TODO – integrate Firefox add-ons and extensions

Firefox > Firefox complete profile re-creation >

Various add-ons/extensions (what in the fuck are they called, anyways?) and their settings.

• Firefox addon/extension editing to force compatibility[doesn’t exist]

• Firefox extension IDs

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• /tag/firefox-extensions

Disable distribution-supplied extension(s) ∞

Tools > Addons (Control-Shift-a)

• Disable Ubuntu Firefox Modifications 2.8

  • There may be some equivalent for other distributions.

Tools > Addons > Languages

• For some fucked-up reason, I had the English (South Africa) Language Pack 29.0 installed by default. Disabled.

Copying extensions from another profile ∞

• There’s an addon to help with this, I should look into it. It may not be updated/functional anymore though.

You can copy your profile/extensions folder. When Firefox opens, it will prompt for the installation of these addons.

UNKNOWN – Copying extension preferences from another profile ∞

• There’s an addon to help with this, I should look into it. It may not be updated/functional anymore though.

I have not looked into this. I’ve been doing things by hand to re-judge everything, document it all and make sure things are squeaky-clean.

Extensions ∞

• 33.0 – Tested 2014-11-17 on Lubuntu 14.04 amd64, updated recently. Firefox 33.0, provided in the default repository.

  • I have made no changes since Firefox 29.0.

• 30.0 – Tested 2014-06-20 on Lubuntu 14.04 amd64, updated recently. Firefox 30.0, provided in the default repository.

  • I have made no changes since Firefox 29.0.

• 29.0 – Tested 2014-05-24 on Lubuntu 14.04 amd64, updated recently. Firefox 29.0, provided in the default repository.

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It’s probably best to install these all in one go, restart Firefox, then go through the list and configure them one-by-one.

When first installing an extension, it gives a “You can access” sync message underneath. Press the ‘x’.

Before installing extensions, I recommend about:config security.dialog_enable_delay;0

The list of extensions and their configuration

Misc extensions with no configuration ∞

• 1-Click Dailymotion Video Download

• Bluhell Firewall

  • Block ads based on a simple rule set. Meant to be very light weight.
  • Note that is has no blacklist or whitelist.
• Change Referrer Button

• Just Disable Stuff

  • Adds two Tools menu items. One to disable JavaScript, and another to disable images.
  • As this is a JetPack/SDK extension, it is not compatible with Pale Moon 27.0.0

Misc extensions which don’t need configuration ∞

• FindBar Tweak
• Go Parent Folder

• Tools > Options… for Linux

  • Moves Edit > Preferences to Tools > Options, where it belongs.

keyword.URL Hack! ∞

This is gone, consider Keyword Search. That page also has additional keyword-related notes.

^[ 1 ] was addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/457813

Add a custom web browser when typing non-URLs into the location bar.

• about:config keyword.URL was removed (bug 738818) for unfathomable reasons.

Spoiler

Once keyword.URL Hack! is installed, you can add that old about:config entry:

keyword.URL;https://duckduckgo.com/?kac=-1&k7=kt&kj=kt&kaf=1&kae=d&kp=-1&kz=-1&kn=1&kf=-1&kd=1&ka=a&ku=1&kt=a&ko=s&ke=-1&kk=-1&k1=-1&kv=1&q=

note that keyword.URL is case-sensitive.

Extensions which I liked but no longer use ∞

• Saved Password Editor

  • Adds the ability to create and edit entries in the password manager.
  • I used a version somewhat before 2.7.2, probably with Firefox 25 or so. It was important for exporting all of my login information by hand into another program. I don’t trust Firefox and I also don’t want to be chained to a behemoth everything-in-one program.

Which I used to use a long time ago. ∞

Firefox 2 ∞

• Session Manager ^[ 2 ] was addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/2324

  • Obsoleted by Firefox 2

• Remember Mismatched Domains ^[ 3 ] was addons.mozilla.org/firefox/2131/

  • 1.2.8.1 was the most stable one. It seems that the latest versions are all broken. =(
  • Not needed anymore for Firefox 3