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I am testing a new firefox extension, called BBCodeXtra. With a right-click, I can bold, Italic and other things.

Hmmm.  It seems to work well.

However, you can't seem to get it from the usual place, firefox extensions (https://addons.mozilla.org/extensions.php?app=%7bec8030f7-c20a-464f-9b0e-13a3a9e97384%7d), as that version is broken, currently.

I got this at author's site (http://forum.extenzilla.org/index.php?topic=4257), which in turn lead to the main author's site here (http://bbcodextra.extenzilla.org/index.php?lang=eng&sez=3).

OOOh! it's cool, there is a "url wizard" that actually lives up to the name wizard.

You right-click, then select extra, then url wizard.  Up pops a box, asking for the name of the link, like "here".  Then a box pops up letting you paste your URL link and it formats it all BBCode-like.  that alone makes it worth the bother.

Edit:  Okay, all the links work as expected, and the formatting looks okay too.

If you use Firefox, go get this one (if you don't already have it)  You'll like it, I promise.

Oooo... shiiiiny! it does html too!

Believe it or not this is extremely useful to update templates in the admin of the website I just built.

Thank  you!

Is FIREFOX EXTENSION a book by Tom Clancy?

Quote from: goat starer on October 23, 2006, 09:45:11 AM
Is FIREFOX EXTENSION a book by Tom Clancy?

LOL!

Actually, a "firefox extension" is a small program that lets you customize your Firefox web browser.

<sarcasm>As ANYONE knows, only COMMUNISTS still use Internet Explorer ... </sarcasm>  ::)


One of the many reasons I switched over from IE (aside from a virtual poking one in Micro$oft's eye) is that you can customize your browser with all sorts of cool modifications.

Being a programmer background, I found this very compelling.

My current list of extensions: (in alphabetic order)

BBCodeXtra*
Bookmarks LinkChecker
Copy Plain Text*
Duplicate Tab
Favicon Picker
Flashblock*
Flat Bookmark Editing
HashColouredTabs
IE View Lite*
Image Zoom*
Mozilla SpellCheck Libraries*
NoScript**
Nuke Anything Enhanced*
PDF Download
Sort Extensions And Themes
SpellBound*

* essential!

** best SECURITY tool you can use, when surfing the internet.

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If anyone has a question about any of these, I'd be happy to provide my "take" on it, and a link and any "gotchas" I've found over the years.

I've just dowloaded the BBC extention, but apparentlz mz computer doesn't like me very much, although I treat her with respect... :)

How do I put it in my Firefox and start using it?

Thanks...

But I am a communist. and i use IE so there is no need for the sarcasm  ;D

Quote from: Kiyoodle the Gambrinous on October 24, 2006, 08:48:29 AM
I've just dowloaded the BBC extention, but apparentlz mz computer doesn't like me very much, although I treat her with respect... :)

How do I put it in my Firefox and start using it?

Thanks...

Right-click on the downloaded item (you may need to open windows explorer and look for it, if it's not on your desktop)

Choose "open" from the list. Windoze will open a dialog, asking you more-or-less, "open with what".   You should see a list of programs, and hopefully, windoze has Firefox listed.  If not, you'll need to click the "browse" button, and search your hard disk for the firefox program.  Me, I deplore manual searches, so... I locate a firefox ICON/LINK, either in my quick-link bar, on the desktop or in my start-menu system.  Right-click on that, and choose properties. Highlight the text in the "TARGET" section, and press control-c (copy).  Click "cancel" on the opened link dialog.  Go back to the still open "open with what" dialog, and in the "file name" box, press control-v (paste).  Thus, neatly pasting the reference to Firefox. Click "open" button.

Now, this will start Firefox, and it will open the downloaded extension file.  In a minute or three, it will let you click "install".  Once that's done, close and re-open Firefox and it should be there.  You can confirm under Tools-->Extensions menu.

Thanks Bob...

Actually, I've done the same thing before, but as nothing happened at the same moment I've opened it in Firefox, but took a minute or two, I thought nothing was going to happen...

Now I waited and I have the extention... :)

And it works so nicely...

See? :D:D:D

I like using the Quick Reply box, and I STILL get my basic formatting options.

Sort of like having cake and Edith too

Oooooohh, purdy!

How very dandy!

Thankee!

Quote from: BobI like using the Quick Reply box

Quick reply? Where? There's a quick reply on this forum? ;)

Quote from: Sibling Spoffish on October 26, 2006, 03:26:19 AM
Oooooohh, purdy!

How very dandy!

Thankee!

Quote from: BobI like using the Quick Reply box

Quick reply? Where? There's a quick reply on this forum? ;)

It's an option in your personal profile.  Look in the various settings in your profile, and you will see a check-box, if I remember correctly.

Click "Your Details" on the menu at the left, to go to your profile

Under that, there is a profile menu (also at the left, but not at the extreme-left).

In that menu, choose Forum layout.  In that, near the bottom, there is a drop-down box.  Choose "quick reply, on by default".  Click "save profile" button.

Ooh! Quick reply! With formatting! Thanks, Bob.