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III. Using Thunderbird
by Peter D. Hipson
Firefox and Thunderbird: Beyond Browsing and Email
Copyright
Dedication
About the Author
Acknowledgments
We Want to Hear from You!
Foreword
Introduction
The Mozilla Project
The Mozilla Suite
Why Firefox Now?
Thunderbird
The Mozilla Open Source Community
Who Should Read This Book?
What Is in This Book?
From the Author
I. Making Firefox Yours
1. Hitting the Ground Running with Firefox
Installing Firefox
Windows
Linux
Understanding Bookmarks and Favorites
Internet Explorer’s Favorites
Firefox’s Bookmarks
Transferring Internet Explorer’s Favorites to Firefox
Synchronizing with Internet Explorer
Making Firefox the Default Browser
Installation and Configuration Secrets for Power Users
2. The Power of Tabs and Bookmarks
Using Tabs to Manage Pages
Opening a New Tab
Opening a Link in a Tab
Changing Tabbrowser Extensions Configuration Options
Navigating Between Tabs
Rearranging Tabs
Rearranging Tabs with the Mouse
Rearranging Tabs with the Keyboard
Opening Multiple Bookmarks in Tabs
Creating and Using TabGroups
Using Live Bookmarks and Bookmarks in Firefox
Live Bookmarks, Live Bookmark Articles, and Bookmarks
Configuring Live Bookmarks and Bookmarks in Tabbrowser
Working with Multiple Home Pages in Tabs
Tabbing and Bookmark Secrets for Power Users
3. Finding Information with Firefox
Firefox Search Engines
Using the Location Bar
Using the Search Bar
Adding Search Engines to the Search Bar
Switching Search Engines
Working with Firefox’s Keywords System
Working with the Find Bar
Storing Searches
Navigating the History
Configuring History
Downloaded History
Searching Secrets for Power Users
4. Managing Profiles
Locating Your Profile
Configuration File: user.js
Creating a user.js File in Windows
Customizing Firefox’s Look and Feel with userChrome.css
Customizing How Content Is Displayed with userContent.css
Using about:config
Creating Profiles with the Profile Wizard
Backing Up a Profile
Restoring a Profile
Using Multiple Profiles
Importing Profile Information
Sharing a Profile
Profile Secrets for Power Users
5. Taking Control of Your Browser
Understanding Web Security Issues
Websites Written for Internet Explorer
Blocking Pop-ups
Blocking Banner Ads
Blocking Ads with Adblock
Importing, Exporting, and Removing Filters
Importing Filters
Exporting Filters
Removing Filters
Adblock Preferences
Software Installations from Non-Mozilla Sites
Controlling JavaScript
Using BugMeNot for Anonymous Registration
Understanding Cookies and Firefox Cookie Controls
Password-Protecting Firefox
Determining the Real Location of Sites
Using Firefox’s Clear Private Data Feature
Taking Control Secrets for Power Users
II. Extending and Modifying Firefox
6. Power Firefox Tricks and Techniques
Finding Your Configuration Files
Windows XP and 2000
Windows 95, 98, and Millennium
Mac
Linux
Firefox Global Preferences and Properties
Global Preferences
Global Properties
Defaults.ini and Components.ini
Creating and Editing user.js
Cascading Style Sheets: A Primer
Editing userChrome.css
Creating and Editing userContent.css
Using Themes
Changing Browser Behavior and Appearance
Flexbeta FireTweaker
Appearance
Behavior
Performance
Web Page Appearance
Rollback
ChromEdit: User Profile File Editor
Other Browser Performance Improvements
Pipelining More Speed
Miscellaneous Performance Preferences
Reporting Broken Websites
Power Firefox Tricks and Techniques Secrets for Power Users
7. Themes and Plug-ins
Browsing Mozilla Update
Installing a Theme
Plugging In Content with a Plug-in
Installing Plug-ins
Acrobat Reader
Adobe SVG Viewer
Java Plug-in
Macromedia Flash Player
Macromedia Shockwave Player
QuickTime
RealPlayer 10
Windows Media Player
Other Plug-ins and Toys
Themes and Plug-ins Secrets for Power Users
8. Making Extensions Work for You
Firefox Extensions: Never a Dull Moment!
Installing an Extension
Manual Installation
Automatic Installation
All Extension Installations
The Most Popular Extension Categories
Blogging
Bookmarks
Developer Tools
ShowIP
View Formatted Source
Download Tools
Editing and Forms
Entertainment
Humor
Image Browsing
Kiosk Browsing
Languages
Miscellaneous
Navigation
Newsreaders
Privacy and Security
Search Tools
Tabbed Browsing
Web Annoyances
Website Integration
XUL Applications
Working with Extensions: Secrets for Power Users
9. Changing Preferences and Settings
about:
about:buildconfig
about:cache
about:config, Firefox’s Configuration Console
Back Up Before Disaster!
