweasel-firebug iceweasel-webdeveloper

Alternatively visit the Web Developer and Firebug home pages.

Configuration Settings

Advanced configuration settings can be modified by entering a URL of about:config in the address bar.

References


-- Frank Dean - 07 Sep 2009