Author Topic: How did you "pimp" your Firefox? (Read 3454 times)

xShadow · « **on:** June 16, 2008, 02:23:58 PM »

I literally got the Pimpzilla theme for mine. >_>

Screenshot (it's scaled down, so click for the full size >.>):

(click to show/hide)

Extensions list:

(click to show/hide)

Unfortunately, you can't see the Forecastfox in that picture, since it's reloading (lower right); here's a picture (different theme, though) of what it looks like:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v456/xShadowinXBC/Waffles-1.jpg

... and no, that's not my GameFAQs account; I have more Karma than that. <.<;;;

Anyway, I find this arrangement to be rather convenient for me. Instead of having an overload of things at the top of the screen (as in, having my tabs at the top of the screen, along with everything else), I have my tabs at the bottom. Then, for even more convenience, I can then add the bookmarks (because they actually look good and are useful) to the top. This creates a "centered" browsing experience; the stuff at the top is in more equal proportion with the things on the bottom, and the tabs are easier to reach when they're at the bottom anyway. Also, I won't be clicking the bookmarks at the top on accident, trying to select a tab (though.... to be honest, I tend to click ForecastFox a lot when attempting to select a tab. <.<).

I decided to make this topic when I saw so many threads about Firefox and customizations. I wanted to see how everyone else did it, and see if I get some good new ideas as to how to improve mine. On a side note, I don't know what you guys did, but I'm fricken glad that spoiler tags are working again.

psyren · « **Reply #1 on:** June 16, 2008, 02:36:22 PM »

AdBlock with 3 subscription filters.
DownloadThemAll.
GreaseMonkey.

That's it.

kureshii · « **Reply #2 on:** June 16, 2008, 02:39:46 PM »

I'm not going to post an XGA image here so you'll have to click the link.

The bookmark bar is a temporary fixture; I'm keeping tabs (pun not fully intended) on a few websites so I put it there awhile, but usually I hide it. I have my important/daily websites set up with bookmark keywords (the rest are available via the del.icio.us toolbar) so I can do everything through the address bar. Keyboard control FTW

And when your screen is XGA, you need all the screen estate you can get (though I like the layout so much I think I'll probably stick with this even after switching to a 24" LCD).

Extensions in use:
Aardvark (for customising print view)
Adblock Plus
CS Lite (custom cookie permissions)
CustomizeGoogle
Delicious Bookmarks
Download Statusbar (hoping to not have to use this when FF3 is out)
DownloadHelper (streaming video ripper)
DownThemAll (great download accelerator)
Fast Dial (prettyful, useful and highly distracting about:config page)
Find Toolbar Tweaks (improvements to FF search)
Fullerscreen (likely can be removed after FF3 release)
Geckotip (must-have for tablet PCs)
Grab and Drag (more ways to pagescroll)
Greasemonkey+Stylish (WIN!!!)
IE Tab
Link Alert (nice mouseover filetype warning icons for hyperlinks)
MinimizeToTray (double-edged sword)
PicLens (has to be seen to be believed)
RSS Ticker (for keeping tabs on searches)
SearchWords (why you don't see the search bar)
Tab Mix Plus (how do I even live without this)
TwitterBar

iindigo · « **Reply #3 on:** June 16, 2008, 02:42:50 PM »

Call me boring if you like, but I have Aronnax's GrApple Safari lookalike theme installed. It's simple, out of the way, not too flashy, and fits in with the rest of OS X fairly well.

As for extensions, I have the following installed:

• Adblock 0.7.5.4
- Should be obvious what this does

• Fission 0.9.7.1
- Moves the progress bar into the URL field, Safari-style

• Stylish 0.5.7
- Wonderful, wonderful, wonderful plugin that allows you to modify the looks
and even some functionality of any site you please via CSS stylesheets.
Examples include theming sites (Blue deviantART!) and modifying YouTube
to have a much larger video player.

• URL Link 2.02.2
- Very handy plugin that allows you to create new tabs and windows from those pesky unlinked URLs.

