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Tuesday, August 24, 2010 at 10:04


Mozilla Firefox always give a surprise, not only about it's improvement,themes or plugin from the official website but sometime hidding some mysterious fuction which make us curious. Firefox’s interface is cleverly designed using JavaScript and XUL, and using what’s referred to as chrome URL’s you can actually open specific windows in a tab or the sidebar. This includes things like the management windows for bookmarks, saved passwords, downloads, extensions, and more. I almost use this browser more than 7 year, but lately when I was browsing the internet, i found important tips that show us how to open some hidden function in mozilla (an actualy i didn't know this before) via address bar. Here some Mozilla Chrome Urls syntax that mentioned above, all function type in mozilla firefox address bar.

chrome://browser/content/aboutDialog.xul
note : Use to open mozilla about page.

chrome://browser/content/metaData.xul
note : Use to show explanation of mozilla content

chrome://browser/content/openLocation.xul
note : Use to open web page that saved in your computer.


chrome://browser/content/history/history-panel.xul
note: Use to show browsing history panel.

chrome://browser/content/migration/migration.xul
note: Use to import firefox setting (Bookmark, History, cookies and password, etc) from other browser.

chrome://browser/content/preferences/colors.xul
note : Use to manage content colors.

chrome://browser/content/preferences/connection.xul
note : Use to manage a proxy setting

chrome://browser/content/preferences/cookies.xul
note: Use to show all cookies that saved by mozilla in your computer.

chrome://browser/content/preferences/languages.xul
note : Use to manage mozilla language.

chrome://browser/content/preferences/permissions.xul
note : This is my favorite function, this function is use to un/block a website.

chrome://browser/content/preferences/sanitize.xul
note : Use to erase all browsing history (in a one session)

chrome://browser/content/browser.xul
note : Use to open mozilla inside mozilla it self.

chrome://global/content/alerts/alert.xul
note : Use to minimize mozilla (unique content), to stop this action pres Ctrl()+W.

chrome://global/content/console.xul
note : Use to open javascript console.

chrome://mozapps/content/extensions/extensions.xul?type=extensions
note : Use to manage extension/add-on

chrome://global/content/filepicker.xul
note : Use to open new window like file picker in linux.

Thats all folks, i hope tips (Secret Syntax to open Mozilla Firefox Hidden Function) above will makin' easy your internet activity.