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slease

22-06-2005 16:20:02

Click on a link with the scroll wheel (only if your mouse scroll is also a button) and it'll open that link in a new tab.

Go up to the tab bar and click on a tab with the scroll wheel and it closes.

I had no idea about these tips til I found an article in LifeHacker. Hope they help.

Collateral

22-06-2005 16:22:48

ha kinda cool, too bad I dont use firefox

theysayjump

22-06-2005 16:24:09

hmm......yeah works.....thats cool so that if you have multiple tabs open, and dont wanna have to go through them and close them manually, you can just click the scroll whell on the one you wanna close and its done D

sweet!

thanks slease!

theysayjump

22-06-2005 16:25:07

[quotec0bb807e63="Collateral"]ha kinda cool, too bad I dont use firefox[/quotec0bb807e63]

shock shock

you....liahemli......you dont use firefox!?!?

and why not young man?

Stroid

22-06-2005 16:25:34

nice tip it even works on my laptop

slease

22-06-2005 16:25:55

[quote6e83082522="Collateral"]ha kinda cool, too bad I dont use firefox[/quote6e83082522]

It's never too late to change wink

mofocrew

22-06-2005 16:27:32

you made my day.... + Karma

slease

22-06-2005 16:30:11

For anyone who loves these tips, check out the lifehacker blog at www.lifehacker.com I try and read it daily.

drummer_kew_03

22-06-2005 16:30:37

It'll also copy when you highlight text, and paste with middle-click. Also, if you have a url copied, left and middle click at the same time and it will automatically go to it.

Collateral

22-06-2005 16:37:26

[quotef2a91a7da3="theysayjump"][quotef2a91a7da3="Collateral"]ha kinda cool, too bad I dont use firefox[/quotef2a91a7da3]

shock shock

you....liahemli......you dont use firefox!?!?

and why not young man?[/quotef2a91a7da3]

I can't get myself to use it. I've been using IE since I've gotten the internet and I just can't seem to get myself to use firefox. ( Maybe If I delete all my internet explorer shortcuts it would help.

theysayjump

22-06-2005 16:38:48

[quote845d99282f="Collateral"][quote845d99282f="theysayjump"][quote845d99282f="Collateral"]ha kinda cool, too bad I dont use firefox[/quote845d99282f]

shock shock

you....liahemli......you dont use firefox!?!?

and why not young man?[/quote845d99282f]

I can't get myself to use it. I've been using IE since I've gotten the internet and I just can't seem to get myself to use firefox. ( Maybe If I delete all my internet explorer shortcuts it would help.[/quote845d99282f]

lol well that would be one way....have you ever even tried firefox?

Collateral

22-06-2005 16:39:33

[quotef156817fb3="theysayjump"][quotef156817fb3="Collateral"][quotef156817fb3="theysayjump"][quotef156817fb3="Collateral"]ha kinda cool, too bad I dont use firefox[/quotef156817fb3]

shock shock

you....liahemli......you dont use firefox!?!?

and why not young man?[/quotef156817fb3]

I can't get myself to use it. I've been using IE since I've gotten the internet and I just can't seem to get myself to use firefox. ( Maybe If I delete all my internet explorer shortcuts it would help.[/quotef156817fb3]

lol well that would be one way....have you ever even tried firefox?[/quotef156817fb3]

Yah, that's how I tested his tip ;)

theysayjump

22-06-2005 16:47:04

so you've used firefox and STILL prefer IE?

wow

to each their own i guess. D

drummer_kew_03

22-06-2005 16:49:23

[quotede58ae3696="drummer_kew_03"]It'll also copy when you highlight text, and paste with middle-click. Also, if you have a url copied, left and middle click at the same time and it will automatically go to it.[/quotede58ae3696]

I forgot that the auto copy thing is an extension that you can download. If you've never downloaded extensions before I suggest it. Go here and check em out.
https//addons.mozilla.org/extensions/?application=firefox[]https//addons.mozilla.org/extensions/?application=firefox

I'm using a ton right now.
- Foxy tunes - a media player extension
- Forcast Fox - puts current weather, forcasts, and radar in the bottom bar of firefox
-Auto Copy - The one I mentioned above
-Tabbrowser Prefs - Adds more options to the tabs.
- And a lot more.

