I really like the tabbed browsers (Netcaptor and Slimbrowser) I've been using for the past couple of years. However, both are built on Internet Explorer. The latest (now defused) virus you could pick up from innocuous webpages and that code would let someone (in Russia, this time) get at your credit card numbers, et cetera. For me, that's the last straw. I downloaded and am tryiing to life Mozilla's latest browser, FireFox. At present, it seems relatively untargeted by the hackers.
First impression: FireFox seems to load some pages a bit faster than MSIE. It is customizable, but largely wants the user to tweak the code, with instructions even I can follow--mostly.
If there are FireFox users amongst you few weekend readers, I need some help figuring out WHERE in the Profile Folder to put user.js, userchrome.jss and usercontent.jss. Directions don't say to move the "example" jss files once they are renamed, but other places it says they are simply in the "Profiles" folder (not a subdir of this.) And what program do I need to open and edit a "*.js file? Guess It'd help to know what I'm doing. Ya reckon? Anyone?
UPDATE: Thanks, Jeremiah and Jenett for your ideas and help! Loading the Tabbrowser extension and ability to edit user files from within FireFox has brought the browser up to and beyond the capabilities of the ones I have used and liked before. I think I have converted! Do I get a framed certificate now to hang on my wall? Is there a secret handshake?
Posted by fred1st at June 26, 2004 09:14 AM | TrackBackIf you go to Tools > Edit User Files on the menu, it will open up a tabbed window with those files. You can edit and save the files in that window, and along the bottom of the window, it shows the path to the file on your drive. Hope that helps, though I haven't had to edit any of those files. I love Firefox as is...
Good luck
Posted by: jenett at June 26, 2004 09:38 AM
if you're on windows XP the files will be here:
"c:documents and settings/your name/Application Data/Firefox/Profiles/default/random name"
E.g. Mine is here:
"C:\Documents and Settings\Jeremiah\Application Data\Firefox\Profiles\default\utvcmykp.slt"
and the *.js" files are just plain text. you can use notpad of something similar to edit them.
there is an extension that will let you edit then from within firefox. I've never tried it, but you can get it here:
http://update.mozilla.org/extensions/moreinfo.php?id=17&vid=18&category=Configuration
--Jeremiah
Posted by: Jeremiah at June 26, 2004 11:16 AM
If you're on windows XP the files will be here:
"c:documents and settings/your name/Application Data/Firefox/Profiles/default/random name"
E.g. Mine is here:
"C:\Documents and Settings\Jeremiah\Application Data\Firefox\Profiles\default\utvcmykp.slt"
And the *.js" files are just plain text. You can use notepad or something similar to edit them.
There is an extension that will let you edit then from within firefox. I've never tried it, but you can get it here: http://update.mozilla.org/extensions/moreinfo.php?id=17&vid=18&category=Configuration
--Jeremiah
Posted by: Jeremiah at June 26, 2004 11:18 AM
oops, clicked the wrong button.
if you install the extension I mentioned (twice ;-) then, that will add the option on the tools menu that jenett mentioned. thats probably going to be the easiest way to do it.
--Jeremiah
Posted by: Jeremiah at June 26, 2004 11:24 AM
I use firefox, but being a wimp on these things I use it straight from the download with no customisation.
Posted by: Ian at June 26, 2004 02:29 PM
I don't even know half those words you used, Fred, but Pica downloaded Firefox for me when she was here last, and I LOVE it, if only for the vigilant popup stopper.
Posted by: Doc Rock at June 28, 2004 11:14 AM