Don’t you have it when you have lost your perfect spot for your browser window in your desktop layout and you have to put it back by dragging it over, then resizing each corner till it is back in that perfect spot yet again? Well, with the help of a little JavaScript you can [...]
I remember one of the early problems with every version of Firefox (until 3 came out) was the fact that you couldn’t edit how long the search box in the right corner should be. Thankfully, with Firefox 3, now all you have to do is stretch it over to fit your needs. So why [...]
Isn’t there already a text area resizer add-on for Firefox? Yes, there is. Text Area Resizer & Mover however adds some more functionality and class to an already great Firefox add-on idea.
To use the add-on, just resize by right-clicking anywhere inside of the text area. With this, dragging becomes an really easy task and [...]
Controle de Scripts is an add-on for Firefox that allows you to control what JavaScript on a web site can (or can not) do to your browser. Here is a little more about the extension from the developer:
Besides the well-known basic permissions, like hiding toolbars or raise or lower windows, with Controle de Scripts you [...]
Two popup window annoyances that come up are when you yourself can not resize a window because the designer has locked it down to that one shape and size and when a web site resizes your windows or moves them around without asking. We will start with that one first.
Stop Resizing and [...]
Resizing your browser window. This isn’t just something that web designers need - I think we all move our windows around the screen from time to time. Sometimes, just to let you in on a little secret… I do it just for the fun of it.
Firesizer is an extension for Firefox that will [...]
Don’t you hate it when you have so many tabs open you can’t see what exactly is open? Well with the FishEyeTab extension for Firefox, you can kiss those days goodbye. This extension auto-expands your tabs when you hover over one with your mouse.
An alternative to scrolling when there are many open tabs, [...]
For the ten people out there that miss iframe designs, I have an extension that will remind you of the good ol’ times. Split Panel allows you to split your browser window up into tiny bite size.. umm, smaller windows?
Open panel to left, bottom or right (left,middle or right click) with current URL from [...]
/ December 2, 2006 -
Hacks
I just hate it when a Web site tries to resize my browser window.
There’s a simple little fix that prevent webpages from resizing your Firefox browser that I put in every time. There’s nothing I hate more than a website that resizes my whole browser to the size of a 40×40 ad, forcing me to [...]
/ November 21, 2006 -
Hacks
Alright, so it is not the biggest Firefox annoyance, I will give you that. Sometimes though I don’t want to have my photos resized to fit inside of the browser window. Call me crazy, but I think it distorts the picture in most cases and I still have to end up resizing it [...]