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Author: nspanspa // Category: Internet, PC Tips And Hacks, Solution For Computer Problemn this tutorial, I’ll tell you about 3 files, that can be edited to configure Firefox.
user.js
Used to change various preferences.
userChrome.css
Used to change the appearance of the browser.
userContent.css
Used to change the appearance of web pages.
All
these files are plain text files stored in your profile folder, and can
be edited using a standard text editor, such as Notepad on Windows and
gedit or kate on Linux.
The Profile Folder
The profile folder is where Firefox saves all your settings and refers to a location on your hard drive.
On Windows XP/2000, the path is usually
%AppData%\Mozilla\Firefox\Profiles\xxxxxxxx.defaul
t\, where xxxxxxxx is a random string of 3 characters. Just browse to
C:\Documents and Settings\[User Name]\Application
Data\Mozilla\Firefox\Profiles\ and the rest should be obvious.
On Windows 95/98/Me, the path is usually C:\WINDOWS\Application Data\Mozilla\Firefox\Profiles\xxxxxxxx.default\
On Linux, the path is usually ~/.mozilla/firefox/xxxxxxxx.default/
On MacOS X, the path is usually ~/Library/Application Support/Firefox/Profiles/xxxxxxxx.default/
Firefox
is capable of handling more than one user and thus, more than one
profile. The path examples above refers to the default profile that is automatically created when you start Firefox for the first time. You can manage any number of profiles by using the Profile Manager.
%AppData%
is a shorthand for the Application Data path on Windows 2000/XP. To use
it, click Start > Run…, enter %AppData% and press Enter. You will be
taken to the “real” folder, which is normally C:\Documents and
Settings\[User Name]\Application Data.
user.js
This is
the main preferences file for Firefox and is located in you profile
folder. The file does not exist by default, so you need to create it
before you can start adding your preferences.
userChrome.css
This
file sets the display rules for various elements in the Firefox user
interface and is located in the sub-folder called chrome in your
profile folder. As with user.js, this file does not exist by default,
so you need to create it before you can start adding your preferences.
There’s actually an example file that exists by default, called
“userChrome-example.css“. Basically, you can just rename that file by
removing the “-example” part.
userContent.css
This
file sets the display rules for web content and is located in the
sub-folder called chrome in your profile folder. As with user.js, this
file does not exist by default, so you need to create it before you can
start adding your preferences. As with userChrome.css, there is an
example file that exists by default, called “userContent-example.css“.
Basically, you can just rename that file by removing the “-example”
part.
Upcoming more on Firefox....so keep visiting.........
user.js
Used to change various preferences.
userChrome.css
Used to change the appearance of the browser.
userContent.css
Used to change the appearance of web pages.
All
these files are plain text files stored in your profile folder, and can
be edited using a standard text editor, such as Notepad on Windows and
gedit or kate on Linux.
The Profile Folder
The profile folder is where Firefox saves all your settings and refers to a location on your hard drive.
On Windows XP/2000, the path is usually
%AppData%\Mozilla\Firefox\Profiles\xxxxxxxx.defaul
t\, where xxxxxxxx is a random string of 3 characters. Just browse to
C:\Documents and Settings\[User Name]\Application
Data\Mozilla\Firefox\Profiles\ and the rest should be obvious.
On Windows 95/98/Me, the path is usually C:\WINDOWS\Application Data\Mozilla\Firefox\Profiles\xxxxxxxx.default\
On Linux, the path is usually ~/.mozilla/firefox/xxxxxxxx.default/
On MacOS X, the path is usually ~/Library/Application Support/Firefox/Profiles/xxxxxxxx.default/
Firefox
is capable of handling more than one user and thus, more than one
profile. The path examples above refers to the default profile that is automatically created when you start Firefox for the first time. You can manage any number of profiles by using the Profile Manager.
%AppData%
is a shorthand for the Application Data path on Windows 2000/XP. To use
it, click Start > Run…, enter %AppData% and press Enter. You will be
taken to the “real” folder, which is normally C:\Documents and
Settings\[User Name]\Application Data.
user.js
This is
the main preferences file for Firefox and is located in you profile
folder. The file does not exist by default, so you need to create it
before you can start adding your preferences.
userChrome.css
This
file sets the display rules for various elements in the Firefox user
interface and is located in the sub-folder called chrome in your
profile folder. As with user.js, this file does not exist by default,
so you need to create it before you can start adding your preferences.
There’s actually an example file that exists by default, called
“userChrome-example.css“. Basically, you can just rename that file by
removing the “-example” part.
userContent.css
This
file sets the display rules for web content and is located in the
sub-folder called chrome in your profile folder. As with user.js, this
file does not exist by default, so you need to create it before you can
start adding your preferences. As with userChrome.css, there is an
example file that exists by default, called “userContent-example.css“.
Basically, you can just rename that file by removing the “-example”
part.
Upcoming more on Firefox....so keep visiting.........
1. Type "about:config" into the address bar and hit return. Scroll down and look for the following entries:
network.http.pipelining,
network.http.proxy.pipelining,
network.http.pipelining.maxrequests
2. Normally the browser will make one request to a web page at a time. When you enable pipelining it will make several at once, which really speeds up page loading.
3. Alter the entries as follows:
4. Set "network.http.pipelining" to "true" by double-clicking it.
5. Set "network.http.proxy.pipelining" to "true" by double-clicking it.
6. Set "network.http.pipelining.maxrequests" to 8 by double-clicking it. This means it will make 8 requests at once. There is no point setting it higher then 8 as it is capped at 8 max. [The default value for this setting is 4]
7. Lastly right-click anywhere and select New-> Integer. Name it "nglayout.initialpaint.delay" and set its value to "0". This value is the amount of time the browser waits before it acts on information it receives.
8. If you're using a broadband connection you'll load pages MUCH faster now!
network.http.pipelining,
network.http.proxy.pipelining,
network.http.pipelining.maxrequests
2. Normally the browser will make one request to a web page at a time. When you enable pipelining it will make several at once, which really speeds up page loading.
3. Alter the entries as follows:
4. Set "network.http.pipelining" to "true" by double-clicking it.
5. Set "network.http.proxy.pipelining" to "true" by double-clicking it.
6. Set "network.http.pipelining.maxrequests" to 8 by double-clicking it. This means it will make 8 requests at once. There is no point setting it higher then 8 as it is capped at 8 max. [The default value for this setting is 4]
7. Lastly right-click anywhere and select New-> Integer. Name it "nglayout.initialpaint.delay" and set its value to "0". This value is the amount of time the browser waits before it acts on information it receives.
8. If you're using a broadband connection you'll load pages MUCH faster now!