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marty
24th January 2008, 18:15
So, after failing to get rid of my IE7 issues I have downloaded Firefox, which seems OK.

Couple of Q's. How do I access favourites without going to the 'bookmarks' tab.

How do I open a new tab without 'ctrl/t'?

edit..........ooop just figured out the 'new tab'
The Pastor
24th January 2008, 18:19
alt + b gets the bookmarks
The Pastor
24th January 2008, 18:20
ctrl+b also gets bookmarks
The Pastor
24th January 2008, 18:20
or you could click on bookmarks up the top
Hitcher
24th January 2008, 18:24
There are some great Firefox add-ons that are just marvellous! AdBlocker Plus is gold. So too is the spellchecker (be warned about that US "English" crap). Download status bar, colourful tabs, Fasterfox, Googlebar, Wizz RSS, and heaps more.
marty
24th January 2008, 18:28
I've got the english spellchecker. looking for others now :)
Coyote
24th January 2008, 18:33
How do you get firefox to cache web pages? Kiwibiker is sucking up a lot of bandwidth just by reloading the banner and such each time.
bobsmith
24th January 2008, 19:35
hold Ctrl when clicking on a link, it will open the link in a new tab. Also if you have multiple tabs open, when you double click on the empty space to the right of the right most tab, it will open a new tab. or just go to file open new tab. but I prefer ctrl-t so much better.

Remember ctrl-w will close the current tab.
Romeo
24th January 2008, 19:46
Middle click on hyperlinks opens them in new tabs. Middle click on the tabs to close them.

I've got a chunky 3 button mouse and it's perfect for Fx.

<a href="https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/1122">Tab Mix Plus</a> is a good extension, especially useful is the "undo close tab" function.
marty
24th January 2008, 19:51
who uses a mouse?
The Pastor
24th January 2008, 20:28
who uses a mouse?
i use a mouse for autocads
sAsLEX
24th January 2008, 20:37
F**K I hate Vista.... every now and again I have to restart it as Firefox and IE stop completing HTML requests and wont load pages, things like messenger still work and ping still work, but not web pages arrrgggghhhh
MotoGirl
24th January 2008, 21:15
F**K I hate Vista.... every now and again I have to restart it as Firefox and IE stop completing HTML requests and wont load pages, things like messenger still work and ping still work, but not web pages arrrgggghhhh

Interesting... I use Vista all day everyday along with IE7 to access SharePoint (MOSS). I never have a problem with IE other than the fact I freakin hate it!
Gremlin
25th January 2008, 01:02
IE7 is a bloody pain in the ass for accessing Outlook Web Access. Pity you don't get full functionality with Firefox... its about the only reason I ever use IE.
crynsie
25th January 2008, 06:19
You can also drag your favourites from the drop down window to just underneath the address window.
I think (from memory) there is one already there called latest headlines.

Just click and hold and place next to it, then your favourites are sitting in front of you.
scracha
25th January 2008, 16:28
You can also add RSS feeds to the Bookmarks toolbar (if using Vista you can display them in the sidebar, if using XP display them in on www.desktopsidebar.com) to Firefox. Just go to an rss enabled page (such as kiwibiker) then click on the rss symbol. The kiwibiker events page (you can add filters too) is a good one to add.
Bren
25th January 2008, 16:43
Middle click on hyperlinks opens them in new tabs. Middle click on the tabs to close them.

I've got a chunky 3 button mouse and it's perfect for Fx.

Tab Mix Plus (https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/1122) is a good extension, especially useful is the "undo close tab" function.
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