I tend to stay away from plugins that add functions that aren't really centric to browsing, since it moves Firefox towards a more monolithic "everything" program (which I heavily dislike). I'd much rather use a separate torrent app, music player, etc, etc, etc...

kureshii · « **Reply #4 on:** June 16, 2008, 02:49:22 PM »

Wooh, another Stylish fan! You'll love Greasemonkey if you like that =)

xShadow · « **Reply #5 on:** June 16, 2008, 03:11:06 PM »

I'm kinda interested in what that "Stylish" thing does, but isn't it a pain to set up? What does it entail? CSS editing? <_<

DesoNoto · « **Reply #6 on:** June 16, 2008, 03:20:28 PM »

I like black. I also love tabs!

As for my extensions, I use:

Adblock Plus (Everyone should have this

)
AmIOnMySpace.com (That's how much I hate MySpace

)
BugMeNot (I use this when I don't want to signup for a website. It only works a few times $:-\$ )
Download Statusbar (I like customizing this

)
Fasterfox (I don't know if it works but I keep it anyway just to make it seem like it does

)
Gmail Notifier (Really helpful for responding to emails faster

)
PicLens (Amazing extension

StumbleUpon (I've found some pretty cool sites with this

)
Tabscope (I don't even know why I still have this

)

KoC · « **Reply #7 on:** June 16, 2008, 03:27:24 PM »

Adblock
noscript
Downthemall
ie tabs

Fuck everything else.

Hadouken · « **Reply #8 on:** June 16, 2008, 03:29:47 PM »

The only thing different about the look in mine is that I'm using the Vista version of Strata and I have XP.

Addons are:
Stylish
Greasemonkey
Better Youtube
Adblock Plus
Adblock Filter G updater
IDM CC
Tab Mix Plus
Nightly Tester Tools

kureshii · « **Reply #9 on:** June 16, 2008, 03:51:25 PM »

Quote from: xShadow on June 16, 2008, 03:11:06 PM

I'm kinda interested in what that "Stylish" thing does, but isn't it a pain to set up? What does it entail? CSS editing? <_<

http://userstyles.org/
I'd love to describe it for you but I think that page does it better, and some of the submissions have screenshots of what they do too. Essentially, on-the-fly page editing. You don't have to write your own scripts if you don't want to, there are ready-made scripts available (knowing some CSS helps so you can customise the scripts even more).

With Stylish+Greasemonkey you can do even more

For a list of differences, click here.

Pigeon · « **Reply #10 on:** June 17, 2008, 03:27:47 AM »

firefox 3.0 rc3

adblock plus
tabmix plus
unplug, downloadthemall, downloadhelper (because the internet is for porn)

As far as styles and themes go... fuck 'em. I really don't care.

Grendal · « **Reply #11 on:** June 17, 2008, 12:26:36 PM »

ChatZilla, and that's it!
I don't tend to block advertisements (Websites gotta make money somehow), and I haven't found a skin or add-on that I needed or thought interesting.

iindigo · « **Reply #12 on:** June 17, 2008, 01:35:32 PM »

Quote from: Grendal on June 17, 2008, 12:26:36 PM

ChatZilla, and that's it!
I don't tend to block advertisements (Websites gotta make money somehow), and I haven't found a skin or add-on that I needed or thought interesting.

Well props to you, then, but I personally can't stand the obnoxious flashing "OMG YOUVE WON AN IPOD!!!11!!one" and the "PUNCH THIS AND WIN" minigame flash ones and the like. If everybody used something like Google ads, where it doesn't make you wanna rake your eyes out, I wouldn't mind but nooooo...

goldenix · « **Reply #13 on:** November 16, 2011, 02:35:10 PM »

Apperance:
Ff 4.0 default theme with System colors enabled.

Addons: - only the basic stuff I use daily
Adblock plus
Bugmenot
cookie whitelist
download statusbar
Fire Gestures
Flashblock
Greasemonkey - Have tons of userscripts, mosty made by me so i wont list them hire, This is just godlike addon rly!
image zoom
MozRepl - This is for FF automation (very useful if u know how to program with autoitscript) For example I press F7 While FF is open & i get navigated to youtube.
Noscript
Paste And Go 3 - just mod the version nr in the source & it will work with FF4.0
TabMixPlus
Prefbar - Installed it to swap System colors on & off with a hotkey
QuietURL
text Link

Edit> oh lol, just noticed this thread is 4 year old