Firefox

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We here at Partner are big fans of Firefox. It's a browser that is similar to Internet Explorer, but lacks a lot of the extra baggage that IE brings with it.

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[edit] Tips and Tricks

[edit] Setting which programs Firefox uses to open files

In many cases your browser will need to make use of another program to open a given file. For instance, PDF files require a special program to view them. Around here, we like using the Foxit PDF Reader, which is lightweight and fast. To configure Firefox to use Foxit to open PDF files:

  1. In Firefox, select "Tools", and then "Options" from the bar at the top.
  2. A window will open up. Select "Content" at the top, and then select "Manage..." in the "File Types" section near the bottom.
  3. A window titled "Download Actions" will open. Scroll down the list until you find the PDF extension. Select "Change Action...".
  4. Yet another window will open, this one titled "Change Action". Select "Open them with this application:", and then browse to the executable for Foxit. Select the file and click on "Open". You should now see Foxit as the selected application.
  5. Select "OK" and close all of you option widows.

Congratulations, you're all set! Now, when you select a PDF file from a web page, it should open up in the Foxit reader.

[edit] Setting Firefox to always reload web pages (no caching)

Caching can create problems, as Firefox will sometimes will load a page from memory instead of downloading it. By default, Firefox checks for a new version of a page something like every third visit (hitting the reload button always checks). To set Firefox to check for a new page every time, do the following:

  1. In Firefox, type about:config in your address bar. Press "Enter" or click the green "Go" arrow..
  2. You should see a list of controls. Scroll down until you find "browser.cache.check_doc_frequency". This is set to "3" by default.
  3. Right click on it, select "Modify", and enter "1" instead.

Firefox should now check for a new version of a web page every time it is loaded.

[edit] Searching the Partner Wiki from Firefox

Firefox provides a search engine shortcut in the upper right corner of the browser. Bill Forester from Techserv was kind enough to write an extension which will add a Partner Wiki search to Firefox. It's very handy if you find yourself search the Partner documentation frequently. It can be downloaded here.

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