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[klug] Speeding up Firefox

Nathan Cook nathan at coast-computers.co.nz
Wed Aug 17 12:31:27 NZST 2005


You can just re-create a new profile:

from console
#mozilla-firefox profile manager

and follow the prompts, you can then copy bookmarks and your password
files from the old profile.

This is if the install isn't borked, the only way to findout is if you
remake your profile though.

> On Wed, 2005-08-17 at 10:40, peterd wrote:
>
>> Finally, the last gem is not a preference modification but an
>> invaluable  extension that is extremely useful for anyone doing Web
>> development. In  Firefox, click Tools | Extensions and a new box will
>> open. Click on Get  More Extensions. In the new page that opens, click
>> on Developer Tools  under the All Extensions sidebar. Jump to the last
>> page and install the  Web Developer extension. Once the extension is
>> installed, restart  Firefox and you'll see a new toolbar with a number
>> of options that  include the ability to quickly validate HTML and CSS,
>> view image  dimensions, outline tables and table cells, and a lot
>> more.
>>
>> Peter
>
> Adding this last one cabbaged my Firefox 1.04.
>
> It now starts...with some sort of error message in red across the
> bottom.....
>
> "key id="webdeveloper-zoom-in-key" key="&webdeveloper.zoom.in.shortc"
>
> Anyway.....Firefox is toast.
>
> :-(
>
> Looks like I'll have to uninstall and re-install (or spend ages working
> out what's gond wrong in the internals).
>
> Steve
>
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