Tab-Browsing
Background Tabs (shown in
red) let you open pages to read later without leaving the
current page
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The Mozilla Firebird browser makes browsing easier than
ever before with best Tab-Browsing around. Tab-Browsing
changes the way you use the internet by allowing you to open
links on a page in background "Tabs" and
then read them when you're ready. No confusing new windows,
no need for context menus, just hold down Ctrl
when clicking a link, or use your middle mouse
button (if you have one). Tab-Browsing is central to
the Mozilla Firebird browser, you can set your home page to be
a group of Tabs. You can open an entire folder of bookmarks in
Tabs.
"Open in Tabs"
opens contents of Bookmarks Folder in Tabs
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Browsing with Tabs makes browsing the internet faster and more
efficient. You can concentrate on reading each page without the
confusion of having to switch between windows. As you're
reading each page, links you have opened in background Tabs
load, so when you're ready to read them
they've already loaded and you don't need to wait.
Tab-Browsing can be likened to a TiVo DVR with two tuners -
record two programs while you watch another - but in the case
of Tab-Browsing you can download many pages in the background
while you read the first. TiVo has changed the way people watch
TV, and likewise Tab-Browsing is a revolutionary change to the
way you browse the internet. Mozilla Firebird brings you the
simplest, most intuitive version of Tab-Browsing you will find.
Better Bookmarks and History.
Mozilla Firebird's
Bookmarks Window makes organizing your Bookmarks
easy.
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Mozilla Firebird makes it easier to organize your Bookmark
collection with its handy Bookmarks manager (Bookmarks,
Manage Bookmarks... menu item). Create folders to
group similar items, and add annotations to remind yourself of
why you bookmarked a particular item later. Sort on any of a
number of properties including Name, Location, Date Last
Visited, etc. Mozilla Firebird also lets you associate a
Keyword with any bookmark so you can open it by simply typing
its keyword in the Location Bar of the browser.
Both Bookmarks and History are available as convenient Side Bar
panels for quick access. Simply hit Ctrl+B for
Bookmarks, and Ctrl+H for History. Links open
with a click.
Best Accessibility
Mozilla Firebird offers the best set of keyboard shortcuts
about. Ctrl+L quickly focuses the Location
Bar. Ctrl+K the Google Bar.
Ctrl+T opens a new tab and
Ctrl+S does what it should do - save the
current page. A full set of keyboard shortcuts is available
here.
Type Ahead Find in
Action
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Mozilla Firebird also features sophisticated 'Type-Ahead
Find' for links that make it easier for users with
accessibility needs (such as those using screen readers, or
even laptop users with inconvenient pointing devices) to select
links. Simply start typing the name of the link that you want
to select and Firebird will shift focus to it.
Intelligent
Firebird helps you fill
out web forms and remembers what you've searched
for
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Mozilla Firebird remembers what you've filled in web forms,
to make searching for things again, or filling out things like
your name and address a simple process. Mozilla Firebird also
features a handy Password Manager that automatically fills out
user-name/password fields on sites that require you to log in.
More Responsive
Mozilla Firebird feels more responsive in day-to-day browsing
than competitors like Internet Explorer. Pages appear on screen
sooner, and there are fewer annoying lock ups. The effect is a
browser that feels faster.
Customizing Toolbars in
Mozilla Firebird
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Customize Toolbars
Set up your toolbars the way you want them. Have just a thin
strip with everything on one bar. Have a set of toolbars with
every option available within reach. Mozilla Firebird's
toolbars are fully customizable so you can have it the way you
like it. Choose View, Toolbars, Customize...
and simply drag on the items you want. Mozilla Firebird even
lets you create new toolbars. Third party extensions often add
Toolbar items to the Customize Palette as well.
Most Extensible
Mozilla Firebird is
easily extended
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Mozilla Firebird's user interface can be extended by
developers using industry standards such as XML, CSS,
JavaScript etc, as well as complex C++ add on modules. Examples
of such extensions include everything from relatively simple
utilities to advanced tools such as a JavaScript Debugger and
Document Inspector. A full list of existing extensions is
available here.
Extensions are easily installed.
Standing on the Shoulders of Giants
Mozilla Firebird is built on the Mozilla Gecko layout engine,
one of the fastest layout engines available today.
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Popup Blocking
Mozilla Firebird stops annoying popup windows dead in their
tracks. Experience the web as it was supposed to be - peaceful,
convenient, accessible.
