Comments on: Supercharge Your Firefox Browsing With Icons http://www.40tech.com/2009/07/26/supercharge-your-firefox-browsing-with-icons/ Tech for Real People Tue, 07 Feb 2012 21:30:16 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v= By: Benry http://www.40tech.com/2009/07/26/supercharge-your-firefox-browsing-with-icons/comment-page-1/#comment-142 Benry Thu, 30 Jul 2009 18:43:40 +0000 http://www.40tech.com/?p=794#comment-142 Having done it that way for years, no, the name doesn't show up on mouseover--that's a SmartBookmarksBar feature. Instead of seeing the name on mouseover, you see the bookmark's "location" field, which is the actual link. And nothing when you mouseover on folders.<br><br>To be fair, the addon also has options for condensing the bookmarks bar to "squeeze" more icons onto the bar... so you can't accomplish the same look by just removing the link names. And of course there's the auto-hide option that I love but can't use because of the folders bug... ;-) Having done it that way for years, no, the name doesn't show up on mouseover–that's a SmartBookmarksBar feature. Instead of seeing the name on mouseover, you see the bookmark's “location” field, which is the actual link. And nothing when you mouseover on folders.

To be fair, the addon also has options for condensing the bookmarks bar to “squeeze” more icons onto the bar… so you can't accomplish the same look by just removing the link names. And of course there's the auto-hide option that I love but can't use because of the folders bug… ;-)

]]> By: Evan http://www.40tech.com/2009/07/26/supercharge-your-firefox-browsing-with-icons/comment-page-1/#comment-139 Evan Thu, 30 Jul 2009 16:30:54 +0000 http://www.40tech.com/?p=794#comment-139 That's a pretty neat trick. Will you still be able to mouse over the icon to see the name? That's a pretty neat trick. Will you still be able to mouse over the icon to see the name?

]]> By: Stefan http://www.40tech.com/2009/07/26/supercharge-your-firefox-browsing-with-icons/comment-page-1/#comment-138 Stefan Thu, 30 Jul 2009 16:23:02 +0000 http://www.40tech.com/?p=794#comment-138 I tried this plugin a few months ago but never got it to work. I guess I did something wrong. Anyhow, instead of using a plugin I decided to simply remove the names from all of my booksmarks in the firstpage. Simple right click and chose settings. There you can remove the name and give it the same look as with this plugin. I tried this plugin a few months ago but never got it to work. I guess I did something wrong. Anyhow, instead of using a plugin I decided to simply remove the names from all of my booksmarks in the firstpage. Simple right click and chose settings. There you can remove the name and give it the same look as with this plugin.

]]> By: Benry http://www.40tech.com/2009/07/26/supercharge-your-firefox-browsing-with-icons/comment-page-1/#comment-122 Benry Tue, 28 Jul 2009 01:19:30 +0000 http://www.40tech.com/?p=794#comment-122 Actually, I very well may be. ;-) I've reported the problem to the developer after all three occasions where I've tried the addon, but it's still there. I'd bet that there aren't a whole lot of folks who use the auto-hide option, and even fewer that use folders to organize bookmarks on the toolbar. I see that you do, Evan, but I don't recall seeing that often in any screenshots I've stumbled across. Personally, I see the bookmarks menu as more of an archive, and the toolbar more for everyday-usage.<br><br>In my case, I long ago removed the text from the links on my bookmarks bar... the I'm sure I'm in a very, very small minority in wanting to use SmartBookmarksBar for just two reasons: to auto-hide the bookmarks bar and to condense the padding and sqeeze more icons onto the bar. Again, the folders only become unusable when the auto-hide option is selected.<br><br>Other than that, it's a wonderful extension, and certainly worth recommending. Actually, I very well may be. ;-) I've reported the problem to the developer after all three occasions where I've tried the addon, but it's still there. I'd bet that there aren't a whole lot of folks who use the auto-hide option, and even fewer that use folders to organize bookmarks on the toolbar. I see that you do, Evan, but I don't recall seeing that often in any screenshots I've stumbled across. Personally, I see the bookmarks menu as more of an archive, and the toolbar more for everyday-usage.

In my case, I long ago removed the text from the links on my bookmarks bar… the I'm sure I'm in a very, very small minority in wanting to use SmartBookmarksBar for just two reasons: to auto-hide the bookmarks bar and to condense the padding and sqeeze more icons onto the bar. Again, the folders only become unusable when the auto-hide option is selected.

