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- | 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. |
- | + | =Versions of Firefox Mobile= | |
Nightly/trunk/minefield versions are updated every day and can contain all sorts of bugs, features and improvements. | Nightly/trunk/minefield versions are updated every day and can contain all sorts of bugs, features and improvements. | ||
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Chinook is Maemo 3 version. | Chinook is Maemo 3 version. | ||
- | + | Diablo is Maemo 4 version. | |
- | + | Fremantle is Maemo 5 version. | |
GTK+ is default cross-platform widget toolkit, which is slowly replaced by Qt cross-platform application framework. | GTK+ is default cross-platform widget toolkit, which is slowly replaced by Qt cross-platform application framework. | ||
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Firefox mobile, Qt-based, is default browser for MeeGo Handset UX. | Firefox mobile, Qt-based, is default browser for MeeGo Handset UX. | ||
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Now, the list of Firefox mobile versions. | Now, the list of Firefox mobile versions. | ||
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- | + | stable 1.1 | |
- | + | chinook | |
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- | + | [http://ftp.mozilla.org/pub/mozilla.org/mobile/releases/latest/maemo/en-US/dists/chinook/release/binary-armel/ Latest chinook release] | |
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+ | fremantle | ||
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+ | [http://ftp.mozilla.org/pub/mozilla.org/mobile/releases/latest/maemo/en-US/dists/fremantle/release/binary-armel/ Latest fremantle release] | ||
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+ | beta 4.b2 | ||
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+ | fremantle | ||
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+ | [http://ftp.mozilla.org/pub/mozilla.org/mobile/releases/latest-beta/maemo/en-US/dists/fremantle/release/binary-armel/ Latest beta fremantle release] | ||
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+ | [http://ftp.mozilla.org/pub/mozilla.org/mobile/releases/latest-beta/maemo5-gtk/en-US/ Latest beta maemo 5 GTK release] | ||
Actually, I believe there is no difference between these two links. | Actually, I believe there is no difference between these two links. | ||
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- | + | nightly 4.b3pre | |
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- | + | fremantle-qt | |
- | + | [http://ftp.mozilla.org/pub/mozilla.org/mobile/repos/trunk_en-US/dists/fremantle-qt/extras/binary-armel/ Latest nightly (trunk) fremantle qt release] | |
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- | + | fremantle | |
- | + | [http://ftp.mozilla.org/pub/mozilla.org/mobile/repos/trunk_en-US/dists/fremantle/extras/binary-armel/ Latest nightly (trunk) fremantle (gtk) release] | |
- | + | nightly 1.1b2pre | |
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- | + | chinook | |
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- | + | [http://ftp.mozilla.org/pub/mozilla.org/mobile/repos/1.9.2_en-US/dists/chinook/extras/binary-armel/ Latest nightly (trunk) chinook release] | |
- | + | fremantle | |
- | + | [http://ftp.mozilla.org/pub/mozilla.org/mobile/repos/1.9.2_en-US/dists/fremantle/extras/binary-armel/ Latest nightly (trunk) fremantle release] | |
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- | == | + | =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=== | |
- | + | 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 "scre" and you should see the entry below | |
+ | toolkit.screen.lock | ||
+ | 3) change this entry to true | ||
+ | 4) In the search bar enter "ter.e" and you should see the entry below | ||
+ | accelerometer.enabled | ||
+ | 5) change this entry to false | ||
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+ | ===When Keyboard Is Open=== | ||
+ | 1) In the location bar (Awesomebar) enter "about:config" and press enter. You should now also see a search bar below the location bar | ||
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+ | 2) In the search bar enter "toolkit.scre" and you should see the entry below | ||
+ | toolkit.screen.lock | ||
+ | 3) change this entry to true and restart Firefox Mobile | ||
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+ | ==Disabling Auto-Zoom== | ||
+ | ===On Input Box:=== | ||
+ | Open page: | ||
+ | about:config | ||
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+ | Find setting: | ||
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+ | formhelper.autozoom | ||
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+ | By default, it is set to true. | ||
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+ | Set it to false. | ||
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+ | ===On Find:=== | ||
+ | Open page: | ||
+ | about:config | ||
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+ | Find setting: | ||
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+ | findhelper.autozoom | ||
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+ | By default, it is set to true. | ||
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+ | Set it to false. | ||
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+ | ==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 | 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 | |
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- | In the location bar (Awesomebar) enter "about:config" and press enter. You should now also see a search bar below the location bar | + | |
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- | you should | + | 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. | |
- | 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. | + | =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 | Shift + Left Arrow : to start highlighting left of the cursor | ||
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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. | 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 | |
- | This is a list of known hotkeys for Firefox Mobile. | + | |
* Ctrl + W : Close Tab | * Ctrl + W : Close Tab | ||
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* Ctrl + X : Cut | * Ctrl + X : Cut | ||
* Ctrl + V : Paste | * Ctrl + V : Paste | ||
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