Icon showing that popups
have been prevented from opening
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Some sites make legitimate use of popup windows. When Mozilla
Firebird blocks a popup window, it displays an icon in the
status bar. Clicking this icon shows a breakdown of the
popup(s) that Mozilla Firebird stopped when loading the current
page. You can then allow some or all of the popup windows to be
shown.
Annoyance Eliminator
Aside from preventing popup windows, Mozilla Firebird will also
stop a number of other actions
Mozilla Firebird puts an
end to annoying web page tricks
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that have been annoying web surfers for years, like status bar
tricks (e.g. animating status bar tickers, and spoofing that
prevents you from seeing where links really go). We've
designed Mozilla Firebird so that the standard settings
offer the least annoyance. Controls for these settings
can be found in the Web Features page under
Options.
Mozilla Firebird comes with the same sophisticated of controls
as Mozilla that allow you to control cookies, Javascript, and
other settings to suit your tastes.
Find Stuff Faster
Mozilla Firebird's
Google Bar remembers previous searches
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Much of the time you spend using a web browser is spent looking
for things. That's why Mozilla Firebird has the best search
functions of any browser. Ctrl+K takes you to
the Google bar. Enter what you're searching for and hit
Enter to search Google. Entering a search into the Location bar
does an "I'm feeling lucky" Google search (that
is, it automatically loads the first result returned by Google
for that search).
Mozilla Firebird's collection of Smart Keywords make it
easy to look up words in the
Mozilla Firebird's
Smart Keywords lets you find things faster.
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Dictionary, check on
stock quotes, etc. Just type the keyword, then the word, stock
symbol or other value in the Location Bar, and hit Enter. A full
list of Mozilla Firebird's supported Smart Keywords is available
here, and if they are not enough for you, you can make
your own!.
Mozilla Firebird's "Find Stuff Faster" mantra is
more than just skin deep. Other parts of the browser have been
engineered with search in mind. Take Tab-Browsing - run a
search in one tab, then
Bookmarks QuickFind in
action
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open search results in background tabs, and flick between them to
compare. Bookmarks and History have QuickFind bars that let you
quickly locate a bookmark in a long list, or a place you visited
several days ago. Mozilla Firebird's handy browser context
menus also let you instantly search for selected text.
Simplified Privacy
Your privacy is important to us. Mozilla Firebird makes it easy
to keep track of information that the browser has stored while
Mozilla Firebird has
sophisticated privacy controls
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you've been surfing, such as things you've typed into
forms, Cookies, files you've downloaded, pages you've
visited (History), and so on. You can quickly clear any of these
things from the Privacy panel of Tools,
Options. If you're using a public or shared
computer, you can also instantly clear all stored information
with a single click.
More Space for Pages
We place a great deal of importance on space for web pages in
Mozilla Firebird. That's why our browser has more space
devoted to web pages than Internet Explorer, Opera, or Mozilla.
Mozilla Firebird offers 2% more space to web pages than
Mozilla, 4% more than Internet Explorer, and a whopping 10%
more than Opera. (Standard configurations tested, sidebars
closed, window maximized at 1600x1200). You can get even more
space by rearranging the content of the toolbars. Mozilla
Firebird also offers a Full Screen mode (Press
F11 to enter/exit) that devotes even more of
the screen to the web page.
Simplified User Interface
We've put a lot of thought into making using Mozilla
Firebird easy and obvious. Browsers like Mozilla and Opera seem
to be focused more on esoteric features, at the expense of
all-round usability. That's why we have created a browser
that works in the simplest and most
straight-forward way out of the box. Defaults have
been carefully chosen so you don't need to spend
time setting up the browser. Menus and dialog boxes are kept
clean and free of options that only a marginal number of people
use. If there's a feature that Mozilla or Opera has that
Mozilla Firebird lacks, it's probably for good reason. But
if you really do need a particular enhancement, a large number
of quality extensions
are available for free.
Personalize With Themes
Jazz up your browser with
stylish Themes
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Mozilla Firebird supports a large number of quality themes
which can be downloaded for free. These themes can change the
appearance of everything from the browser window, to dialog
boxes, buttons, menus, etc.
Industry Leading Standards Support
Mozilla Firebird has world beating support for W3C standards
like CSS, DOM, etc. Where browsers like Opera may fail on a
dynamic page, Mozilla Firebird usually succeeds.
Fast to Get, Fast to Use
Less than 3 minutes to download over a broadband connection,
Mozilla Firebird can be yours in no time at all. Mozilla
Firebird starts up and runs much faster than Mozilla because of
its significantly optimized code.
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