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==My setup (Firefox 3.0)==
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Versions are not necessarily kept up-to-date with my real install...
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<br>Generated: Wed Jun 18 2008 00:54:10 GMT+0200 (CEST)
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<br>User Agent: Mozilla/5.0 (X11; U; Linux i686; en-US; rv:1.9) Gecko/2008052912 (No IDN) Firefox/3.0
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<br>Build ID: 2008052912
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==Extensions for Firefox==
  
==Extensions for Firefox==
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===Those I'm currently using under FF3===
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===Available as Debian packages===
  
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*[http://chrispederick.com/work/firefox/webdeveloper/ Web Developer]
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*[https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/4925 AutoPager 0.1.6.0.25]
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*[http://adblockplus.mozdev.org Adblock Plus 0.7.5.5]
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**firefox-webdeveloper
  
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*[http://seanhayes.name/ Color Management 0.4]
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*[http://del.icio.us Delicious Bookmarks 2.0.58]
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*[http://downthemall.mozdev.org DownThemAll! 1.0.3]
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*[http://fr.www.mozilla.com/fr/add-ons/ebay/ Firefox Companion for Ebay 1.6]
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*[http://www.xuldev.org/firegestures/ FireGestures 1.1.2]
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*[http://foxyproxy.mozdev.org FoxyProxy 2.7.5]
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*[http://gears.google.com/ Google Gears 0.3.24.0]
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*[http://ietab.mozdev.org/ IEtab]
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** Useful under Windows when you have crappy intranet requiring IE
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*[https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/4471 Key Manager 0.1.3.20080615]
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*[http://livehttpheaders.mozdev.org/ Live HTTP Headers 0.14]
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**Available as Debian package: mozilla-livehttpheaders
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*[http://www.mrtech.com/extensions/local_install/ MR Tech Local Install 6.0a29]
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** Note that it's a dev version, available in the [http://forums.mozillazine.org/viewtopic.php?t=431456 dev forum]
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*[http://noscript.net/ NoScript 1.6.9.3]
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*[http://www.rabotat.org/firefox/ PDF Download 1.0.1.2]
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*[http://wiki.mozilla.org/Prism Prism for Firefox 0.2]
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*[https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/1146 Screen grab! 0.95]
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*[http://www.scribefire.com/ ScribeFire 2.2.7]
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*[http://www.zadet.net/stealther.html Stealther 1.0.3]
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*[http://www.stumbleupon.com/ StumbleUpon 3.18]
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*[http://tmp.garyr.net Tab Mix Plus 0.3.6.1.080416]
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** At time of writing, only the devel version is compatible with FF3, you can get it [http://tmp.garyr.net/tab_mix_plus-dev-build.xpi here]
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*[http://tamperdata.mozdev.org/ Tamper Data 10.0.3]
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*[http://freehaven.net/~squires/torbutton/ Torbutton 1.0.4.01]
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** Warning: Next proposed version 1.2.0rc1 broke a lot of things, I had to roll back: delicious, theme, buttons, everything was broken!
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*[http://chrispederick.com/work/useragentswitcher/ User Agent Switcher 0.6.11]
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*[http://chrispederick.com/work/firefox/webdeveloper/ Web Developer 1.1.6]
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**Available as Debian package: firefox-webdeveloper
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===Those currently disabled, waiting for FF3 compatibility===
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*[http://lifehacker.com/software/lifehacker-code/upgrade-flickr-with-the-better-flickr-firefox-extension-263985.php Better Flickr 0.2.1]
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*[http://www.certipost.be/welcome/index.php CertipostTools 1.0]
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*[http://fireftp.mozdev.org FireFTP 0.97]
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*[http://www.jajah.com JAJAH - Web-Activated Telephony 1.0.1720]
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*[http://nextplease.mozdev.org/ NextPlease 0.6.6]
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*[http://levmozdev.livejournal.com/tag/repagination Repagination 2006.4.5] => now I'm using AutoPager, cf above
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===Those I liked but I don't use anymore===
 
*[http://checky.sourceforge.net Checky]
  
*[http://checky.sourceforge.net Checky]
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**mozilla-checky
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**Available as Debian package: mozilla-checky
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*[http://livehttpheaders.mozdev.org/ Live HTTP Headers]
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*[http://googlebar.mozdev.org/ googlebar 0.9.15.10]
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** Actually I don't use it so much since I could add all the Google searches to the search bar and associate keywords to them to use them through the Awesome Bar!
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**mozilla-livehttpheaders
  
