I have written here before of the extensions and add-ons I use in Firefox. [see end of post]
So I though I should add what tweaks I use to speed up and enhance the browser itself.
Give them a try and if they do not improve you browsing experience with Firefox you can always go back to the default settings. [see end of article]
To speed up Firefox 3.x:
Launch Firefox thenType in
about:config
into the navigation bar, you will thne be ‘warned’ say you will be careful.
You are going to be adjusting the browsers default settings and parameters.
To find a value simply type the name of the setting (or copy between the quotes and paste it) in to the ‘Filter’ line and hit enter.
If the configuration exists it will be displayed.
Simply double-click and make the adjustments – change integer or boolean value.
If the key/setting does not exist you will have to add/create it.
For values with “true” after them,
Right click below the ‘Filter bar’ (in the empty space since no values were found)>Choose New>boolean insert the value, hit ok then select true
For values with numbers after them,
Right click below the ‘Filter bar’ (in the empty space since no values were found)>Choose New>Integer insert the value, hit ok then insert the number
Insert OR adjust these values and settings (no quotes):
“network.http.pipelining”, true
“network.http.proxy.pipelining”, true
“network.http.pipelining.maxrequests”, 8
“content.notify.backoffcount”, 5
“plugin.expose_full_path”, true
“ui.submenuDelay”, 0
“content.interrupt.parsing”, true
“content.max.tokenizing.time”, 2250000
“content.notify.interval”, 750000
“content.notify.ontimer”, true
“content.switch.threshold”, 750000
“nglayout.initialpaint.delay”, 0
“network.http.max-connections”, 48
“network.http.max-connections-per-server”, 16
“network.http.max-persistent-connections-per-proxy”, 16
“network.http.max-persistent-connections-per-server”, 8
“browser.cache.memory.capacity”, 65536
“browser.turbo.enabled”, true
Restart Firefox, and it should be much more responsive and faster!
This works for nearly all high-speed connections and modern PC’s (Mac’s included).
If you are a dial-up connection DON’T DO THIS.
AND
Please step in to the 21st century, and get some form of high-speed (dsl, cable etc.) internet.
If these don’t seem to work for you, you can always reset them to their original state:
When you change a preference setting or add a new preference, the associated about:config entry will appear in bold type with a user set status.
To restore a preference setting to the default value or to remove an added preference, context-click (right-click) on the preference and select Reset.
Or you can read more at Mozilla’s site:
http://kb.mozillazine.org/Resetting_preferences