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Firefox Extension Lets You Pick the Name
Rovaedne writes "Mozilla
Firefox , the web browser
formerly known as Firebird,
formerly known as Phoenix, has a new extension which allows you to change the name to something palatable. The extension called
Firesomething lets users change the name seen in the browser titlebar, Help menu, and About dialog, thus erradicating all traces of "Firefox" in
Firefox (currently version 0.8). There is a
name change FAQ, but it currently does not mention this extension. This extension should hopefully help curb some of the criticism that Mozilla has received from its most recent
choice of name."
about:config also let's you change the 'Mozilla' bit, too. Mozzerella Seasquid here.
Actually, from what I understand, Firebird, Pheonix and Firefox are just code names. When the browser is released 1.0 it'll just be Mozilla Browser.
Try this anime style one:
There is a Tools -> Options menu in Firefox
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Other than that - Firefox all the way!
Try some of the extensions like AdBlock (block flash, iframes, etc.). The extensible search engine bar is really cool to (get imdb search, DHL tracking, etc.). Not to mention the quick search feature (keyword bookmars)!
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A firefox is a red panda. Here's a picture of one. This site has some more info, specifically "The Chinese name for red panda is hunho or firefox, due to their colour and similar size to a fox".
I believe that that may have changed, and that Firefox will remain the brand name of the browser, which - once it reaches version 1.0 - will continue to be available separately to, as well as part of, the suite. That's why so much effort has been expended on the Firefox *image* - the logo, the cute "ads" ("Reclaim the Web", etc) and marketing. Then again, my information dates back at least a few days, so it's possibly out of date already ;)
The original announcement on mozillazine suggests that Firefox is a permanent name, though I couldn't find other postings about the brand-identity. Like I say, this information is probably out-of-date already...
This is where the serious fun begins.
(yes, even open source projects can be A-holes when it comes to "stealing" thier stuff).
As I understand it, this is a necessary by-product of US trademark law - "enforce your trademark or lose it". Mozilla recently sent out enforcement letters to t-shirt retailers, etc, which has to be the nicest, sweetest, most kindly example of legalese I've ever seen - along the lines of "you're using our trademark without permission. We understand why you're doing this, but we have to ask you to stop. Hope you're not too offended, and if there's anything we can do to help, don't hesitate to ask."
This is where the serious fun begins.
Of course we don't have executables with names like "Mozilla Firefox", because that's not geeky enough. Still, it should be trivial for any app to allow configuration of the name it displays in the title bar.
I can imagine what would happen, just for example, if The Bride of Monster (Personnel Manager at a sheltered workshop, dealing with handicapped adults) installed a copy of The GIMP on a computer at work, to save their tight budget the expense of buying Photoshop for working up sales brochures and such... Being able to change it so it says 'GNU Image Manipulation' or just 'GNU Image' might save her from the wrath of uptight Politically Correct types.
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If it randomized the broswer ID in the referrer as well. Unfortunately, I just checked, and it doesn't.
who are those slashdot people? they swept over like Mongol-Tartars.
The plugin was actually released the same day as 0.8.
Almost, but not quite. Someone (Dunderklumpen) on the MozillaZine forums made the suggestion for the extension the day Firefox was released, and I released a barebones extension two days later.
The new news, though, is that the extension finally got a user-friendly interface (no more digging around in about:config) last weekend. The extension has changed a lot over the past six weeks, thanks to the MozillaZine forums users who were interested in its development.
Original idea - Naming extension - anyone?
Extension discussion (obsolete) - Firesomething 1.0.x
Extension discussion (current) - Firesomething 1.1.2
Editing the Windows registry allows you to change the name in the title bar of Internet Explorer.
n et Explorer\Main
Mine currently says "Internet Exploder".
How?
I'm glad you asked, here's how:
Look for Window Title under
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Inter
If Window Title doesn't exist there, create it as a new String Value, edit the value with whatever name you want, restart your IE and enjoy the new name.
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FireFox (v0.8) seems to have more bugs than FireBird (v0.7). If it really bothers you, you could just use v0.7. The only difference I've really noticed since installing v0.8 is the download manager.
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