Create these items about:config and set their values to any hexadecimal color like #ff0000 for red - (#000000 to #FFFFFF)
ui.textSelectAttentionBackground - green #38d878 -or-
red #992600
ui.textSelectBackgroundAttention sets the background color when the selection has attention - (#590b19) - To change colour of results of a search in the page.
ui.textHighlightBackground sets the background color when the selection doesn't have attention
ui.textHighlightForeground sets the text color when the selection doesn't have attention - (#ef0fff)
About:Preferences
Ctrl+Tab cycles through tabs in recently used order
To change the colour of the highlighted text when doing a search in Netscape (Ctrl-F):
about:config > New > String
Enter the preference name: ui.textSelectBackgroundAttention
Enter string value: red
about:preferences#sync
You can open Firefox 4.0+ in Safe Mode by holding the Shift key when you open the Firefox desktop or Start menu shortcut. Safe Mode is a troubleshooting mode, which disables most add-ons.
If the issue is not present in Firefox Safe Mode, your problem is probably caused by an extension.
Firefox > Help (menu) > Troubleshoot Mode
Keyboard scrolling
Firefox > Tools > Settings > General > Browsing > Always use the cursor keys to navigate within pages
F7 to toggle caret browsing on/off.
Hitting CTRL-F for the search function allows to use UP/DOWN/PageUp/PageDown on the page (without leaving the search). And of course sometimes (because of frames or focus within an input field) nothing works except clicking once into the page.
Close Chrome > Ctrl-Alt-Del (Task Manager) > End Task (for every instance of Google that shows in the Task Manager) > Open Chrome > Settings > On startup > Open a specific page
While it’s still a solid alternative to Google Chrome with better privacy protections, a few things about it have always bothered me, including its cryptocurrency peddling and its installing of VPN software without permission. Lately it’s also been trying to push an AI assistant that I never asked for, with an “Ask Leo” button in the address bar that can’t be disabled. - FastCompany
You can combat some of this tracking with browser extensions, but some browsers disable those extensions in private browsing modes. A trustworthy virtual private network can also provide a potential layer of privacy, though an untrustworthy one may still leak or monitor that data. It’s worth considering a browser that focuses more on privacy by default, like Firefox, Safari, or Brave, instead of Chrome or Microsoft Edge. And for searches, use a search engine like DuckDuckGo, Brave Search, or Startpage instead of Google or Bing. But know that even when you do everything as privately as possible, it’s unlikely that you’re truly anonymous. If you’re searching for information that is critical to keep private, use Tor Browser, which helps cloak your location, doesn’t save your history, and removes most tracking.
Homepage is a term that is often used in any of the following situations:
Homepage = main page or first page of any set of hypertext documents published on an Internet Website.
Web site = all the Web pages (HTML documents) at that address
Default Homepage
Filename(s) defined by the Web server administrator. (e.g. index, default, main, etc.). The filename extensions are also defined by the Web server administrator. (e.g. .htm, .htm, .asp)
URL if filename not specified. (e.g.
-- will load --
)
URL that loads automatically with browser (Options or Preferences)
Google Chrome
Close Chrome > Ctrl-Alt-Del (Task Manager) > End Task (for every instance of Google that shows in the Task Manager) > Open Chrome > Settings > On startup > Open a specific page
File (menu) ☐ Open Page ☑ URL (local site = file:///c:\dir\file.ext) or (remote site = http://www.dns/dir/file.ext)
Location (text box) ☐ URL
Backward (to previous site): Back (button on Button Bar) or (Right-Click ☐Back)
If you MouseDown (click without releasing), you will see a list of URLs.
Forward (to next site): Forward (button on Button Bar) or (Right-Click ☐Forward)
Home (button on Button Bar)
At a Site
CursorUp, CursorDown (arrow keys)
PageUp, PageDown
Ctrl-Home, Ctrl-End
Scroll Bars (horizontal, vertical
Tabs
Tabs or Windows?
(Programming using HTML and JavaScript.)
There is currently no way to force a window to open in a new tab in the user's browser by using the "target=_blank" or "target=myNewTargetTabName" attributes of the anchor tag.
This functionality (window or tab) can only be set in the preferences of the browser.
In other words, the user is in control. The user can change the settings in his browser.
In MSIE: Tools (menu) | Internet Options | General (tab) | Tabs (button) | When a pop-up is encountered: [Click on the radio button of your choice] | OK | OK
In Firefox: Tools (menu) | Options | Tabs | Open new windows in a new tab instead | OK
Follow these instructions to "Copy & Paste" some text from a document in one application to a document in another application (e.g. MS-Wordpad, MS-Word, etc.).
Select (= Highlight = Block) the text
Drag (using the mouse)
Shift + CursorKeys
Copy to the Clipboard
Edit (menu) ☐ Copy
Ctrl-C
Ctrl-Insert
Switch Tasks (using Alt-Tab)
Position the cursor where you want the text pasted into the second document.
The core online culture in the Internet has been based on sharing information freely, without restriction and without charge.
Free online registration required to access some sites is very intrusive and potentially abusive. You must provide rather personal information and then remember your UserID and Password for that site. Do you trust them? Is it worth the trouble, or will you just surf elsewhere?
Charge
Subscriptions
e.g. New York Times, Encyclopedia Britanica
Pay-As-You-Go (per year, per month, per visit, per minute)