Other than that, it's a wonderful extension, and certainly worth recommending.

]]> By: Evan http://www.40tech.com/2009/07/26/supercharge-your-firefox-browsing-with-icons/comment-page-1/#comment-121 Evan Mon, 27 Jul 2009 14:41:40 +0000 http://www.40tech.com/?p=794#comment-121 That's a good point and something I'd never thought of regarding the vertical placement of the toolbars. I have a large widescreen monitor at home, with lots of wasted space on websites with fixed widths. It might make more sense to have my menus on the left.<br><br>I wasn't aware of the bug with folders and autohiding the bookmarks bar. I don't use it that way, but hopefully they can come up with a fix because I'm sure you can't be the only one who does. That's a good point and something I'd never thought of regarding the vertical placement of the toolbars. I have a large widescreen monitor at home, with lots of wasted space on websites with fixed widths. It might make more sense to have my menus on the left.

I wasn't aware of the bug with folders and autohiding the bookmarks bar. I don't use it that way, but hopefully they can come up with a fix because I'm sure you can't be the only one who does.

]]> By: Benry http://www.40tech.com/2009/07/26/supercharge-your-firefox-browsing-with-icons/comment-page-1/#comment-118 Benry Mon, 27 Jul 2009 06:35:36 +0000 http://www.40tech.com/?p=794#comment-118 I've been setting up my browser the same way for years--I want my screen real estate for productive purposes, not tied up in toolbars and icons and whatnot.<br><br>I've tried the SmartBookmarksBar addon a couple of times, but there's a longtime bug that makes it unusable for me. I have a few folders on my bookmarks bar that hold groups of websites that I'll "open all in tabs" on a daily basis. When SmartBookmarksBar is set to "autohide" the bookmarks bar (I *love* this functionality, I don't need to see the bookmarks bar until I move my mouse over to it), it breaks those folders--you can no longer select the bookmarks or options within those folders. <br><br>Tangential thought: I can't be the only one that ponders this, but I'm surprised I don't see this brought up as an issue anywhere. The trend for some time now has been toward a widescreen computing experience... so with all this extra screen width, why do software designers continue to take away our vertical space, which is already hampered by the widescreen dimensions? For example, I use the TreeStyleTabs addon to stack my tabs sidebar-style. But whether it's our web browsers with their propensity to add toolbars and status bars across the top, with extra padding for aesthetics, or Microsoft wanting to put a big fat ribbon at the top of all their apps now... well, pretty soon we'll be required to scroll just to see a dozen lines of text on the screen. Widescreen HD video is great... but I wish they'd stop restricting my vertical space in so many apps! I've been setting up my browser the same way for years–I want my screen real estate for productive purposes, not tied up in toolbars and icons and whatnot.

I've tried the SmartBookmarksBar addon a couple of times, but there's a longtime bug that makes it unusable for me. I have a few folders on my bookmarks bar that hold groups of websites that I'll “open all in tabs” on a daily basis. When SmartBookmarksBar is set to “autohide” the bookmarks bar (I *love* this functionality, I don't need to see the bookmarks bar until I move my mouse over to it), it breaks those folders–you can no longer select the bookmarks or options within those folders.

Tangential thought: I can't be the only one that ponders this, but I'm surprised I don't see this brought up as an issue anywhere. The trend for some time now has been toward a widescreen computing experience… so with all this extra screen width, why do software designers continue to take away our vertical space, which is already hampered by the widescreen dimensions? For example, I use the TreeStyleTabs addon to stack my tabs sidebar-style. But whether it's our web browsers with their propensity to add toolbars and status bars across the top, with extra padding for aesthetics, or Microsoft wanting to put a big fat ribbon at the top of all their apps now… well, pretty soon we'll be required to scroll just to see a dozen lines of text on the screen. Widescreen HD video is great… but I wish they'd stop restricting my vertical space in so many apps!

]]> By: Bobby Travis http://www.40tech.com/2009/07/26/supercharge-your-firefox-browsing-with-icons/comment-page-1/#comment-117 Bobby Travis Sun, 26 Jul 2009 19:53:22 +0000 http://www.40tech.com/?p=794#comment-117 These are very cool plugins! They work quite nicely for my folder/share bookmarlet setup. These are very cool plugins! They work quite nicely for my folder/share bookmarlet setup.

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