====== Firefox Hacks ====== Firefox is generally a great browser, specially with the right set of extensions, but some of the UI simplifications can be a real PITA for //advanced// users. Misbehavior can usually be corrected by some obscure variable (often with even obscurer possibles values) in the configuration, the "only"; problem is finding it, here are the tweaks I usually do to new installations. (They can be applied most easily by opening the ''about:config'' //url//. Of course there are no good values for everyone, otherwise Firefox would be using them. ===== Simpler acceptance of self-signed certificates ===== (This one is a real nag in Firefox 3 if you have some LAN services using SSL!) ''[[http://kb.mozillazine.org/Browser.xul.error_pages.expert_bad_cert|browser.xul.error_pages.expert_bad_cert]] = true'' \\      Enables inline accept button in the error page ''[[http://kb.mozillazine.org/Browser.ssl_override_behavior|browser.ssl_override_behavior]] = 2''\\      Pre-fetch the certificate (two-click acceptance instead of four). ===== Disable auto image resizing ===== ''browser.enable_automatic_image_resizing = false'' ===== Always display the tab bar (even with no tabs) ===== I use this mainly because it keeps the browsing area always with the same size. ''browser.tabs.autoHide = false'' ===== Enable color profiles ===== Specially useful when dealing often with photos. Applies embedded color profiles to images if they contain one. ''gfx.color_management.enabled = true'' \\ Source: [[http://regex.info/blog/photo-tech/color-spaces-page3|Jeffrey Friedl's blog]] ---- \\ I'll update this page whenever I find some other obscure option :) \\ Last edit: June 19th 2009