Understanding the about:config Display
Adding New Preferences
Filtering and Sorting the about:config Display
Using Caution with about:config
Modifying Preferences with about:config
Changing Hidden and Undocumented Options
about:credits—Who’s Guilty?
about:Mozilla
about:plugins, Plugging into Plug-ins
Working with about: Secrets for Power Users
III. Using Thunderbird
10. Hitting the Ground Running with Thunderbird
Thunderbird Is a Better Alternative
Getting Up and Running with Thunderbird
Installing on Windows
Linux
Importing Account Settings
Importing Address Books
Eudora
Outlook
Outlook Express
Text Files
Mail
Settings
Setting Up Accounts
Server Settings
Check for New Messages at Startup
Check for New Messages Every 10 Minutes
Automatically Download New Messages
Fetch Headers Only
Leave Messages on Server
Empty Trash on Exit
Creating Your Own Mail Start Page
Composing and Sending a Message
Using the Spell-Checker
Replying to Mail
Creating HTML Mail
Creating and Using a Template
Creating a Signature
Subscribing to RSS Feeds and Blogs
Podcasting
OPML
Reading Newsgroups
Thunderbird Secrets for Power Users
11. Organizing Email with Thunderbird
Managing Folders
Labeling Messages
Filtering Messages
Sorting and Grouping Messages
Searching
Searching Messages
Using Search Folders
Searching Addresses
Using Thunderbird Address Books
Organizing Mail Secrets for Power Users
12. Fighting Spam
Security and Privacy Settings
Understanding Bayesian Filtering
Learning About the Adaptive Filter for Junk Mail Control
Training the Adaptive Filter
Changing the Junk Mail Settings
White Lists
Handling
Logging
Handling Spam
Catchall Spam
Living Without Spam
Organizing Mail Secrets for Power Users
13. Customizing Thunderbird for Power Users
Finding and Installing Themes
Finding a Theme
Installing a Theme
Switching Between Themes
Uninstalling a Theme
Common Theme Problems
Customizing Toolbars
Add Buttons
Rearrange or Remove Buttons
Button Extensions
Changing the Window Layout
Three Layouts
Folder Pane
Message List Pane
Message Pane
Attachments Pane
Changing the Appearance of Email Messages
Plain-text Messages
HTML Messages
Locating and Using Your Thunderbird Profile
Finding Your Profile
What Is in the Profile?
Other Modifications and Tasks
Backups
Compact Folders
Profile Management
Antivirus Software Issues
Account Pane Order
Signature Display in Color Versus Gray
Turn Off Color Quote Bars—Use > Instead
Throbber URL
Finding and Installing Extensions
Installing an Extension
Uninstalling an Extension
Safe Mode
Changing Hidden Options with about:config
Installing the about:config Extension
Modifying Preferences
Editing Thunderbird Configuration Files
Changing Configuration Settings Manually
Thunderbird Customization Secrets for Power Users
IV. Web Development and Firefox Extensions
14. Web Development with Firefox
Firefox and Compliance with Web Standards
The Mozilla Developer Interface
Web Developer Tools
DebugLogger
View Cookies
View Rendered Source
Web Developer
JavaScript for Developers
JavaScript Console
The Venkman Extension
Debugging Preferences
Firefox Command-line Options
Understanding CSS
CSS Level 1
Pseudoclasses and Pseudoelements
Cascading
Formatting Model
CSS-1 Properties
Units
CSS-1 Conformance
CSS Levels 2 and 2.1
CSS Level 3
Using CSS with Firefox
userChrome.css
userContent.css
DOM Inspector
Working with Web Development Secrets for Power Users
15. Creating Your Own Theme
Preparing Your Theme
Creating the Working Theme
Configuring Firefox for Theme Development
Graphics Images
Menu, Toolbar, and Dialog Box Backgrounds
Button Images
Creating Themes
Classic
contents.rdf
install.rdf
icon.png
preview.png
Other Folders and Files
Multibutton Images
Background Images
An Example: global.css
Final Results
Theme Writing Secrets for Power Users
16. Writing an Extension
Setting Up the Development Environment
Preferences for Extension Developers
Tools for Extension Development
The Extension Developer Extension
Extension Builder
Toggle Debugging Prefs
JavaScript Shell
JavaScript Environment
JavaScript Injector
HTML Editor
XUL Editor
Reload All Chrome
Debugging Consoles
The Firefox Console
The JavaScript Console
Multiple Instances of Firefox
Understanding XML User Interface Language
XUL Syntax
Comments
Processing Instructions
XUL Example
Working with JavaScript
JavaScript Reference
The Firefox window Object
Creating a Unique GUID
Firefox Command Options for Developers
Working Through an Extension Development Example
Development Profile Save and Restore
The Development Folders
MyExtension’s Root Folder
content
chrome
Extension Files
extension.XPI, the Extension Distribution File
extension.jar, the Extension’s JAR File
Other Files for Extension Developers
An Extension for Firefox 1.0.x
install.rdf
contents.rdf
myextension-Overlay.xul
myextensionOverlay.js
An Extension for Firefox 1.5
install.rdf
chrome.manifest
Extension Writing Secrets for Power Users
V. The Way of Mozilla for Programmers
17. Mozilla’s Tools for Developers
Open Source As a Way of Life
Developer Tools
Mozilla Developer Support Tools
Bugzilla
Looking Up a Bug
Filing a Bug
Updating and Modifying a Bug
Fixing a Bug
Tinderbox
Bonsai
LXR
Working with Mozilla Development Tools Secrets for Power Users
18. Browsing the Code
Mozilla Firefox Trunk
Mozilla Code Development Cycle
Coding Practices
Setting Up and Building Firefox
Necessary Software
Performing a Build
Packaging Firefox for Distribution
Check-in Requirements
Mozilla Source Code Secrets for Power Users
19. The Future of Firefox and Thunderbird
The History of Mozilla
In the Future
Firefox 1.5 (Deer Park)
Firefox 2.0 (The Ocho)
Firefox Versus Internet Explorer
Thunderbird, Outlook, and Outlook Express
The Internet As the Internet Should Be
A. Glossary
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