Firefox mobile
Firefox mobile, formerly known as Fennec, is a mobile browser that uses the same engine as the popular desktop version. Unlike MicroB, which is also based on Firefox, it supports tabbed browsing but can take longer to initially start.
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Versions of Firefox Mobile
Firefox Settings
There are two ways to change the settings for Firefox. One is through the settings menu which can be accessed by dragging a webpage to the left and clicking on the cog icon near the bottom right. The other is through "about:config" which allows you to further customize your Firefox configuration.
Disabling Portrait Mode:
Completely
When Keyboard Is Open
Disabling Auto-Zoom On Input Box:
Enabling Flash:
Firefox mobile has a flash plugin which is disabled by default for stability and speed. It can however be enabled by following these instructions
1) In the location bar (Awesomebar) enter "about:config" and press enter. You should now also see a search bar below the location bar
2) In the search bar enter "plugin.d" and you should see the two entries below
plugin.default_plugin_disabled plugin.disable
3) change both these entries to false and restart Firefox Mobile
you should now have flash enabled.
Copy and Paste Text
Firefox Mobile does allow you to copy and paste text. Unlike MicroB you CANNOT enter a text selection mode by swiping to the right from off screen to onscreen. To select text in Firefox mobile you must click on the position where you want to start highlighting text. Nothing will appear to have happened but an invisible cursor is placed where you have clicked. Now press
Shift + Left Arrow : to start highlighting left of the cursor
or
Shift + Right Arrow : to start highlighting right of the cursor
Up and Down do not work. To copy the selected text you must perform the standard copy hotkey (Ctrl+C). Hotkeys for Firefox Mobile are shown below.
Hotkeys:
This is a list of known hotkeys for Firefox Mobile. They do not always the same as the hotkeys of desktop version of Firefox
- Ctrl + W : Close Tab
- Ctrl + T : New Tab
- Ctrl + R : Reload page
- Ctrl + L : Location bar (AwesomeBar)
- Ctrl + C : Copy
- Ctrl + X : Cut
- Ctrl + V : Paste