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Re: Ask HN: What Firefox/Chrome extensions do you use?

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Post by w1ntermute »

Chrome:

AdBlock

BugMeNot Lite

FlashBlock

KB SSL Enforcer

LastPass

QR-Code Tag Extension

Readability Redux

Smooth Gestures

SmoothScroll

Vimium

Webpage Screenshot

Xmarks

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Firefox:

Adblock Plus

Add to Search Bar

Combine Buttons

Firebug

FireGestures

Flashblock

FlashVideoReplacer

Greasemonkey

Hide Menubar

HTTPS-Everywhere (Development branch)

LastPass

Menu Editor

OptimizeGoogle

Organize Status Bar

QuickRestart

Screengrab

Stop-or-Reload Button

Stylish

Tab Mix Plus

Tabs on top

User Agent Switcher

Vimperator

Re: Ask HN: What Firefox/Chrome extensions do you use?

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Post by thisisananth »

epi0Bauqu wrote: post #47

Chrome: JSONView & XML Tree are awesome. I also use Rapportive w/ Gmail. Firefox: Firebug, YSlow & Web Developer toolbar for development. I also use ForecastFox for weather and occasionally S3Fox to check something on S3.

Thanks for suggesting the JSONView and XML Tree. The fact that chrome was not dislaying xml was bugging me.

Re: Ask HN: What Firefox/Chrome extensions do you use?

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Post by pasbesoin »

mhansen wrote: post #49
pasbesoin wrote: post #25

Earlier quoted context omitted.

It irritates me no end that the Chrome developers refuse to implement this. (And yes, in googling around on the topic, I did come across a blog post by someone involved explaining that this is a design decision on their part and not an oversight.) As a workaround, I'll open a subset of most active tabs in a second window. Tabs I am actively switching between as I'm doing my work. Then, I'll end up closing the Windows…

Drag the different pairs of tabs together and use Ctrl-Tab + Shift-Ctrl-Tab to switch between them?

I suppose. But I often use the overall tab order to retain a sense of context of the different tabs.

Re: Ask HN: What Firefox/Chrome extensions do you use?

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Post by dugmartin »

sry_not4sale wrote: post #20
jessor wrote: post #4

Just the important ones: BetterPrivacy (LSO Cookie Remover) Firebug (+ Firecookie) Hackbar NoScript Tree Style Tab Web Developer Toolbar All of which have no (satisfactory) Chrome equivalent and thus prevent me from switching ;)

I couldn't live without Tree Style Tabs, which is one of the main reasons I haven't switched to Chrome either. I considered switching to Lunascape, which is a browser that will let you use webkit rendering and firefox plugins, but it's Windows only :(

I'm experimenting with a 100% switch to Chrome this week but I'm having Tree Style Tab withdrawls too.

Re: Ask HN: What Firefox/Chrome extensions do you use?

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Post by ewjordan »

sry_not4sale wrote: post #20
jessor wrote: post #4

Just the important ones: BetterPrivacy (LSO Cookie Remover) Firebug (+ Firecookie) Hackbar NoScript Tree Style Tab Web Developer Toolbar All of which have no (satisfactory) Chrome equivalent and thus prevent me from switching ;)

I couldn't live without Tree Style Tabs, which is one of the main reasons I haven't switched to Chrome either. I considered switching to Lunascape, which is a browser that will let you use webkit rendering and firefox plugins, but it's Windows only :(

I couldn't live without Tree Style Tabs, which is one of the main reasons I haven't switched to Chrome either.

I'm in exactly the same situation - I literally cannot stand to use a browser without that extension anymore, especially on a widescreen computer. I've tried to move over to Chrome, but the lack of that extension is the single blocking issue for me.

Step one when I get a new computer is to install Firefox; step two is Tree Style Tabs. Anyone that hasn't tried it is really missing out...

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