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Firefox Hacks
By Nigel McFarlane
 
Publisher: O'Reilly
Pub Date: March 2005
ISBN: 0-596-00928-3
Pages: 398
   


   Copyright
   Credits
      About the Author
      Contributors
      Acknowledgments
   Preface
      Why Firefox Hacks?
      How to Use This Book
      How This Book Is Organized
      Conventions Used in This Book
      Using Code Examples
      Safari® Enabled
      How to Contact Us
      Got a Hack?
        Chapter 1.  Firefox Basics
      Section 1.1.  Hacks 1-10
      Section 1.2.  Get Oriented
      Hack 1.  Ten Ways to Display a Web Page
      Hack 2.  Ten Ways to Navigate to a Web Page
      Hack 3.  Find Stuff
      Hack 4.  Identify and Use Toolbar Icons
      Hack 5.  Use Keyboard Shortcuts
      Hack 6.  Make Firefox Look Different
      Hack 7.  Stop Once-Only Dialogs Safely
      Hack 8.  Flush and Clear Absolutely Everything
      Hack 9.  Make Firefox Go Fast
      Hack 10.  Start Up from the Command Line
        Chapter 2.  Security
      Section 2.1.  Hacks 11-21
      Hack 11.  Drop Miscellaneous Security Blocks
      Hack 12.  Raise Security to Protect Dummies
      Hack 13.  Stop All Secret Network Activity
      Hack 14.  Work with Single Sign-On Servers
      Hack 15.  Work with Web Proxies
      Hack 16.  Fine-Tune Ports and Sockets
      Hack 17.  Manage Digital Certificates
      Hack 18.  Digitally Sign Content
      Hack 19.  Grant Trust with Master Certificates
      Hack 20.  Restrict Script Behavior with Policies
      Hack 21.  Make Yourself Anonymous
        Chapter 3.  Installation
      Section 3.1.  Hacks 22-32
      Hack 22.  Edit Configuration Files
      Hack 23.  Play With the Preference System
      Hack 24.  Install Complementary Tools
      Hack 25.  Migrate Firefox Profiles
      Hack 26.  Dial Up Automatically on Startup
      Hack 27.  Fix Web Servers to Support Firefox Content
      Hack 28.  Prepare Firefox for Wide Deployment
      Hack 29.  Remotely Manage User Configurations
      Hack 30.  Install Fonts and Character Support
      Hack 31.  Take Firefox with You
      Hack 32.  Work with Filtering Systems
        Chapter 4.  Web Surfing Enhancements
      Section 4.1.  Hacks 33-43
      Hack 33.  Use Fancy Bookmarks
      Hack 34.  Modify Tabbed Browsing
      Hack 35.  Govern Image and Ad Display
      Hack 36.  Get More Search Tools
      Hack 37.  Get More Feeds and News
      Hack 38.  Add Stuff to Your Toolbars
      Hack 39.  Upgrade Firefox Feature Managers
      Hack 40.  Integrate Firefox with Other Tools
      Hack 41.  Create Your Own Search Plug-in
      Hack 42.  Spider the Web with Firefox
      Hack 43.  Waste Time with Toys and Games
        Chapter 5.  Power Tools for Web Developers
      Section 5.1.  Hacks 44-57
      Hack 44.  Tweak and Troubleshoot CSS Designs
      Hack 45.  Use Gecko CSS Style Magic
      Hack 46.  Write Compatible CSS
      Hack 47.  Update Browser Detection Scripts
      Hack 48.  Submit Background Form Data
      Hack 49.  Script Plug-ins
      Hack 50.  Quality-Assure Your Web Pages
      Hack 51.  Display HTTP Headers
      Hack 52.  Stomp on Cookies
      Hack 53.  Probe HTML with the DOM Inspector
      Hack 54.  Turn Off Absolutely All Caching
      Hack 55.  Web Document Debugging Tricks
      Hack 56.  Debug JavaScript with Venkman
      Hack 57.  Handle Hangs and Other Bad Juju
        Chapter 6.  Power XML for Web Pages
      Section 6.1.  Hacks 58-74
      Hack 58.  Pick Display Modes for HTML and XML
      Hack 59.  Get Tools for XML Validation
      Hack 60.  Mix Content with XML Namespaces
      Hack 61.  Make MathML Content
      Hack 62.  Make SVG Content
      Hack 63.  Use Client-Side XPath
      Hack 64.  Use Client-Side XSL
      Hack 65.  Work with Mozilla SOAP Services
      Hack 66.  Work with Mozilla XML-RPC Services
      Hack 67.  Work with Mozilla WSDL Services
      Hack 68.  Make Applications and Extensions with XUL
      Hack 69.  Make New Tags and Widgets with XBL
      Hack 70.  Work with RDF Facts
      Hack 71.  Work with RSS Feeds
      Hack 72.  Connect SQL to XUL
      Hack 73.  Generate XUL Using PHP Libraries
      Hack 74.  Get a Taste of E4X Scripting
        Chapter 7.  Hack the Chrome Ugly
      Section 7.1.  Hacks 75-83
      Hack 75.  Do Groundwork for Ugly Chrome Hacks
      Hack 76.  Spy on Chrome with the DOM Inspector
      Hack 77.  Customize Firefox's Interface
      Hack 78.  Rebadge Firefox
      Hack 79.  Make Firefox Match the Desktop
      Hack 80.  Make a Toolbar That Can't Be Hidden
      Hack 81.  Content Filter Without Your Smart Friend Noticing
      Hack 82.  Add a New XPCOM Component
      Hack 83.  Add a New Command-Line Option
        Chapter 8.  Hack the Chrome Cleanly
      Section 8.1.  Hacks 84-90
      Hack 84.  Do Groundwork for Extension Development
      Hack 85.  Study Packages with the Chrome Manager
      Hack 86.  Create a Chrome Package
      Hack 87.  Make a Bottom-Up Overlay
      Hack 88.  Make, Bundle, and Publish an XPI
      Hack 89.  Build an Installable Theme
      Hack 90.  Identify Reusable Toolkits
        Chapter 9.  Work More Closely with Firefox
      Section 9.1.  Hacks 91-100
      Hack 91.  Handle Cross-Platform Differences
      Hack 92.  Get a Custom, Prebuilt Version
      Hack 93.  Make Firefox Software
      Hack 94.  Run Multiple Mozilla Browsers
      Hack 95.  Make Extensions Work Outside Firefox
      Hack 96.  Turn on Firefox Diagnostics
      Hack 97.  Find the Right Forum for Your Issues
      Hack 98.  Survive Bugzilla
      Hack 99.  Find Out What Has Been Fixed
      Hack 100.  Help with the Future of Firefox
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