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Must-Have Firefox Extensions

Discussion in 'BBS Hangout' started by Lil Pun, Jan 2, 2007.

  1. Lil Pun

    Lil Pun Member

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    Anyway to save the video files in another format other than flv?
     
  2. OmegaSupreme

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    are you trying youtube? if so, then i don't think so. you'd have to use additional software such as "total video converter". it's a hassle, but using extension "mcafee siteadvisor" to trust your downloads for free shareware is great (sorry if that's inappropriate admins) is great. you can easily find a converter that way to get it out of flv.

    what extension are you using? if videodownloader, i don't think so (in regard to your question). when viewing in flv, i use flvplayer 1.3.3.
     
  3. arkoe

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    AutoCopy - Copies text to the clipboard automatically when you highlight it, similar to mirc or Linux. Useful so that you don't have to go hit ctrl+c every time you want to copy something.

    Customize Google - Removes ads and spam from search results, among a couple of other things.

    Dictionary Tooltip - Allows you to look up words without having to go to dictionary.com or some other site by simply double clicking on a word.

    Gmail Space - I always forget I have it and never use it, but it let you use a gmail account as an ftp server.

    Google Preview - Shows web site previews in google and yahoo search results.
     
  4. arkoe

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    Are you on an old version of Firefox Swoly? When I tried to download Reveal, it told me it wasn't compatible with version 2.0.
     
  5. JeopardE

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    Ahh, that's probably why I didn't install it after I upgraded - I couldn't! ;-)

    Lil Pun: Get your scripts at userscripts.org. When you click a script it gets installed automatically by GreaseMonkey, and then whenever you visit the site for which that script was written it just runs automagically. There are scripts that add video download links to Google Video & YouTube, automatically enabling Google Suggest, lots of stuff that works with del.icio.us and more.

    Flash Videos are always in .flv format. So you have to either play them with FLV player or use some program to convert to another format.
     
  6. Lil Pun

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    Thanks but I am interested in the scripts that help disable all that crap on MySpace.
     
  7. JeopardE

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    They're all on userscripts.org too. Just search for them. The ones I have installed are "automatic myspace media remover", "a re modified user home page" and "myspace comment box plus".
     
  8. Lil Pun

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    Thanks. :)
     
  9. boomboom

    boomboom I GOT '99 PROBLEMS

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    We did some digging around for scripts. Mod'd some of the sample ones and voila...got rid of that stupid movie player that always starts automatically on espn.com.
     
  10. Lil Pun

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    That would be cool too.
     
  11. boomboom

    boomboom I GOT '99 PROBLEMS

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    Here's the code I used to get rid of ESPN Motion...I think it also removes the premium google ads also (coworker added that one).

    // ==UserScript==
    // @name Dump motion
    // @description i hate espn's motion
    // @include http://espn.go.com/
    // ==/UserScript==

    var adSidebar = document.getElementById('motion');
    if (adSidebar) {
    adSidebar.parentNode.removeChild(adSidebar);
    }

    var adSidebar = document.getElementById('premiumGoogleAd');
    if (adSidebar) {
    adSidebar.parentNode.removeChild(adSidebar);
    }
     
  12. boomboom

    boomboom I GOT '99 PROBLEMS

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    Just downloaded Mouse Gestures...and all I can say is...

    they are teh r0X0rs!!1!
     
  13. JeopardE

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    Thanks! I remember searching unsuccessfully for a script to do this -- and I was too lazy to write it myself. :)
     
  14. Lil Pun

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    How do you implement that in GreaseMonkey?
     
  15. boomboom

    boomboom I GOT '99 PROBLEMS

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    Greasemonkey will install a little monkey head icon in the lower right hand corner. After saving the script to a file name 'dumpmotion.user.js'...right-click on the monkey and select New User Script and browse to where you saved the greasemonkey file and select it. You can manage it also be doing the same thing...right-click on the monkey head and select Manage User Scripts.

    I think this is enough to get you going...if not, let me know. :)
     
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    Yeah. :( I guess that's why I haven't upgraded. I noticed that it told me that some extensions wouldn't work.

    Yeah, sorry, JeopardE and arkoe.

    Does anyone else have WEB DEVELOPER?

    PEOPLE... the ads are what make the Internet work... just like free TV. Imagine Clutchfans.net without the nice google "Attorney" and "Insurance" ads. ;)
     
  17. DrLudicrous

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    I downloaded it yesterday but haven't gotten to use it much. Definitely some nice features in there though.

    There's another one that is nice for development called JSView, it lets you see any linked javascript files or style sheets (web developer apparently does this for css but not js files).
     

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