Let Firefox have three heads and six arms Firefox extension recommended

For the majority of Chinese users, there is still a small part of using Firefox. The important reason is that the powerful features of Firefox need to be implemented through configuration extensions and plugins (Plugin), so the extension of Firefox is very important, the installation of the extension is very simple, first download the extension from the official page, look at a certain section After the extension, click the "Install" link next to it to install, but in most cases you need to restart Firefox to take effect. Below we will use plugins to extend the power of Firefox.

Creating a Firefox version of Maxthon

Developed by domestic programmers, Maxthon is very easy to use, and its improved multi-tab browsing, super drag and other functions are welcomed by users. Separate Firefox is not superior to Maxthon, etc., but Maxthon is based on the IE core, and some shortcomings of IE are also inherited. In fact, relying on a huge number of plugins and extensions, Firefox allows you to create your own personalized browser in accordance with your own habits. You can build a Firefox version of Maxthon, even better than Maxthon!

Below, by comparing Maxthon's three most notable features: multi-tab browsing, super drag and ad hunter, through the corresponding extension settings, Let Firefox be like your Maxthon!

1. Multi-tab browsing features

Maxthon has matured multi-tab browsing and has a lot of configuration features. The user can select the arrangement position, order, and number of new tabs to open, and open new tabs from the address bar/history/favorites. Maxthon's default double-clicking on the tabs to close the tabs and double-clicking the tabs in the blank position to open the tabs has become a "standard" operation for domestic users. Forcing the opening of any link to a new window has also become a major feature.

Firefox is also a browser with tabbed browsing. It has good support for tabbed browsing, but it is not rich enough. It is also very convenient to press the mouse wheel to open/close the tab, which is equivalent to the setting in Maxthon to force open the link to the new tab, and to freely control the timing of the opening. However, it does not provide a double-click to close the tab by default. Tab Mix Plus is an extension of the enhanced tab page setting. It provides powerful multi-tab browsing settings. Users can set the tab browsing mode according to their own preferences. After resetting, the convenience is beyond the author's belief that Maxthon has been surpassed. ).

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Tab Mix Plus 0.2.5.2: Enhanced Multi-tab browsing

Supported version: Firefox1.0-1.5

Download:

http://mozillaupdate.mozine.org/extensions/moreinfo.php?application=firefox&id=8

Setting Description:

General Settings: Here you can set when to open a new tab (force new window link, other program links, bookmarks, address bar, etc.), tab switch (set under what circumstances to activate the newly opened tab); Br>

Tag Settings: Here you will be prompted to close the tabs, the order in which the tabs are opened, and the last viewed tabs when the browser is launched, even with the shortcut "Ctrl+Tab" to be recently viewed. The order of the tabs;

Appearance settings: Here you can set the display position of the tab bar, each tab page shows the loading progress separately, the red marked unread tab page (recommended), the tab width, etc.;

Mouse settings: you can define your own mouse actions, such as double-clicking Maxthon to close the tab, and There are multiple combinations can be customized to improve browsing efficiency;

menu: Set the Options page and right-click menu displayed when you right-click the tab bar for the label.

2. Super Drag

Maxthon's super drag function is for users to talk about. As long as the user "drags" the connection, it can open a new tab page to browse, thus avoiding a wide range of mouse movements and multiple click operations, which is very convenient.

Super DragAndGo also provides excellent super drag support for Firefox and achieves user satisfaction close to 5 stars. It is characterized by: dragging the bookmark shortcut links in the link, text link, picture or bookmark toolbar to any blank position of the web page to open them in the new tab page; dragging the words to any position in the web content area, using the pre- The search engine is set to search for this word; drag the image to any location to start downloading the image.

Super DragAndGo 0.2.4d1: Super drag function, drag image storage function

Supported version: Firefox0.8-1.5

Download address:

http://mozillaupdate.mozine.org/extensions/moreinfo.php?application=firefox&id=26

Setting Description: The configuration options are relatively simple, the default settings can be used after installation. . For image drag storage, users need to set the folder location to directly store the image, you can use drag to store your favorite pictures (especially convenient for madman).

