• Firefox

Firefox

Disable Search in Address Bar

• I like using the explicit searchbar. In my opinion firefox must not search in the address bar.

• about:config

• keyword.enable -> false

Disable Domain Guessing

• I personally don't like the feature of prefixing entered domains with "www." and suffixing with ".com".

• about:config

• browser.fixup.alternate.enabled -> false

Change syncserver

• Make sure these URLs match! You'll have to logout from firefox-sync to change this URLs once you change them.

• debug it using about:sync-log

Standard: identity.sync.tokenserver.uri;https://token.services.mozilla.com/token/1.0/sync/1.5

Changed: identity.sync.tokenserver.uri;https://wiki.rockstable.it:8443/token/1.0/sync/1.5

Probably obsolete

Flash for linux in iceweasel

• Old problems with ever changing workarounds
• Some words of warning: There is no sandboxing in iceweasel like in chrom(e|ium)

   1 aptitude install pepperflashplugin-nonfree browser-plugin-freshplayer-pepperflash

Windows with multiple processes

• Check if it's enabled: about:support

• Force it with about:config boolean key: browser.tabs.remote.force-enable;true

Video hardware acceleration

• with about:support

• http://askubuntu.com/questions/491750/force-enable-hardware-acceleration-in-firefox

• about:config

  • webgl.enable=true

  • layers.acceleration.force-enabled=true

• Try it.

     1 export MOZ_USE_OMTC=1 && iceweasel
  

• If you like, you can persist for all users in /etc/X11/Xsession.d/90environment

     1 export MOZ_USE_OMTC=1
  

Disable opening of new sites with middlemouse

• Check if it's enabled: about:support

• Disable it with about:config boolean key: middlemouse.contentLoadURL;false