firefox/README.md

Firefox

Profile configuration that can be set up directly within profile folders. Configuration is the same across version, devices, and profiles, excepting a few settings adjusted manually.

Setup

1. Change browser theme at about:addons#themes
2. Set up Firefox sync at about:preferences#sync
3. Install and configure shared extensions
   • Bypass Paywalls Clean
     • Opt-in = enable
   • Multi-Account Containers
     • Default = [ "Work (Blue/Circle)" ]
     • Work = [ "Personal (Turquoise/Circle)" ]
     • Keyboard shortcuts = Ctrl+Shift+1
   • Hover Zoom+
     • Use prev/next action keys (or mousewheel) to change video position by = 4
     • Show timestamp on videos = true
     • Audio volume for unmuted videos = 100
     • Play audio sources such as MP3 = true
     • Audio volume = 100
     • Delays = 0
     • Action keys = [ "Close", "View previous", "View next" ]
     • Add viewed pictures to the browser's history = true
     • Allow rewrite of headers for HTTP(S) request or response = true
   • Temporary Containers
     • Import from Firefox Sync
     • Container Name Prefix = T
     • Container Number = Reuse available numbers
     • Context Menu = false
     • Keyboard shortcuts
       • Open new tab in new temp container = Ctrl+Shift+2
       • Open new tab in current container = Ctrl+Alt+t
       • Open new no container tab = Ctrl+Shift+3
       • Open current tab in new temp container tab = Ctrl+Alt+c
   • Tridactyl
   • uBlock Origin
     • Import from Firefox Sync
     • Enable cloud storage support = true
     • Custom filters =
       • https://raw.githubusercontent.com/DandelionSprout/adfilt/master/LegitimateURLShortener.txt
       • https://git.ashtonc.ca/ashton/ubo-filters/raw/branch/main/ubo-filters.txt
     • Keyboard shortcuts = [ "Ctrl+Alt+u" ]
     • Add shortcut to toolbar
4. Install and configure additional extensions
   • DeArrow
     • License key = …
   • KeePassXC-Browser
   • Reddit Enhancement Suite
   • Sponsorblock
   • Torrent Control

To do

• Add policies.json file to this repo
• Native messaging integration
  • Play videos in mpv via hotkey
  • Shortcut for external text editor
  • Control browser instance via devtools protocol (playwright)
• Disable and reuse reserved keyboard shortcuts (requires a patch)
• Review quick navigation shortcuts
  • Pages: specific pages, previously closed, last visited
  • Tabs: move, pop out, close, duplicate
  • Screenshots: full page, certain area, zoomed
  • Bookmark or create note to revisit a tab
  • Search, navigate, etc. (most recent tab, regex search, spacial navigation)
• Reduce context menu size
• Export bookmarks and history
• Bookmark tagging and import/export

Bootstrap

git init
git config --local status.showUntrackedFiles no
git remote add origin https://git.ashtonc.ca/ashton/firefox/
git pull origin main
git branch --set-upstream-to=origin/main main

Reference

• arkenfox
• Betterfox
• Styles
  • https://github.com/AveYo/fox
  • https://github.com/MrOtherGuy/firefox-csshacks
  • https://github.com/black7375/Firefox-UI-Fix
  • https://github.com/xarantolus/userchrome.css
• Scripts
  • http://kb.mozillazine.org/Profile_folder_-_Firefox
  • https://www.userchrome.org/what-is-userchrome-js.html
  • https://github.com/xiaoxiaoflood/firefox-scripts
  • https://github.com/MrOtherGuy/fx-autoconfig
  • https://greasyfork.org/en/scripts/431691-bypass-all-shortlinks
  • https://greasyfork.org/en/scripts/427254-preventpagevisibility
  • https://greasyfork.org/en/scripts/429635-always-on-focus