 
*[http://www.hacksrus.com/~ginda/venkman/ JavaScript Debugger]
  
*[http://www.hacksrus.com/~ginda/venkman/ JavaScript Debugger]
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**mozilla-venkman
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**Available as Debian package: mozilla-venkman
 
*[http://greasemonkey.mozdev.org/ Greasemonkey Scripts]
  
*[http://greasemonkey.mozdev.org/ Greasemonkey Scripts]
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**firefox-greasemonkey
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**Available as Debian package: firefox-greasemonkey
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*[http://diggler.mozdev.org/ Diggler]
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*[http://www.jaybaldwin.com/News.aspx?id=51 ErrorZilla Mod]
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===Other cool ones===
  
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*[http://adblockplus.mozdev.org Adblock Plus]
  
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*[http://downthemall.mozdev.org DownThemAll!]
  
 
*[http://fasterfox.mozdev.org/ Fasterfox]
  
*[http://fasterfox.mozdev.org/ Fasterfox]
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*[http://www.getfirebug.com/ Firebug]
 
*[http://forecastfox.mozdev.org/ Forecastfox]
  
*[http://forecastfox.mozdev.org/ Forecastfox]
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*[http://googlebar.mozdev.org/ googlebar]
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*[http://mozimage.mozdev.org mozImage]
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*[http://aluminum.sourmilk.net/reveal/ Reveal], broken since FF2
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*[http://www.mrtech.com/extensions/local_install/ MR Tech Local Install]
  
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*[http://www.rabotat.org/firefox/ PDF Download]
  
 
*[http://sage.mozdev.org Sage]
  
*[http://sage.mozdev.org Sage]
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*[http://tmp.garyr.net Tab Mix Plus]
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*[http://m4ng0.lilik.it/separe.php Séparé]
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*?? [http://userstyles.org/stylish stylish] and greasemonkey ([http://www.firefoxfacts.com/2006/08/15/the-best-greasemonkey-scripts/ the best greasemonkey scripts])
 
*[http://viamatic.com/firefox Viamatic foXpose]
  
*[http://viamatic.com/firefox Viamatic foXpose]
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*[http://aluminum.sourmilk.net/reveal/ Reveal]
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*[http://videodownloader.net/ VideoDownloader]
 
*[http://www.andreabinello.com/resources/webcolornames/ Web Color Names]
  
*[http://www.andreabinello.com/resources/webcolornames/ Web Color Names]
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*[http://xyzboard.com/ xyzproxy]
  
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*[http://m4ng0.lilik.it/separe.php Séparé]
  
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*[http://ietab.mozdev.org/ IEtab], useful under Windows when you have crappy intranet requiring IE
  
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*?? [http://userstyles.org/stylish stylish] and greasemonkey ([the best greasemonkey scripts http://www.firefoxfacts.com/2006/08/15/the-best-greasemonkey-scripts/])
  
 
*[http://wikipedia.mozdev.org/ Wikipedia toolbar]
  
*[http://wikipedia.mozdev.org/ Wikipedia toolbar]
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*[http://xyzboard.com/ xyzproxy]
   
 
==Themes for Firefox==
  
==Themes for Firefox==
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* [http://blog.environmentalchemistry.com/2008/03/firefox-theme-classic-compact.html Classic Compact 3.0.7]
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** And its companion plugin [http://blog.environmentalchemistry.com/2008/03/firefox-theme-classic-compact.html Classic Compact Options 1.1.2]
 
* [http://kasteo.deviantart.com/ Noia 2.0 (eXtreme)]
  
* [http://kasteo.deviantart.com/ Noia 2.0 (eXtreme)]
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** Not yet FF3-ready, damn!!
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==Plugins for Firefox==
  
==Plugins for Firefox==
 
===Available as Debian packages===
  
===Available as Debian packages===
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* Shockwave Flash
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*flashplayer-mozilla
  
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**flashplayer-mozilla or the newer flashplugin-nonfree
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*mozilla-acroread
  
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* Adobe Reader 7.0
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**mozilla-acroread
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* Helix DNA Plugin: RealPlayer G2 Plug-In Compatible
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**realplayer
 
*mozilla-mplayer
  
*mozilla-mplayer
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* Java(TM) Plug-in 1.5.0_10-b03
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*Java, cf SoftsUnderDebian
  
