UrlbarExt is an experimental Firefox add-on that adds a few interesting functions to the Firefox location bar. Experimental meaning that users have to log into an account at the Mozilla website to download and install the add-on. It is usually not an indicator of a “not yet ready” add-on. Users who do not have an [...]
- Author: Martin Brinkmann
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Firefox 3.1 Improvements
Firefox 3.1 Alpha 1 has been released and it introduces several new features and improvements to already existing ones. The buzz feature of Firefox 3.1 will definitely be tab previews which opens up a small overlay whenever the user presses CTRL TAB. It looks similar to Windows Vista’s Alt Tab behavior by displaying the tabs [...]
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All you need to know about the Firefox 3 Location Bar
The location bar (or address bar, awesome bar, smart bar) has one main function and that is to provide the user with a sophisticated tool to load a website. In old times the location bar was used to enter local or remote addresses but nothing else which changed slightly in Firefox 2 which included a [...]