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'''Mozilla Firefox''' is a graphical [[W:web browser|web browser]] developed by the [[W:Mozilla Corporation|Mozilla Corporation]], and a large community of external contributors.  Firefox, officially abbreviated as '''Fx''' or '''fx'''<ref>[http://web.archive.org/web/20070528003417/http://www.mozilla.org/support/firefox/faq How do I spell Firefox? How do I abbreviate it?]. ''Firefox FAQ''. Mozilla.org. Retrieved on [[W:2007-09-08|2007-09-08]] through [[W:Archive.org]|Archive.org]].</ref> and popularly abbreviated '''FF''',<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.abbreviations.com/b1.asp?KEY=394936 | title = FF | accessdate = 2007-02-23 | date = 2006-07-19 | work = Abbreviations.com | publisher = STANDS4 LLC}}</ref> started as a [[W:fork (software development)|fork]] of the [[W:Netscape Navigator|Navigator]] browser component of the [[W:Mozilla Application Suite|Mozilla Application Suite]].  Firefox has replaced the Mozilla Suite as the flagship product of the Mozilla project, under the direction of the [[W:Mozilla Foundation|Mozilla Foundation]].
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==Firebug==
 
==Firebug==
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== Typing article names directly into address bar ==
 
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Go to <tt>about:config</tt> in firefox, then scroll down to '''keyword.URL''', double-click it and change it to
 
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:<tt>&#104;ttp://www.organicdesign.co.nz/</tt>
 
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::One issue with this is that you can't use a name with a dot in it, you have to change dots to %2e for the name to work --[[User:Nad|Nad]] 23:19, 25 Jan 2007 (NZST)
 
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== Firefox 2 ==
 
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Regarding typos, I installed Firefox 2 yesterday and it spell checks text in edit-boxes. I really recommend it, all i needed to do was install the Australian-English dictionary. It works a treat, although it seems to have a problem recognising "oligarcheous" :-)--[[User:Milan|Milan]] 12:19, 26 Oct 2006 (NZDT)
 
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:Cool I can't wait for the new version of utterly-hideous-piece-of-shit-bloatware to download!
 
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::Remember, "better" is "good enough" for most people. But then you're not like most people, which in this case is definitely a "Good Thing" :-)
 
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:::Damn edit/save wiki keys don't fuckin work now - now look where your damn trusting-fatware-to-do-anything-right ideas have got us!!!!!!!
 
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:::: Thanks for the warning... incidentally we have to use SAP here and it works on safari, and firefox but not our friendly trusted IE browser for OS X--[[User:Sven|Sven]] 16:49, 26 Oct 2006 (NZDT)
 
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::::: Nope not putting up with it, I've nuked ff2 and gone back to 1.5. The lack of quick-keys is too much of a pain in the arse, and the only good thing it offered was this spell-checker, but it insists on american spelling even after I removed us-en from the list. --[[User:Nad|Nad]] 09:37, 27 Oct 2006 (NZDT)
 
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== Firefox & IE7 ==
 
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Hi Aran, I am having a problem on Internet Explorer 7 when I view the [http://www.organicdesign.co.nz/Category:Todo Todo] page.  Formatting between the navigation (left hand) pane and main window becomes merged.  The Bookmark links in the navigation pane also no longer work correctly.  When clicked they simply expand to show the underlying link, but in the navigation pane, rather than main window.  Unless I go to this page the OD site seems to be behaving perfectly normally. --[[User:Sven|Sven]]
 
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:Yip I know about those problems - the best solution is not to use IE --[[User:Nad|Nad]] 21:38, 25 Jan 2007 (NZST)
 
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::There might be a bit of a backlash to ie7 from microsoft customers, as I think they have made the options configuration different enough to be annoying aswell as the general look and feel. Firefox seems slow to start but once going I have found to be quicker to use tabs with than ie7 --[[User:Sven|Sven]] 22:57, 25 Jan 2007 (NZST)
 
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:::Yeah I find Firefox a bit of a pig (I've stuck with 1.5.x since FF2 doesn't allow the quick keys for edit/save etc). I have to restart it every few days since it has memory leaks. But it's tabs are very quick and its javascript seems to be way quicker than IE's too. --[[User:Nad|Nad]] 23:18, 25 Jan 2007 (NZST)
 
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== Reducing Firefox's Memory Use ==
 
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Firefox is one of the fattest pigs around! I'm running it on Ubuntu Linux and have to restart it every few hours after it consumes 350MB of my RAM and starts slowing everything else down too much. I found [http://howto.helpero.com/howto/Reduce-Firefox-Memory-Usage_4.html this link] which has some pointers (that don't work!) on how to reduce its usage.
 

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Mozilla Firefox is a graphical web browser developed by the Mozilla Corporation, and a large community of external contributors. Firefox, officially abbreviated as Fx or fx[1] and popularly abbreviated FF,[2] started as a fork of the Navigator browser component of the Mozilla Application Suite. Firefox has replaced the Mozilla Suite as the flagship product of the Mozilla project, under the direction of the Mozilla Foundation.

Firebug

Videos

Logging functions
  • console.log(variable);
  • console.log("The value of StringVariable is %s, StringVariable);
  • console.info(variable);
  • console.warn(variable);
  • console.error(variable);
  • debugger; # Breaks execution at debugger point -Select Options → Break on errors
  • console.time("UNIQUE ID");
  • console.timeEnd("UNIQUE ID");
  • ↑ How do I spell Firefox? How do I abbreviate it?. Firefox FAQ. Mozilla.org. Retrieved on 2007-09-08 through [[W:Archive.org]|Archive.org]].
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    • Retrieved from "https://organicdesign.nz/wiki/index.php?title=Firefox&oldid=77068"