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**sun-java5-plugin
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* mplayerplug-in, QuickTime Plug-in, RealPlayer 9, Windows Media Player Plugin
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**mozilla-mplayer
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* MozPlugger
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**mozplugger
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===Installed from rpm with alien===
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* Citrix ICA Client
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** icaclient
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==Customizing Firefox==
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===Adding search engines===
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If you don't find it [https://addons.mozilla.org/search-engines.php here] or [http://mycroft.mozdev.org/ there], you can [http://developer.mozilla.org/en/docs/Creating_OpenSearch_plugins_for_Firefox create your own] manually or [http://keijisaito.info/ready2search/e/ create you own with this very simple web tool]
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<br>Examples I created easily via Ready2search (only for FF 2.0):
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* To get a list of domains pointing to the same IP: [http://keijisaito.info/ready2search/e/?sna=Webhosting+RevIP&prf=http%3A%2F%2Fwhois.webhosting.info%2F&des=Get+list+of+domains+for+one+IP&img=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&in=utf&ou=ono&mod=pn Webhosting.info reverse IP search]
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* To get history of an RFC: [http://keijisaito.info/ready2search/e/?sna=RFC-editor&prf=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.rfc-editor.org%2Fcgi-bin%2Frfcsearch.pl%3Fnum%3D25%26amp%3Bsearchwords%3D&des=RFC-editor+Index+Search+Engine&img=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&in=utf&ou=ono&mod=pn RFC editor search engine]
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* To search an ICQ member by its ID (when I receive unknown requests): [http://keijisaito.info/ready2search/e/?sna=ICQ+%23&prf=http%3A%2F%2Fpeople.icq.com%2Fpeople%2Fabout_me.php%3Fuin%3D&des=Search+ICQ+members+by+their+ID&img=R0lGODlhEAAQAOMAAMzMzAQEBARPBASPBAT6BARvBATaBASvBNraBE9PBPr6BK+vBHoEBPoEBA8PDwAAACH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAAQABAAAARiEEgQghRD2DkDKRUhClwnhoSxdZWHtpuQau1QySpwiAR8GynLgAdCICoF0MaXUCgWvgmD0WgEFlAPr1W1+oajgGPKCCht5jAFSdAYVC2OQwsq9FYTh6x9w8sFGiWCEhWDExEAOw==&in=utf&ou=ono&mod=pn ICQ #]
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===Using Liferea as RSS reader===
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This does not work for now but the manipulation should be:
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* apt-get install xulrunner-1.9-gnome-support
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* Firefox -> Edit -> Preferences -> Applications -> Web Feed = Other -> /usr/bin/liferea-add-feed
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As seen on some bugreports, nothing happens and the liferea-add-feed script is even not called
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== Anonimizing of your searches using BlackBoxSearch and CustomizeGoogle ==
  
== Anonimizing of your searches using BlackBoxSearch and CustomizeGoogle ==
 
For simple anonimization through a proxy use [http://www.blackboxsearch.com/ BlackBoxSearch].
  
For simple anonimization through a proxy use [http://www.blackboxsearch.com/ BlackBoxSearch].
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[http://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2006/08/trackmenot_1.html Schneier Security blog: TrackMeNot]
  
[http://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2006/08/trackmenot_1.html Schneier Security blog: TrackMeNot]
 
==Extensions for Thunderbird==
  
==Extensions for Thunderbird==
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===Those I'm currently using under Icedove===
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===Available as Debian packages===
  
−
*mozilla-thunderbird-enigmail (http://enigmail.mozdev.org/) - OpenPGP message encryption and authentication
  
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*mozilla-thunderbird-locale-fr
  
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*Note that Thunderbird 1.5 contains already the "offline" extension but is only available in experimental repository as I write these lines...
  
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===Other cool ones===
  
 
*[http://addresscontext.mozdev.org/ addressContext] - An extension to add addressbook-related options to the context menu
  
*[http://addresscontext.mozdev.org/ addressContext] - An extension to add addressbook-related options to the context menu
 
*[http://allowhtmltemp.thunderbird-mail.de/index-en.php Allow HTML temporary] - Allow temporary HTML in the selected message
  
*[http://allowhtmltemp.thunderbird-mail.de/index-en.php Allow HTML temporary] - Allow temporary HTML in the selected message
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*[http://www.ggbs.de/extensions/CopySent2Current.html Copy Sent to Current] - Allows to place a copy of sent messages into the currently active folder or any other folder you choose, when you create the message.
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** RTFM: you've to activate it for each account + some global options to tune
 
