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Firefox Extension Guide and More

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the i'm-feeling-extended-right-now dept.

Anonymous Coward writes "A comprehensive list of Firefox extensions geared for the average power user and web developer includes description and screenshots of featured extensions. Plus Firefox Hacks and keyboard command guide. Always updated with the latest Firefox extensions, and tweaks."

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  1. Are there any extensions... by ZSpade · · Score: 0, Troll

    To make it stop crashing? I mean I like firefox and all, and I use it on every computer I have, but I've also seen it crash on every computer I've had... Especially when it comes time to open the dreaded PDF...

    So I ask, are there any extensions or hacks to help with this?

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  2. Re:Slashdot Extension by Damek · · Score: 0, Troll

    I was trying to read the TFA on my mobile cell phone while automatically getting cash from an ATM machine but the text of the TFA was too small small.

  3. Re:Are extensions the only advantage of Firefox? by Overzeetop · · Score: 0, Troll

    So how come it won't just render a "back" gesture instaed of trying repost the !$%% data to have the server regenerate the page? That's what the !@#$#@$ reload button is for.

    Sorry 'bout that. Its just that the "instant" back (w/o re-post) is one of the things I miss from opera. I'm sure all of my other annoyances could be fixed with plugins in ff, but I don't have time to find them (mozilla.org is terribly unorganized, imho).

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  4. You don't seem to disagree. by Futurepower(R) · · Score: 0, Troll

    You said: "... you're validly pointing out that extensions make FF even more unstable."

    You are apparently not disagreeing with the idea that it is unfriendly to encourage people to use extensions when everyone agrees that extensions often make Firefox unstable.

    You also apparently are not disagreeing with the idea that Firefox is the most unstable program in common use.

    Also you have apparently not read the linked material which explains and supports the issues intensively.

  5. Seeking mature, sensible moderator... by TFGeditor · · Score: 0, Troll

    ...to correct the injustice of the parent being modded "Troll." The poster asked a legitimate question, but it seems to have rankled a Firefox fanboy with mod points.

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  6. There is a lack of intellectual honesty. by Futurepower(R) · · Score: 0, Troll
    The problem with Firefox extensions is a lack of intellectual honesty:

    1. Mozilla Foundation actively promotes extensions.

    2. When there are problems, users are told "Do hours of work to discover which extensions are unstable with your usage patterns."

    3. Many, many people have suggested that maybe Firefox should not be so vulnerable to problems with extensions, OR maybe extensions should not be encouraged. That issue is consistently avoided. Mozilla Foundation takes NO responsibility for extensions, but that is not made clear to new users. There is no official system of approval for extensions.

    4. Firefox is sometimes unstable with a clean profile and no extensions. The issue of fundamental Firefox instability is often avoided by blaming extensions.

    5. So, the intellectual dishonesty has an angry purpose; it allows Firefox developers to hide the instabilities in Firefox.

    6. Many Firefox users experience problems with instability. It is intellectually dishonest to try to draw attention away from that fact by directing attention elsewhere.

    See the following comment. I don't know who wrote it, but in my experience everything that is said is correct: I've been seriously thinking of starting up a "FirefoxWatch" blog.