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3.Ad Intercept

Maxthon's built-in ad hunter can block many annoying ads, including pop-up, floating, rear-projection, etc. Our browser eliminates the annoyance of many ads.

For Firefox, Adblock plus and Adblock Filterset.G Update can filter many ad types, but since it is mainly developed for the North American European market environment, it does not understand the "severe situation" in the country, so it does not reach To Maxthon's filtering effect, I hope that domestic fans can develop "Chinese-specific" advertising filtering extensions for Firefox, providing more rich choices to users (Figure 3).

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Adblock plus 0.5.10 + Adblock Filterset.G Update 0.2.6: Advertising Filtering

Download Address:

http://mozillaupdate.mozine.org/extensions/moreinfo.php?application=firefox&id=6

http://mozillaupdate.mozine.org/extensions/moreinfo.php?application=firefox& ;id=47

Setting Description: Normal users can download and use directly, not used for any settings. If you need to better filter your ads, you can support the import of filters, you can also customize the filtered sites, and so on.

Mozilla divides packages that provide additional functionality for Firefox into plugins, extensions, and themes. A plugin is an interface program that is called by some external software in Firefox or a mini version that is directly embedded in the browser, such as the Acrobat Reader plugin, the Windows Media Player plugin, and so on. Extensions are one of Firefox's biggest features, and some small add-ons add new features to Firefox. From adding toolbar buttons to giving browsers new features, extensions are almost omnipotent. They allow users to freely customize the features they need, while maintaining the small size of Firefox for easy downloading.

Other Classic Extensions

A large number of developers and programming enthusiasts have developed a number of third-party extensions to enhance Firefox's functionality, in addition to the ones I mentioned, at https: //addons.mozilla.org/extensions/?application=firefox There are about 800 extensions recommended by the official for download. The following are some of the feature extensions that I recommend, which can make your Internet surfing more convenient:

FlashGot: Download Manager.

When you want to download a small amount of data, do you get bored with the automatic association of the system to call the download software such as Thunder? And once you cancel this automatic association setting, it will bring a big download. inconvenient. The FlashGot extension solves this problem. It provides the download manager function, the user can associate the corresponding download software by himself, and after the user clicks the download link, a dialog box pops up for the user to select whether to download with the download tool or with the browser itself.

If you are using multiple downloads, you can set them to be added to the download manager, call different downloads when downloading different files, and specify the default download software. You can also set the shortcut mode Alt + mouse click or Alt + Shift + mouse click to directly select the download method (Figure 4).

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PDF Download: PDF download management tool.

After the user clicks on the .PDF file link, PDF Download prompts the user whether to download the PDF file or browse directly in the browser.

Gmail Notifier: Directly integrate your Gmail account into your browser.

Integrate the prompt icon into the status bar, as long as you open the browser, it will automatically log in to the user-set Gmail account and remind you in real time whether new mail arrives (Figure 5).

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IE Tab: Lets you browse the pages that can only be viewed normally by IE with the embedded IE engine directly in the Firefox tab.

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Firefox in the eyes of netizens

Rebels

——Firefox is currently the most ideal Internet software, I told my relatives and friends The benefits of Firefox, they are also very happy to use.

——Microsoft said that IE is safe and powerful, and it is known that it is impossible. I believe that Firefox will have a certain market position, and more and more users will understand the Firefox software.

- The advantages of Firefox will be slowly revealed, and the battle between Firefox and IE in the browser market will be a battle.

Royalist Party

- Firefox's biggest drawback is its bookmark management system. IE keeps the URLs in a directory, just add or delete the bookmarks, and the management is very convenient. In terms of this aspect of functionality, Firefox needs to make greater efforts to catch up with IE. "

- I have carefully studied how to use IE correctly. I have never encountered any problems. I have tried Firefox and found a lot of shortcomings. It is not easy to use, I think I Firefox will not be used in the future.

- Think about Netscape, Firefox can't pose a threat to IE, and IE's status is still solid.