Firefox info/help thread!

[c_white_wolf]

The user.js, userChrome.css and userContent.css are all manually edited. There is an extension called ChromEdit which is usefull for editing these files while you are in Firefox. You have the option of having it open in a seperate window or opening in a new tab.

[SupDawg]

Hm.. when I am using the WIG editor, the copy works fine, but when I try to paste, it does not show up in the right click menu.

But it works when I use ctrl v method..

[switch_abx]

Understand. I already installed ChromEdit. Question: your userChrome.css is a pretty neat collection and very nicely edited. I just copied it and pasted it into mine. I assume you did a thorough review of which rules are useful and which are not? This saves me quite some time going through that process myself.

Originally Posted by c_white_wolf

The user.js, userChrome.css and userContent.css are all manually edited. There is an extension called ChromEdit which is usefull for editing these files while you are in Firefox. You have the option of having it open in a seperate window or opening in a new tab.

[flex22]

Originally Posted by SupDawg

Hm.. when I am using the WIG editor, the copy works fine, but when I try to paste, it does not show up in the right click menu.

But it works when I use ctrl v method..

right click on your toolbar and drag the paste icon to your tool bar

[Qba73]

dont know if this was posted but here is the text to increase the google searchbox

edit userchrome.css

/* Make the Search box flex wider */
#search-container {
-moz-box-flex: 800 !important;
}
#searchbar {
-moz-box-flex: 800 !important; }

the 800 can be tweaked to your liking



now if i could just fix the damn jittry scrolling in pages i would dump IE, IE scrolls so much smoother.

[SupDawg]

Originally Posted by switch

Understand. I already installed ChromEdit. Question: your userChrome.css is a pretty neat collection and very nicely edited. I just copied it and pasted it into mine. I assume you did a thorough review of which rules are useful and which are not? This saves me quite some time going through that process myself.

I can't drag the paste onto the right click menu? AM i missing something here?

I can get it on the menu bar, but when I right click and try to drag, the right click menu dissapears.

[c_white_wolf]

Originally Posted by switch

Understand. I already installed ChromEdit. Question: your userChrome.css is a pretty neat collection and very nicely edited. I just copied it and pasted it into mine. I assume you did a thorough review of which rules are useful and which are not? This saves me quite some time going through that process myself.

I found most of the rules at the Mozilla site in the tips&tricks section.
I believe it was PCBruiser who originally posted the four lines for use with the WYSIWIG menu here at ABXZone.

(My apologize to the member who did post those rules if I am wrong.)

[c_white_wolf]

Originally Posted by SupDawg

Hm.. when I am using the WIG editor, the copy works fine, but when I try to paste, it does not show up in the right click menu.

But it works when I use ctrl v method..

Okay, now I understand what you are talking about and I am having the same problem. The paste option is not appearing in the right click menu. The 4 rules I mention earlier will allow you to use the cut/copy/paste icons in this ABXZone menu. I was just over at HDXZone when I discovered exactly what you have been talking about. I am going to check the Mozilla board to see if someone there has found a better solution.

[fischyfinger]

Originally Posted by Qba73

dont know if this was posted but here is the text to increase the google searchbox

edit userchrome.css

/* Make the Search box flex wider */
#search-container {
-moz-box-flex: 800 !important;
}
#searchbar {
-moz-box-flex: 800 !important; }

the 800 can be tweaked to your liking



now if i could just fix the damn jittry scrolling in pages i would dump IE, IE scrolls so much smoother.

I like that, very nice. I never liked the search box so small and off in the corner like that. I like mine set at 500, I moved it over too

I also read somewhere that certain themes might be causing that jumping, are you using any themes?

[Qba73]

Originally Posted by fischyfinger

I like that, very nice. I never liked the search box so small and off in the corner like that. I like mine set at 500, I moved it over too

I also read somewhere that certain themes might be causing that jumping, are you using any themes?

FF, i just found this also, makes resizing a bit easier, although you would have to delete the text i posted in order for it to stick

http://dragtotab.mozdev.org/resizesearchbox/

also i just installed the weatherfox, now thats handy, no bloat like weatherbug

no am using the theme that firefox came with. do you mean windows themes?

[fischyfinger]

Originally Posted by Qba73

no am using the theme that firefox came with. do you mean windows themes?

Either/or. Here, I found the link:

http://forums.mozillazine.org/viewtopic.php?t=113117

[Qba73]

Originally Posted by fischyfinger

Either/or. Here, I found the link:

http://forums.mozillazine.org/viewtopic.php?t=113117

ahh i am using the slate theme from 4074 using stylexp, here a screenie

[fischyfinger]

Did you try to disable the theme and see if that works?

[EDIT] Here is a post from that thread:

Another thing I've found is that if you are using ThemeXP and have a particular theme set, it will cause this too. If you have StyleXP, set it back to XP default, then you should be fine. If you want to go back to your previous theme or another, you can do so as well.

[fischyfinger]

There is a thread over at the MozillaZine forums that is listing the extensions that don't work with Firefox 1.0 and possible fixes:

http://forums.mozillazine.org/viewtopic.php?t=158295

So if some of your extensions still don't work you can head over there and see if there is a fix.

(Also added to the OP)

[Qba73]

Originally Posted by fischyfinger

Did you try to disable the theme and see if that works?

still jittery even with the default winxp theme oh well...its gets a bit annoying but im getting used to it.