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Disable XUL Caching in FireFox

time Posted May 9, 2007 * Comments(0)

By default, Firefox includes a copy of the XUL.mfl (Windows), XUL.mfasl (Unix), or XUL FastLoad File (Macintosh) file. This is the Mozilla FastLoad cache that resides in the profile area. You can set the following preference to prevent it from being used:-

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Disable Browser Caching in FireFox

time Posted May 9, 2007 * Comments(0)

To turn off the memory and disk browser caches completely, set these preferences:

browser.cache.memory.enable    /* set to false, default = true */
browser.cache.disk.enable       /* set to false, default = true */

Turning these preferences off guarantees that Firefox will make an HTTP request for every URL it is asked to display.

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10 Ways to Navigate to a Web Page in FireFox

time Posted May 6, 2007 * Comments(0)

There are a million ways to move from the current web page to the next one. This tip describes 10 such ways.

Here’s how to surf, Firefox style. These tips explains what Firefox can do without modification.

1. Click on a Link
It’s not rocket science: left-click on a link, and the current page is replaced with the link’s page. If you right-click (Command-click on the Mac), you can open that new page in a new window or a new tab, or you can put the link itself into a bookmark or into the copy-and-paste buffer.

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Online resources for FireFox Extension Developers

time Posted April 30, 2007 * Comments(0)
  •  XULPlanet (http://www.xulplanet.com/): An excellent resource packed with Mozilla-related guides, tutorials, and examples. The site has several reference sections covering everything from XUL to XPCOM components.
  •  Mozilla.org (http://www.mozilla.org): Has a lot of useful information for developers. Most of it is linked from the documentation page at http://www.mozilla.org/docs/, but there are many additional resources scattered around the site. You can do a site search to try to find the needed information.
  • MozillaZine.org knowledge base (http://kb.mozillazine.org): A usercontributed wiki with many useful articles, guides, and links to additional resources. The Development section has a lot of information on extension programming.
  • MozillaZine forums (http://forums.mozillazine.org/): Post your questions and comments here. The site has a Mozilla development section with a forum dedicated to extensions.
  • Netscape.public.mozilla newsgroups (http://www.mozilla.org/community/developer-forums.html): You can search the newsgroups for the wanted information or post your Mozilla development-related questions. The Mozilla.org site has a list of the available newsgroups and their topics.
  •  Internet Relay Chat (IRC) (irc://irc.mozilla.org/): There are several IRC channels you can visit to chat with your fellow Mozilla developers in real time. Several developer channels, including #developers, #mozilla, and others, can be found on the Mozilla.org IRC server.

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