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Firefox Hacks

By
Nigel McFarlane Publisher: OReillyPub Date: March 2005ISBN: 0-596-00928-3Pages: 398

Copyright

Credits

About the Author

Contributors

Acknowledgments

Preface

Why Firefox Hacks?

How to Use This Book

How This Book Is Organized

Conventions Used in This Book

Using Code Examples

Safari® Enabled

How to Contact Us

Got a Hack?

Chapter 1.
Firefox Basics

Section 1.1.
Hacks 1-10

Section 1.2.
Get Oriented

Hack 1.
Ten Ways to Display a Web Page

Hack 2.
Ten Ways to Navigate to a Web Page

Hack 3.
Find Stuff

Hack 4.
Identify and Use Toolbar Icons

Hack 5.
Use Keyboard Shortcuts

Hack 6.
Make Firefox Look Different

Hack 7.
Stop Once-Only Dialogs Safely

Hack 8.
Flush and Clear Absolutely Everything

Hack 9.
Make Firefox Go Fast

Hack 10.
Start Up from the Command Line

Chapter 2.
Security

Section 2.1.
Hacks 11-21

Hack 11.
Drop Miscellaneous Security Blocks

Hack 12.
Raise Security to Protect Dummies

Hack 13.
Stop All Secret Network Activity

Hack 14.
Work with Single Sign-On Servers

Hack 15.
Work with Web Proxies

Hack 16.
Fine-Tune Ports and Sockets

Hack 17.
Manage Digital Certificates

Hack 18.
Digitally Sign Content

Hack 19.
Grant Trust with Master Certificates

Hack 20.
Restrict Script Behavior with Policies

Hack 21.
Make Yourself Anonymous

Chapter 3.
Installation

Section 3.1.
Hacks 22-32

Hack 22.
Edit Configuration Files

Hack 23.
Play With the Preference System

Hack 24.
Install Complementary Tools

Hack 25.
Migrate Firefox Profiles

Hack 26.
Dial Up Automatically on Startup

Hack 27.
Fix Web Servers to Support Firefox Content

Hack 28.
Prepare Firefox for Wide Deployment

Hack 29.
Remotely Manage User Configurations

Hack 30.
Install Fonts and Character Support

Hack 31.
Take Firefox with You

Hack 32.
Work with Filtering Systems

Chapter 4.
Web Surfing Enhancements

Section 4.1.
Hacks 33-43

Hack 33.
Use Fancy Bookmarks

Hack 34.
Modify Tabbed Browsing

Hack 35.
Govern Image and Ad Display

Hack 36.
Get More Search Tools

Hack 37.
Get More Feeds and News

Hack 38.
Add Stuff to Your Toolbars

Hack 39.
Upgrade Firefox Feature Managers

Hack 40.
Integrate Firefox with Other Tools

Hack 41.
Create Your Own Search Plug-in

Hack 42.
Spider the Web with Firefox

Hack 43.
Waste Time with Toys and Games

Chapter 5.
Power Tools for Web Developers

Section 5.1.
Hacks 44-57

Hack 44.
Tweak and Troubleshoot CSS Designs

Hack 45.
Use Gecko CSS Style Magic

Hack 46.
Write Compatible CSS

Hack 47.
Update Browser Detection Scripts

Hack 48.
Submit Background Form Data

Hack 49.
Script Plug-ins

Hack 50.
Quality-Assure Your Web Pages

Hack 51.
Display HTTP Headers

Hack 52.
Stomp on Cookies

Hack 53.
Probe HTML with the DOM Inspector

Hack 54.
Turn Off Absolutely All Caching

Hack 55.
Web Document Debugging Tricks

Hack 56.
Debug JavaScript with Venkman

Hack 57.
Handle Hangs and Other Bad Juju

Chapter 6.
Power XML for Web Pages

Section 6.1.
Hacks 58-74

Hack 58.
Pick Display Modes for HTML and XML

Hack 59.
Get Tools for XML Validation

Hack 60.
Mix Content with XML Namespaces

Hack 61.
Make MathML Content

Hack 62.
Make SVG Content

Hack 63.
Use Client-Side XPath

Hack 64.
Use Client-Side XSL

Hack 65.
Work with Mozilla SOAP Services

Hack 66.
Work with Mozilla XML-RPC Services

Hack 67.
Work with Mozilla WSDL Services

Hack 68.
Make Applications and Extensions with XUL

Hack 69.
Make New Tags and Widgets with XBL

Hack 70.
Work with RDF Facts

Hack 71.
Work with RSS Feeds

Hack 72.
Connect SQL to XUL

Hack 73.
Generate XUL Using PHP Libraries

Hack 74.
Get a Taste of E4X Scripting

Chapter 7.
Hack the Chrome Ugly

Section 7.1.
Hacks 75-83

Hack 75.
Do Groundwork for Ugly Chrome Hacks

Hack 76.
Spy on Chrome with the DOM Inspector

Hack 77.
Customize Firefox''''s Interface

Hack 78.
Rebadge Firefox

Hack 79.
Make Firefox Match the Desktop

Hack 80.
Make a Toolbar That Can''''t Be Hidden

Hack 81.
Content Filter Without Your Smart Friend Noticing

Hack 82.
Add a New XPCOM Component

Hack 83.
Add a New Command-Line Option

Chapter 8.
Hack the Chrome Cleanly

Section 8.1.
Hacks 84-90

Hack 84.
Do Groundwork for Extension Development

Hack 85.
Study Packages with the Chrome Manager

Hack 86.
Create a Chrome Package

Hack 87.
Make a Bottom-Up Overlay

Hack 88.
Make, Bundle, and Publish an XPI

Hack 89.
Build an Installable Theme

Hack 90.
Identify Reusable Toolkits

Chapter 9.
Work More Closely with Firefox

Section 9.1.
Hacks 91-100

Hack 91.
Handle Cross-Platform Differences

Hack 92.
Get a Custom, Prebuilt Version

Hack 93.
Make Firefox Software

Hack 94.
Run Multiple Mozilla Browsers

Hack 95.
Make Extensions Work Outside Firefox

Hack 96.
Turn on Firefox Diagnostics

Hack 97.
Find the Right Forum for Your Issues

Hack 98.
Survive Bugzilla

Hack 99.
Find Out What Has Been Fixed

Hack 100.
Help with the Future of Firefox

Colophon

Index