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browser.throbber.url [String] - This setting determines the page which opens if you click on the 'throbber' - the small animated circle to the right of the address bar. You can change the URL to whichever site you want. The default is the Firefox Central page.
- I always like to set this to the Firefox extensions page: https://addons.mozilla.org/?application=firefox - on 2006-04-02
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browser.jsannoyances.disabled [Boolean] - If set to True, all the dom. javascript-related events will be set to True (see the dom. entries on the next page) effectively disabling the majority of annoying Javascript behaviors.
- I had to add this to my about:config file, because it wasn't there by default. - on 2006-04-02
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- browser.download.manager.showAlertInterval [Integer] - This setting determines for how many milliseconds the "Download Completed" alert is shown when you complete a download. Default is 2 seconds (2000 milliseconds)
  - I actually prefer to set this to a much higher number (6000), because I like the extra time to access the download via the alert. - on 2006-04-02
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- browser.download.manager.flashCount [Integer] (0) - This setting determines the number of times the Download Manager will flash in your Taskbar when a download is underway and the download manager is not visible.
- browser.display.show_image_placeholders [Boolean] (false) - If set to true, image placeholders will be shown until the images are fully loaded. If set to false, these are not shown.
- [Boolean] - If set to true, small 'tooltips' (popup boxes with descriptive text) will be shown when you hover over items in your Firefox toolbar, as well as on certain objects in some webpages. If you don't like tooltips, set this value to false.
- browser.chrome.toolbar_tips

TweakGuides.com - Firefox Tweak Guide, Part II

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Explanation of how to customize Firefox using a few key entries in the about:config file (prefs.js). - krissanthesquad on 2006-04-02

layout.word_select.eat_space_to_next_word [Boolean] - This setting determines the selection behavior when you double-click on a word on a web page. By default (True), Firefox selects the word and the white space on the right of that word. If set to False, Firefox will only select the word itself with no extra spaces. I personally prefer to have this set to False.
- I always set this to false. I like to copy just the word and not the space next to it. Copying the space next to a linked word causes all kinds of problems with formatting in Word, too. - on 2006-04-02
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dom.disable_window_open_feature.* [Boolean] - There are 11 settings which begin with this tag (and end with one of the following: .close, .directories, .location, .menubar, .minimizable, .personalbar, .resizable, .scrollbars, .status, .titlebar, .toolbar). These 11 settings control the elements of popup windows which you can force to be displayed. For example, if you set the dom.disable_window_open_feature.close setting to True, it will force all popup windows which open up to have a close button in the top right hand corner of the popup window. This is useful since many popup windows (mainly ads) deliberately remove such elements to prevent easy resizing/closing of their content. For that reason I recommend you set at least the .close and .resizeable settings to true.
- I'm experimenting with these settings. Right now, I haven't changed anything, because I think I have javascript set to open in tabs. - on 2006-04-02
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- nglayout.initialpaint.delay [Integer] - This setting determines how many milliseconds Firefox should wait before it starts to display the page contents. This brief delay allows Firefox to load and arrange the various page components as correctly as possible. The default is 250 milliseconds which isn't very long, but you can try setting this to 0 to see if it improves the responsive feel of Firefox. However some users report faster overall page load times with the default value or even higher, so experiment to see which value suits your browsing habits.
  - I always set this one to a longer time, because I like the way the page displays when the images are downloaded first, then displayed. Others might prefer to make it a shorter interval to start viewing the page faster and read the text while the images load. If you can read that way. - on 2006-04-02
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