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There is a huge selection of Firefox add-ons for tweaking privacy and security, some of the most popular of which are Adblock Plus and it’s many derivatives, NoScript, Flashblock, Ghostery, Web of Trust, BetterPrivacy, Lightbeam, Disconnect, Self-Destructing Cookies, Cookies Manager+, Request Policy, Policeman, Bluhell Firewall, RefControl, Smart Referer, HTTPS Everywhere and many, many others. With some possible exceptions, we won’t be using any of these, yet will retain much of the most important functionality offered by most of them with just a few add-ons, along with a plethora of changes to our Firefox configuration.

This extension makes easier to use more profiles in Firefox and Thunderbird. This extension will not be compatible with Firefox versions > 52, due to the changes decided by Mozilla in extensions support with Firefox. Alternative : In firefox 57 or quantum you open a new tab, write about:profiles and manages your profile

- dom.allow_scripts_to_close_windows Defines whether scripts can close windows in the browser. True: Scripts may close any window. False: Scripts may only close windows opened by scripts. (default) - dom.disable_image_src_set Determines whether JavaScript is allowed to manipulate images displayed in the browser. True: Scripts are allowed to change images. False: Scripts are not allowed (default) _ dom.event.clipboardevents.enabled Determines whether websites are allowed to access clipboard contents (check out: Block websites from reading or modifying Clipboard contents in Firefox for additional information). True: Websites may read or modify clipboard events. (default) False: Blocks access. - dom.event.contextmenu.enabled Determines whether websites are allowed to block access to the right-click context menu. True: Websites may manipulate the context menu. (default) False: Web pages won't be allowed to manipulate or block the context menu. - dom.popup_allowed_events Defines the JavaScript events that are allowed to create popup windows. change click dblclick mouseup reset submit touchend - Determines if location aware browsing is enabled. True: Location Aware browsing is enabled. (default) False: The feature is disabled which means that you won't get prompts on websites using it. - geo.wifi.uri The data provider used to power Firefox's geolocation feature. (Check out how to switch to a Mozilla operated service) https://www.googleapis.com/geolocation/v1/geolocate?key=%GOOGLE_API_KEY% - network.http.referer.XOriginPolicy Defines when to set the referrer (the page a visit originated from). 0: Never send it. 1: only send if the base domain matches. 2: only send if hosts match. - plugin.state.flash The default state of the Flash plugin. See How to make sure Firefox plugins never activate again for more information. 0: turns off the Flash plugin in Firefox. 1: sets the Flash plugin to ask to activate. 2: enables the Flash plugin.

ConfigFox permet d'accéder facilement aux options de configuration avancées, cachées dans les fonctions du navigateur (about:config). Des options difficiles à trouver pour la plupart des utilisateurs. CongfigFox, permet d'activer ou de désactiver ces options en un clic de souris. Des options de sauvegarde, défragmention de profils ainsi que l'affichage de statistiques sur le profil sont disponibles. S'adresse tout de même aux utilisateurs aguerris..

ADDON: "Load from Cache" + "ConfigFox Tu peux faire un user.js dans le profil Firefox qui contient les options permettant de l’accélérer ! Tu peux utiliser configfox si tu es sous windows. Voici mon user.js du moment : /* Config File generated by ConfigFox */

Comment créer son propre module de recherche ? Le module de recherche sous Firefox est un fichier XML dont le code est écrit de la manière suivante

. Go to: about:config. Set browser.link.open_newwindow.restriction=0 and dom.popup_allowed_events=''. It works beautifully!

Firefox Configuration Guide for Privacy Freaks and Performance Buffs

06 - 02 - 201Presque trois ans après le premier kit de base du surf tranquille, il est temps de voir les nouveautés et les changements. Parce que oui, l’informatique est un domaine en constant mouvement, et qu’il faut s’adapter.

Mozilla has created a support page that lists all the connections that Firefox make without explicit permission of the user. As you can see, quite a few are listed there. While some are enabled after user activity, for instance adding live bookmarks to the browser, others are enabled by default. This guide looks at the latter kind, explains what their use is, and how you can disable them if you do not require them.

Continuously, after a fixed time interval, the browser freezes/becomes unresponsive momentarily, and then becomes responsive again. === TRY : Type "about:config" === Find or locate the preference "dom.min_background_timeout_value" === open up the dialogue box "Enter Integer Value" === change the previous value (which will be y default less than 1000) to a very large value, lets say 1000000

It also allows you to restore open tabs and windows across different machines and browser sessions. Synchronize your browser settings across computers. Restore tabs and windows from your previous session.

There is a manual that gives more complex instructions for more advanced speed up( eg for users who have fast connection and slow computer):

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Avec le DOM Inspector, vous pouvez voir une page Web exactement comme Mozilla la voit, vous permettant ainsi d'isoler et de réparer rapidement les problèmes. En plus de ce dépannage rapide, le DOM Inspector offre plusieurs outils pour vous aider à tro

How to modify Firefox's configuration (about:config) All this "advanced config" talk got you worried? Fear not, my friend. Here's the deal: Firefox's configuration is a long list of keys and values. To view this list, type about:config into the Firefox ad

Configurer Firefox pour le rendre plus rapide Dans notre article précédent, la solution pour que nous vous proposions nécessitait de créer un fichier de configuration. Maintenant, nous vous proposons une solution plus simple. Je vous suggère fortemen

rend facilement accessibles les fichiers userChrome.css, userContent.css, user.js, prefs.js.

Gérer facilement les panneaux latéraux : ajouter/éditer/supprimer à volonté, rendre le panneau latéral flottant ou ancré...

Comment simuler une installation de Netscape 4.x