*[http://www.cweiske.de/misc_extensions.htm#dispMUA Display Mail User Agent Extension] - Displays the mail program with which the selected mail was written
  
*[http://www.cweiske.de/misc_extensions.htm#dispMUA Display Mail User Agent Extension] - Displays the mail program with which the selected mail was written
 
*[http://www.cweiske.de/misc_extensions.htm#mailinglistheader Display mailing list header] - Displays special mail headers defined in RFC 2369
  
*[http://www.cweiske.de/misc_extensions.htm#mailinglistheader Display mailing list header] - Displays special mail headers defined in RFC 2369
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* [http://enigmail.mozdev.org/ Enigmail] - OpenPGP message encryption and authentication
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*[http://leetkey.mozdev.org Leet Key] - Transforms typed or static text to L337, ROT13, BASE64, HEX, URL, BIN, Morse Code, DVORAK, Upper Case, Lower Case, DES.
  
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** Available as Debian package: enigmail
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*[http://www.mozilla.org/projects/calendar/ Mozilla Calendar] - A calendar client based on iCal standard
  
 
*[http://www.mrtech.com/extensions/local_install/ MR Tech Local Install] - Local Install power tools for all users.
  
*[http://www.mrtech.com/extensions/local_install/ MR Tech Local Install] - Local Install power tools for all users.
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*[http://alain.frisch.fr/soft_mozilla.html Nostalgy] - Adds shortcuts to change folder, move message, with folder completion
 
*[http://quotecolors.mozdev.org/ Quote Colors] - Configure text and background colors for different quote levels in mail/news messages.
  
*[http://quotecolors.mozdev.org/ Quote Colors] - Configure text and background colors for different quote levels in mail/news messages.
 
*[http://quotecollapse.mozdev.org/ QuoteCollapse] - Collapse quotes.
  
*[http://quotecollapse.mozdev.org/ QuoteCollapse] - Collapse quotes.
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*[http://www.ggbs.de/extensions/ShowInOut.html Show InOut] - Adds two columns to the list of mails. One shows an indicator wether a mail is incoming or outgoing, the other shows the sender or the recipient of the mail respectively.
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===Those I liked but I don't use anymore===
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*[http://leetkey.mozdev.org Leet Key] - Transforms typed or static text to L337, ROT13, BASE64, HEX, URL, BIN, Morse Code, DVORAK, Upper Case, Lower Case, DES.
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*[http://www.mozilla.org/projects/calendar/ Mozilla Calendar] - A calendar client based on iCal standard
 
*[http://www.tws-home.de Remove Duplicate Messages] - Removes duplicate messages by folder context menu.
  
*[http://www.tws-home.de Remove Duplicate Messages] - Removes duplicate messages by folder context menu.
 
*[http://www.gargan.org/extensions/synckolab.html Sync Kolab] - Syncronize the address book and calendar with IMAP folder or Kolab1/2 server
  
*[http://www.gargan.org/extensions/synckolab.html Sync Kolab] - Syncronize the address book and calendar with IMAP folder or Kolab1/2 server
 
*[http://joshandmerci.com/proj_thunder.php View Headers Toggle Button] - Toolbar toggle button for viewing headers.
  
*[http://joshandmerci.com/proj_thunder.php View Headers Toggle Button] - Toolbar toggle button for viewing headers.
 
*ReminderFox
  
*ReminderFox
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==Dictionaries for Thunderbird==
  
==Dictionaries for Thunderbird==
 
* Don't try to install them as xpi, it won't work under Debian, instead, install the proper myspell package:
  
* Don't try to install them as xpi, it won't work under Debian, instead, install the proper myspell package:
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==Themes for Thunderbird==
  
==Themes for Thunderbird==
 
* [http://perso.wanadoo.fr/thunderbird-noia2/page2.html Noia 2.0 (eXtreme)]
  
* [http://perso.wanadoo.fr/thunderbird-noia2/page2.html Noia 2.0 (eXtreme)]
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==Misc==
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For those who develop websites and need interoperability with e.g. the awfully broken CSS interpreter of IE, you can [http://www.tatanka.com.br/ies4linux install IE under linux] with those scripts and wine:
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wget http://www.tatanka.com.br/ies4linux/downloads/ies4linux-2.0.5.tar.gz

Latest revision as of 21:35, 24 November 2010

My setup (Firefox 3.0)

