gHacks technology news » firefox scripts http://www.ghacks.net A technology blog covering software, mobile phones, gadgets, security, the Internet and other relevant areas. Wed, 25 Nov 2009 15:55:11 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 en hourly 1 FireFox Speed Up Script http://www.ghacks.net/2009/05/13/firefox-speed-up-script/ http://www.ghacks.net/2009/05/13/firefox-speed-up-script/#comments Wed, 13 May 2009 18:27:44 +0000 Martin http://www.ghacks.net/2009/05/13/firefox-speed-up-script/ firefoxFirefox Speed Up Script is a script for Greasemonkey that combines several tweaks to Firefox core configuration settings with site specific optimizations and various other improvements including blocking of known advertising scripts. The Greasemonkey extension for the Firefox web browser is required to use the Speed Up Script which will automatically become active after installation. This is actually one of the biggest strengths of this solution as it does not require the user to edit the Firefox configuration manually. Cautious users are advised to look at the source code of the script before they install it to get detailed information about the changes that are applied to it.

The biggest improvements are noticeable on websites that have been added by the developer of the script. Sites like the BBC, Youtube, Digg, MSN, IDMB, Lifehacker, Gizmodo or Mashable are all included in that list and should load faster than before for most users who apply the script to their computer system.

The only problem that some users could run into is that optimized sites can only be removed from the script by editing the source code. Advanced users on the other hand can use this to add new sites to the script.

FireFox Speed Up Script can be downloaded directly from the Userscripts website.

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]]> http://www.ghacks.net/2009/05/13/firefox-speed-up-script/feed/ 10 Automatically Discover New Greasemonkey Scripts http://www.ghacks.net/2008/12/17/automatically-discover-new-greasemonkey-scripts/ http://www.ghacks.net/2008/12/17/automatically-discover-new-greasemonkey-scripts/#comments Wed, 17 Dec 2008 17:54:07 +0000 Martin http://www.ghacks.net/?p=9122 If you like to test and install Greasemonkey scripts on a regular basis you might be regularly hanging out at the Userscripts website which contains the largest collection of Greasemonkey scripts on the Internet. It is not that practical as you have to always head over to the site to search for Greasemonkey scripts for a particular website but it was the only way to discover new scripts. The checks would have to be performed regularly as scripts are added and updated regularly.

The Firefox add-on Greasefire changes this to the better. It integrates itself nicely with the Greasemonkey extension and becomes active on every website for which Greasemonkey scripts are available. The extension maintains a list that gets regularly updated so that new and updated Greasemonkey scripts will be listed when the user takes a look at them

All available Greasemonkey scripts for that specific website will be displayed in a new window that opens when the user right-clicks on the icon in the Firefox status bar and selects the line telling him how many Greasemonkey scripts are available for it.

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The manager can then be used to discover the various scripts to find out what they are doing. It is also possible to install them right away or take a look at the source code first to make sure they are not malicious.

Greasefire provides an easy and elegant method of discovering and installing new Greasemonkey scripts in Firefox. Should be definitely worth a test for users who use Greasmonkey or want to start doing so.

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]]> http://www.ghacks.net/2008/12/17/automatically-discover-new-greasemonkey-scripts/feed/ 3 8 Greasemonkey Scripts for the Lazy http://www.ghacks.net/2007/04/19/8-greasemonkey-scripts-for-the-lazy/ http://www.ghacks.net/2007/04/19/8-greasemonkey-scripts-for-the-lazy/#comments Thu, 19 Apr 2007 07:50:24 +0000 Martin http://www.ghacks.net/2007/04/19/8-greasemonkey-scripts-for-the-lazy/ Computer users are lazy. Well, not all of them but most are. I just have to look around and see friends to try to automate as much as possible to save some clicks and time. The article Greasmonkey scripts for the lazy is for them, and everyone else who feels the same way. I don’t want to explain Greasemonkey (again) in detail but here is a rather short explanation. Greasemonkey can be installed as a Firefox extension that changes website behavior. To change the behavior you need to install so called userscripts which change elements on websites.

This can be something profane like removing advertisement from websites or disabling comments but also clever additions that increase the usability of a website. You can download the latest version of Greasmonkey from Greasepot. Enough of the babbling, I’m proud to present 10 Greasemonkey scripts for the lazy, enjoy the read:

      Googlestream – Never click Next or previous during Google searches again. The script automatically loads and displays the next batch of search results in the same window you are currently in. It loads them when you reach the bottom of the page.
      RSS+Atom Feed Subscribe Button Generator – Some websites hide their RSS Feed buttons pretty well and it takes some time to find them. With this userscript the feed options will always be displayed in the upper left corner of the website. No more searching for those darn feed links.
      Google Image Direct Links – this userscript links directly to the picture during Google image searches without having to visit the framed website first.
      Flickr Photo Page Enhancer – adds links to different sizes directly, generates html code (to quickly copy and paste the html for a thumbnail link) and loads 20 most used tags.
      Ebay Show only negative feedback – It takes sometimes pretty long to find the few negative or neutral comments that a user received on Ebay especially when he has thousands of auction comments. This userscript adds two new tabs: Complaints received and Complaints Left.
      Technorati English Search Results – Technorati displays search results in all languages unless you choose a specific language in the drop down box before you search. With this userscript only English search results are shown.
      Del.icio.us Autotag – When you save bookmarks on del.icio.us the tags from that link are automatically added to your bookmark.
      Sourceforge Direct Links – Direct download links for files on Sourceforge plus the ability to choose a mirror from a certain continent.
      Digg.com Mirrors – adds links to article mirrors in case the website goes down due to the digg effect. Links to duggmirror, Coral and Google Cache plus Waybackmachine.

Wow the list has 9 entries not 8, take the last one as a bonus if you like.

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