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Chyan

Aug 25 2008, 02:22 PM

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i love stylish addon..

Can surf youtube and all other popular sites with dark skins..

raptor_cZn

Aug 25 2008, 08:54 PM

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Is there a way/add-on to make Firefox 3's download list look and behave like Firefox 2? Don't really like the new one since you have to right click to access the options.

Chyan

Aug 25 2008, 09:35 PM

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I wanna hear from u guys..

Like the new url bar or not?

I personally don't like it

But i have customizations

Look and behave like firefox 2 more.. Love it.

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Aug 25 2008, 09:59 PM

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I don't like the 'awesome bar' too.

This add-on works very well to bring back the old location bar
https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/7637

The download manager now, instead of one click, I have to click twice to open or remove the items

I prefer the old one but can't seem to find any add-ons for that atm.

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ericpires

Aug 25 2008, 10:53 PM

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,Aug 16 2008, 08:56 AM]
2. Check existing memory usage:

You can check how Firefox uses memory for caching images and web pages. This setting is a hidden one and to check it type about:cache in the address bar and press enter. Under the Memory cache device heading, Maximum storage size refers to the maximum amount of memory Firefox will use for this purpose, and Storage in use refers to the current amount of memory Firefox is using for this purpose.
By default Firefox uses more memory on computers having more memory, you can change it to custom value and lower it. But lowering the cache memory makes websites take time to load.

To modify the maximum storage size, you need to open config file, for this type about:config in the address bar and right click anywhere in the file and add a new integer. In the preference name enter browser.cache.memory.capacity and type in the maximum memory size in kilo bytes.

source

Doesnt do the trick. Set it at 50mb but memory still climb to 120mb usage plus cpu usage is almost 100%. Aiyoh, reinstall ?

Chyan

Aug 25 2008, 10:58 PM

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Here's my mods for y'all to see..

It sure brings relieve to the crappy awesomebar..

» Click to show Spoiler - click again to hide... «

fariz

Aug 26 2008, 12:34 PM

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it was crappy until I learn to use tag

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Aug 26 2008, 04:18 PM

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The only reason why I switched to Firefox 3 was because Firefox 2 was consuming my memory like crazy. After leaving it on for quite sometime, the memory usage might jump to a whopping 1GB. Not so much of that problem now with FF3 but I miss a lot of how FF2 worked.

prole

Aug 30 2008, 08:53 AM

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I switch to FF3 because of its significant browsing speed improvement. Speed was my main concern; others could be ignored

edlye

Sep 7 2008, 01:39 AM

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hi sifus,
need help. i got a virus attack for the firefox onli. i can't seem to open the browser. everytime when i open firefox there is a box to say 'use internet explorer you dope'. how do i clear this virus. i cleaned it with the free AGV virus scan but to no avail. hope u guy can help me because i hate using IE as i'm using now...

thanks.

rattan

Sep 7 2008, 04:34 AM

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edlye : happened to me once, what i did was I uninstalled firefox, and reinstalled it again. Try and see...

ericmaxman

Sep 7 2008, 12:53 PM

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My mom hates the address bar drop down menu.
I cant seem to clear the list. Any help?

rattan

Sep 7 2008, 01:00 PM

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QUOTE(ericmaxman @ Sep 7 2008, 12:53 PM)

My mom hates the address bar drop down menu.
I cant seem to clear the list. Any help?

Clear the browsing history you mean ?

Go to tools -> Clear Private Data

ericmaxman

Sep 7 2008, 01:17 PM

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QUOTE(rattan @ Sep 7 2008, 01:00 PM)

Clear the browsing history you mean ?

Go to tools -> Clear Private Data

Tried.. Also cannot. Even ran CCleaner. Still cannot.

Chyan

Sep 7 2008, 03:49 PM

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QUOTE(ericmaxman @ Sep 7 2008, 01:17 PM)

Tried.. Also cannot. Even ran CCleaner. Still cannot.

dude ur mom loves FF2 url bar?
And hates FF3's 'awesomebar"?

fariz

Sep 7 2008, 04:02 PM

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QUOTE(ericmaxman @ Sep 7 2008, 12:53 PM)

My mom hates the address bar drop down menu.
I cant seem to clear the list. Any help?

https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/6227

rattan

Sep 7 2008, 04:12 PM

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QUOTE(ericmaxman @ Sep 7 2008, 01:17 PM)

Tried.. Also cannot. Even ran CCleaner. Still cannot.

After uninstalling make sure you erase any folder/subfolders left after the un-installation process. Make sure its a fresh clean installation. Also, try running adaware or spyware cleaner.

eq8all

Sep 10 2008, 02:15 AM

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QUOTE(ericmaxman @ Sep 7 2008, 12:53 PM)

Tried.. Also cannot. Even ran CCleaner. Still cannot.

Bro let's retrace a few steps back 1st. Have you set your privacy settings along these lines?
Screenie 1:-

Screenie 2:-

If you have done so already, it'll clear all leftover history and cookies every time you close FF. I usually run ccleaner at every PC shutdown intervals as a rule of thumb though. I've set it (Cleaner > Applications tab) like this:-