Customize Firefox To Look/Behave Like Safari
Before moving to Mac I use to use Firefox 2 on my PC, but Firefox 2 on Mac quite frankly sucked so I decided to try Safari. I was pleasantly surprised at how good it was once I got to know how to use it.
Now that Firefox 3 has fixed the majority of the problems that Firefox 2 had, I’ve decided to go back to it. The only problem with Firefox for me now is that I’ve gotten so use to some of the features in Safari I simply can’t live without them. So I went on a hunt around the firefox add-on site to try and find some add-ons that will get me some of Safari’s functionality in Firefox.
GrApple Theme
http://www.takebacktheweb.org/
First thing I wanted was the look of Safari because quite frankly the new Firefox Mac theme is appalling, so I installed the awesome GrApple theme.
Quartz PDF Plugin
http://code.google.com/p/firefox-mac-pdf/
This add-on will allow you to open PDF’s in firefox. It’s still in early development from what I can gather but it hasn’t failed on me yet.
The Fission progress bar
https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/1951
Fission adds a progress bar behind the address bar like in Safari.
Smart Stop/Reload
https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/7401
(Experimental requires login)
This add-on merges the Stop and Reload button into one.
URL Link
https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/403
The feature I liked most in Safari was being able to highlight a text URL link and open it up in a new tab without having to copy and paste it into the address bar. This add-on lets you do that in Firefox.
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