Firefox Undocumented Settings Compilation

aceh0 writes "TweakFactor has a Firefox Tweak Guide up that that summarizes some undocumented settings in Firefox and recommended configurations (depending on the computer type and connection speed) for those that don't want to dig through a 17-page thread"

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Thunderbird?

[choi]

> Originally called Thunderbird, Firefox ran into
> some name problems and was renamed Firebird.
> Running into further name problems, Firebird was
> renamed to Firefox.

Someone didn't do his homework right. Actually, Thunderbird is mozilla.org's standalone mailer.

Re:Thunderbird?

[1001011010110101]

I think it was Phoenix->Firebird->Firefox

Awesome stuff

[mnoel2]

(Haven't R'ed TFA)

I'm a student working in my University's Computing Services department (only Unix geek there -- and almost the only Comp Sci major, too), where we're looking at deploying Linux workstations and whatnot. My boss recently asked me to replace the Win2k image on the Union's email kiosks.

I was using KDE (wanted Blackbox, but that's a long story), so I figured I'd use Konqueror's kiosk mode lockdown (see here). But after googling around and finding this one for Firefox, I was sold. XUL makes it so easy to modify the interface and ban commands (like bookmarking or opening local files). And my boss was even impressed. (( Dorky '50s ad grin )) Thanks, Mozilla!

It'll never get me laid though...

Poor advice

[joebp]

This is a poorly written article.

The changes to, in particular:

user_pref("network.http.max-connections", 48);
user_pref("network.http.max-connections-per-server ", 16);

Is extremely rude and bad practice.

Re:Poor advice

[SpaceLifeForm]

Yes, those values are too high.

A side note: The writer mentions that IE had this feature and that Mozilla was slower for that reason. That is not correct. Very old versions of Netscape had this feature.

Pretty hopeless article

[Artega VH]

First was the whole Firefox used to be called Thunderbird gem...

The keyboard shortcuts were sorta useful (but I knew most of them anyway and probably won't need to remember more)

But the "Advanced Configuration Options" consisted of two changes that I consider fluff at best as both are not required at all..

Then the performance settings seemed to be the same tip rehashed for some reason without actually explaining what each config setting does.. Most unprofessional imho.

Then the Themes, Extensions and Conclusion was nothing but fluff...

All in all I rate the article as an underesearched peice of fluff, possible suitable for someone who probably hasn't heard of firefox and hence isn't going to bother with anyone more than the keyboard shortcuts... Why can't people who do these things figure out what their audience is and write to that?

Firefox? What about Mozilla Mail?

[spacecowboy420]

Browser tweaks are all fine and good, but I find the real leverage in managing data via "tweaks" is within email. Thunderbird has gobs of extensions and what not - but what about Mozilla Mail? Due to Mozilla Mail handling imap a bit better than Thunderbird, I have my company using Mozilla. Now when it comes to extending Mozilla Mail, you're kinda limited to what you can do. Doing a search for "Mozilla Mail extensions" will turn up tons of results, but invariably seem more directed to Thunderbird. Thunderbird extensions don't always work well within Mozilla Mail. Am I missing something? Is there some hidden repository of Mozilla Mail extensions, or minor tweak you can do to Thunderbird extensions to make them useful within Mozilla Mail?