Kinda sounds like i'm writing a commercial now. Sorry roll

Collateral

I highly suggest trying it. I hate change, but I forced myself to try it and now i'll never go back. Make yourself use it for a couple days or a week and you'll say the same.

theysayjump

22-06-2005 16:52:47

heres the site where i get my extensions......there is about 39 pages of them. it is definitely worth a look though.

http//www.extensionsmirror.nl/index.php?showforum=2

they will only work in Firefox though, not mozilla.

one of the reasons i switched from Mozilla to Firefox D

EatChex89

22-06-2005 17:36:41

i've used that for forever. lol

its my fav trick. i used to use it on Netscape.. any mozilla browser it will work.

dudeextrem2000

22-06-2005 18:44:23

[quotef2b87a3fa4="Collateral"][quotef2b87a3fa4="theysayjump"][quotef2b87a3fa4="Collateral"]ha kinda cool, too bad I dont use firefox[/quotef2b87a3fa4]

shock shock

you....liahemli......you dont use firefox!?!?

and why not young man?[/quotef2b87a3fa4]

I can't get myself to use it. I've been using IE since I've gotten the internet and I just can't seem to get myself to use firefox. ( Maybe If I delete all my internet explorer shortcuts it would help.[/quotef2b87a3fa4]

firefox imports them when you install it.......

oddjob1266

22-06-2005 18:48:51

Does anyone know if there is a way to switch b/n the tabs in firefox from the keyboard...a sort of alt-tab type method....I always wnat that to work...

slease

22-06-2005 18:51:18

[quotea25c7d7731="dudeextrem2000"][quotea25c7d7731="Collateral"][quotea25c7d7731="theysayjump"][quotea25c7d7731="Collateral"]ha kinda cool, too bad I dont use firefox[/quotea25c7d7731]

shock shock

you....liahemli......you dont use firefox!?!?

and why not young man?[/quotea25c7d7731]

I can't get myself to use it. I've been using IE since I've gotten the internet and I just can't seem to get myself to use firefox. ( Maybe If I delete all my internet explorer shortcuts it would help.[/quotea25c7d7731]

firefox imports them when you install it.......[/quotea25c7d7731]

It imports bookmarks. Shortcuts are the links you put on your desktop and in folders linking to URLs.

dudeextrem2000

22-06-2005 18:53:13

[quote360bbafc21="EatChex89"]i've used that for forever. lol

its my fav trick. i used to use it on Netscape.. any mozilla browser it will work.[/quote360bbafc21]

netscape like copies everything firefox does

drummer_kew_03

22-06-2005 18:59:13

[quote833296c378="oddjob1266"]Does anyone know if there is a way to switch b/n the tabs in firefox from the keyboard...a sort of alt-tab type method....I always wnat that to work...[/quote833296c378]

hold control and press the number of the tab you want.

ie.
Ctrl + 1, Crtl +2, etc.

slease

22-06-2005 19:00:45

ctrl+tab switches between them

oddjob1266

22-06-2005 20:31:09

[quotea7a754d4f3="drummer_kew_03"][quotea7a754d4f3="oddjob1266"]Does anyone know if there is a way to switch b/n the tabs in firefox from the keyboard...a sort of alt-tab type method....I always wnat that to work...[/quotea7a754d4f3]

hold control and press the number of the tab you want.

ie.
Ctrl + 1, Crtl +2, etc.[/quotea7a754d4f3]

[quotea7a754d4f3="slease"]ctrl+tab switches between them[/quotea7a754d4f3]

Thanks guys...I have been trying to figure that out forever it seems )

blitzrapper

22-06-2005 22:03:41

I found out when I fist used to use firefox. I accidently clicked a link while scrolling with it and it would open up. I hated it though cuz I never really wanted to open that link!

drummer_kew_03

22-06-2005 22:08:53

The left and middle click paste made me mad for awhile. I didn't know that it did that and it seemed that it would all of the sudden go to most random sites. I thought I had spyware for awhile.

theysayjump

23-06-2005 17:13:05

anyone know of an extension that tells you how many characters you have typed or how many more characters you are allowed to type?

J4320

23-06-2005 17:14:49

Lol, good question, that would have been nice for when I was doing that review site.

theysayjump

23-06-2005 17:15:14

yeah, thats what got me thinking about it.

slease

23-06-2005 18:06:59

[quote950a2b965c="theysayjump"]yeah, thats what got me thinking about it.[/quote950a2b965c]

not an extension, but you could type them in word and use the word count and then just paste them into your browser.

theysayjump

23-06-2005 19:25:58

yeah true.

Peinecone

23-06-2005 19:37:34

[quote8b11b3c00c="slease"]Click on a link with the scroll wheel (only if your mouse scroll is also a button) and it'll open that link in a new tab.

Go up to the tab bar and click on a tab with the scroll wheel and it closes.

I had no idea about these tips til I found an article in LifeHacker. Hope they help.[/quote8b11b3c00c]These don't work for me with Firefox. I think it is because i use my scroll button as my back button.

[quote8b11b3c00c="drummer_kew_03"]I'm using a ton right now.
- Foxy tunes - a media player extension
- Forcast Fox - puts current weather, forcasts, and radar in the bottom bar of firefox
-Auto Copy - The one I mentioned above
-Tabbrowser Prefs - Adds more options to the tabs.
- And a lot more.[/quote8b11b3c00c]
I use all those extensions too. I love them, especially the Forescat Fox and Foxy Tunes.

drummer_kew_03

23-06-2005 22:14:51

I don't know about an extension for character count. I found a program one time that measured the mileage on your mouse. It was cool but kept making my computer crash.