Firefox Secrets: A Need-To-Know Guide [With CDROM]

by Cheah Chu Yeow

This is a must read guide to anyone who wants to learn how to browse faster and more conveniently with Firefox. "Firefox Secrets" will teach you how to get the most from Mozilla, including how to find... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0975240242
• ISBN13: 9780975240243
• Release Date: June 2005
• Publisher: Sitepoint
• Length: 297 Pages
• Weight: 1.20 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 7.0" x 9.0"

Customer Reviews

Hit the ground running

I bought Firefox Hacks but didn't know where to start. I turned to Firefox + Thunderbird Garage and I became an effective user but still couldn't grok Firefox Hacks. Then Firefox Hacking but that left me wondering why people could get so wrapped around chome hacks - there must be more to it than that. My attempt to use the DOM inspector failed and I thought my implementation was buggy. Firefox Secrets turned all the lights on. The topic selection, level of motivation and illustration, and order of presentation seemed dead on for my needs. Of the great many useful presentations I'll mention three: o DOM inspector use o Eliminate search text box and do search from location text box o change preferences thru about:config After reading Firefox Secrets, not only does Firefox Hacks makes total sense but have been able to use the new Greasemonkey Hacks.

Perfect for those wanting to unlock the power of a great browser.

I was a little unsure if a browser warranted a book at first, but after reading it my mind changed completely. If I may use an analogy, I would say this book covers more than just the tip of the iceberg. A very easy to understand (especially for a non-programmer) explanation of why those like myself (Casual user)to the programmer/developer could use this browser and it offers the expandability those who want more crave. Also, step by step instructions for a layman are also included... It even has a disk for you to install from! I really enjoyed reading this book, and a little humor was thrown in for good measure, definitely worth a read.

Making a good browser GREAT.

If you have not already switched to FireFox or Mozilla for the added features like tabbed browsing, then you should for the added security it gives over hole-ridden IE. While the Mozilla browser (merged with their e-mail in the Mozilla Suite) is a good browser with many of the features of FireFox, FireFox is the more advanced. This book explains the FireFox browser to the novice and gives the techie more insight and power for customizing an already good browser. Let me give you just one example. My ISP's webpage for creating your own website is framed with fixed frames. Trouble is the latest version does not fit my screen, so the sort by date button is hidden. I have about 40 pages on my personal website, so sorting by date is very important to make sure the latest page on my computer is the latest page on the website. With FoxFire Secrets I learned how to set the layout.frames.force_sizability parameter to true and resize at will.

Firefox Secrets

This book shows how to use all the features, extensions, and tricks available in Firefox. It is loaded with tips and advice on everything from customizing your browser, to being more productive in your web browsing, to searching the web more effectively. Although distributed in the USA, this terrific book comes to us from Australia, where the author lives.

Firefox Secrets...indeed...

I received my copy some days ago and I'm really satisfied with the book. IMO this book is targeted at both newbies and long time users of FireFox. I for one am using FireFox since it's early days (Firebird..) on all my computers and on different Operating Systems (Windows & Linux) and I consider myself an expert, nontheless I was still able to get some new infos out of this book (especially the chapter about extensions, etc). FireFox is a fantastic browser and I love the whole Extension-approach as it's a lean mean browsing machine in it's basic setup which can be configure, at the user's discretion to an all-around everyday browser. Hat tip to Chu for this excellent book!