Versions are not necessarily kept up-to-date with my real install...
Generated: Wed Jun 18 2008 00:54:10 GMT+0200 (CEST)
User Agent: Mozilla/5.0 (X11; U; Linux i686; en-US; rv:1.9) Gecko/2008052912 (No IDN) Firefox/3.0
Build ID: 2008052912

Extensions for Firefox

Those I'm currently using under FF3

Those currently disabled, waiting for FF3 compatibility

Those I liked but I don't use anymore

Themes for Firefox

Plugins for Firefox

Available as Debian packages

  • Shockwave Flash
    • flashplayer-mozilla or the newer flashplugin-nonfree
  • Adobe Reader 7.0
    • mozilla-acroread
  • Helix DNA Plugin: RealPlayer G2 Plug-In Compatible
    • realplayer
  • mozilla-mplayer
  • Java(TM) Plug-in 1.5.0_10-b03
    • sun-java5-plugin
  • mplayerplug-in, QuickTime Plug-in, RealPlayer 9, Windows Media Player Plugin
    • mozilla-mplayer
  • MozPlugger
    • mozplugger

Installed from rpm with alien

  • Citrix ICA Client
    • icaclient

Customizing Firefox

Adding search engines

If you don't find it here or there, you can create your own manually or create you own with this very simple web tool
Examples I created easily via Ready2search (only for FF 2.0):

Using Liferea as RSS reader

This does not work for now but the manipulation should be:

  • apt-get install xulrunner-1.9-gnome-support
  • Firefox -> Edit -> Preferences -> Applications -> Web Feed = Other -> /usr/bin/liferea-add-feed

As seen on some bugreports, nothing happens and the liferea-add-feed script is even not called

Anonimizing of your searches using BlackBoxSearch and CustomizeGoogle

For simple anonimization through a proxy use BlackBoxSearch. Mainly BlackBoxSearch anonimizes your searches by hiding your IP. Here is a greasemonkey script that makes the use of BlackBoxSearch automatic.

To obtain a complete solution you should regularly erase your favorite search engine cookies. If you are using Firefox and Google, this can be done automatically through the CustomizeGoogle extension. To do this you have to enable the privacy protection options of it.

References: Schneier Security blog: TrackMeNot

Extensions for Thunderbird

Those I'm currently using under Icedove

  • addressContext - An extension to add addressbook-related options to the context menu
  • Allow HTML temporary - Allow temporary HTML in the selected message
  • Copy Sent to Current - Allows to place a copy of sent messages into the currently active folder or any other folder you choose, when you create the message.
    • RTFM: you've to activate it for each account + some global options to tune
  • Display Mail User Agent Extension - Displays the mail program with which the selected mail was written
  • Display mailing list header - Displays special mail headers defined in RFC 2369
  • Enigmail - OpenPGP message encryption and authentication
    • Available as Debian package: enigmail
  • MR Tech Local Install - Local Install power tools for all users.
  • Nostalgy - Adds shortcuts to change folder, move message, with folder completion
  • Quote Colors - Configure text and background colors for different quote levels in mail/news messages.
  • QuoteCollapse - Collapse quotes.
  • Show InOut - Adds two columns to the list of mails. One shows an indicator wether a mail is incoming or outgoing, the other shows the sender or the recipient of the mail respectively.

Those I liked but I don't use anymore

  • Leet Key - Transforms typed or static text to L337, ROT13, BASE64, HEX, URL, BIN, Morse Code, DVORAK, Upper Case, Lower Case, DES.
  • Mozilla Calendar - A calendar client based on iCal standard
  • Remove Duplicate Messages - Removes duplicate messages by folder context menu.
  • Sync Kolab - Syncronize the address book and calendar with IMAP folder or Kolab1/2 server
  • View Headers Toggle Button - Toolbar toggle button for viewing headers.
  • ReminderFox

Dictionaries for Thunderbird

  • Don't try to install them as xpi, it won't work under Debian, instead, install the proper myspell package:
  • apt-get install myspell-en-gb myspell-en-us
  • That's all!
  • Don't worry if you get twice the dictionaries in Thunderbird, these are just aliases created by myspell.

Themes for Thunderbird

Misc

For those who develop websites and need interoperability with e.g. the awfully broken CSS interpreter of IE, you can install IE under linux with those scripts and wine: 

wget http://www.tatanka.com.br/ies4linux/downloads/ies4linux-2.0.5.tar.gz
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