Computer newbies forum: Accelerators for Foxfire

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by tkondaks - 8/30/12 11:17 AM

In Reply to: Odd. I use the other method. by R. Proffitt

I only have that feature on Internet Explorer, but I want it on FireFox.

Do you know the best way to install it on FireFox because the version I have does NOT have it...

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Then you have the wrong version.

by Kees_B - 8/30/12 11:22 AM

In Reply to: FireFox by tkondaks

It's native in mine (14.0.1). Why not download the latest one (that's 15)?

Kees

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Okay, I did it

by tkondaks - 8/30/12 1:18 PM

In Reply to: Then you have the wrong version. by Kees_B

Okay, I did it, thanks.

So, I am right-clicking on the word(s) I highlight and it gives me the option to google search the word(s). Which is great, but I also want to be able to have my choice of which site to search on. With Internet Explorer, I added about 15 accelerators in addition to Bing which is their default accelerator.

Is it possible to add accelerators like dictionary.com, wikipedia, etc. as accelerators as I am able to do with IE?

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That's a new question.

by Kees_B - 8/30/12 1:27 PM

In Reply to: Okay, I did it by tkondaks

I searched the Firefox add-on library for 'search' and found this on the first page:
https://addons.mozilla.org/nl/firefox/addon/web-search-pro/?src=ss
Does that work for you?

But there are more dedicated add-ons as well, for example dictionary search:
https://addons.mozilla.org/nl/firefox/addon/dictionarysearch/?src=ss

You'll have a nice evening browsing through the Firefox-addons, I'm sure.

Kees

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Answer Best answer as chosen by user tkondaks

I am not sure ...

by Edward ODaniel - 8/30/12 9:51 AM

In Reply to: Accelerators for Foxfire by tkondaks

why you are mentioning Internet Explorer, but a good accelerator for Foxfire (the bluish green glow present in decaying wood) would be gasoline, charcoal lighter fluid, sterno, pine pitch or a little dab of C4 ignited with a match or lighter.

On the other hand, if you actually meant FireFox (the web browser), I believe that if you highlight a word or phrase then right click it with the mouse you will get an option to search for it on Google. This works on the page itself but not in any text box you may be working in.

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