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3 Time-Saver Scripts for Firefox

By Ken Xu on Jul 27, 2007 in Blogging

Blogging is fun but it is the most time hungry activity. A little time saving tips for blogging is crucial and will help us avoiding any annoying experience.

Below are some scripts that can help you fasten your browsing time. The Scripts need GreaseMonkey extension to run. Make sure to install the extension first by clicking on this the link. After installation, restart your firefox to avoid crash.

Search Box Shortcut Key

This script is useful when you want to search for a blog search box. Some wordpress themes author sometimes placing their search box in a different area and which will make you confuse to search and scroll the page.

With this script install on your GreaseMonkey, You only need to press the keyboard combination key “Alt + S” and you will jump to the search box and start your search.

Fast, Simple and Easy. :)

To install this script, click on this script link and click on the “install” button on the pop-up window (make sure your are using FireFox or it won’t work).

_blank Must Die

If you are really hate people who without your permission suddenly throwing yourself out of his window by opening a new one when you clicked on their link, this script is helpful.

It is so annoying because when we seldom let our taskbar having a roam space. In my case, I usually stuck more than 8 tabs and sometimes more!

No worry now. By using _blank Must Die script, It will help you remove the “_blank” target attribute in the link so it won’t trigger any new window again.

To download this script, click on this link and select install button from the pop-up windows.

Pre-fill Comments

I found this script at Thilak’s post. I’m really thank to him because he solve my biggest problem when commenting in other place. I’m really feel lazy to always filling up my name and my URL address. Pre-Fill Comments script really help me a lot by filling the Username, Email, and Web URI automatically using only 2 combination key with my keyboard.

Thilak explained it well on how to install and using them to fasten your comment time. No more hassle in inputting your own data in the Username, Email and Web URI! Just a 2 button combination key will do!

To download this script, you can either visiting Thilak’s page to get the link, or use this script link. Make sure to click on the install button on the pop-up window. :wink:

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13 Excellent Responses for "3 Time-Saver Scripts for Firefox"
  1. MyAvatars 0.2 Mr,Byte Says:
    (July 27, 2007, 3:30 pm)

    Some Greasemonkey scripts are very handy…

    Reply to Mr,Byte
    1. MyAvatars 0.2 Ken Xu Says:
      (July 27, 2007, 10:31 pm)

      Thanks for the link, mr.Byte! :)

      Reply to Ken Xu
  2. MyAvatars 0.2 Benedict Herold Says:
    (July 27, 2007, 5:28 pm)

    I liked the second script much better. ~

    Reply to Benedict Herold
    1. MyAvatars 0.2 Ken Xu Says:
      (July 27, 2007, 11:03 pm)

      Yup, me too!
      I seems people have begin to notice this problem and start to eliminate their link to be opened in a new window. May be in the future, this script will have no function again!

      Reply to Ken Xu
  3. MyAvatars 0.2 Yazan Says:
    (July 27, 2007, 9:33 pm)

    _blank must die is a useless script .. there is an option that allows you to open _blank links (ie new windows) in a new tab

    Reply to Yazan
    1. MyAvatars 0.2 Ken Xu Says:
      (July 27, 2007, 11:11 pm)

      Hi, Yazan. Thanks for the precious comment.
      the problem here is, can you open it in the active window? It’s just wasting my time right clicking in the link, and select the ‘open in new tab’.
      Why don’t just a single click on the link?
      Let’s make things faster and easier with this script, so we can blog for more!
      :)

      Reply to Ken Xu
  4. MyAvatars 0.2 jamy Says:
    (July 28, 2007, 3:30 am)

    Good tips. !

    Reply to jamy
    1. MyAvatars 0.2 Ken Xu Says:
      (July 28, 2007, 3:21 pm)

      Thanks Jamy! Hope this won’t too techie for you. :)

      Reply to Ken Xu
  5. MyAvatars 0.2 dEEPAK Says:
    (July 28, 2007, 1:09 pm)

    I usually open links in a new tab by clicking the scroll button but there
    are times when I accidentally open the link by left click and a new windows pops up.. which is irritating..

    _blank Must Die seems to be a gr8 solution for that..

    Reply to dEEPAK
    1. MyAvatars 0.2 Ken Xu Says:
      (July 28, 2007, 3:29 pm)

      You’re right! I’m absolutely agree with you. I also sometimes do wrong selection and make a new pop-up windows. Really annoying.

      Reply to Ken Xu
  6. MyAvatars 0.2 Shankar Ganesh Says:
    (July 28, 2007, 2:11 pm)

    Great post. I didn’t know about the 3rd one. Stumbled! :smile:

    Reply to Shankar Ganesh
    1. MyAvatars 0.2 Ken Xu Says:
      (July 28, 2007, 3:32 pm)

      Thanks for the stumbled, Ganesh! :)
      Thanks to Thilak’s Nice Job, anyway…!

      Reply to Ken Xu
  7. MyAvatars 0.2 kuanhoong Says:
    (July 30, 2007, 7:32 am)

    More scripts for lazy people.. *ahem i mean busy people :lol:

    Reply to kuanhoong

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