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Mozilla Links – English Edition
Issue # 12 – February 3, 2004
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Welcome back to Mozilla Links!
We are pleased to announce the launch of the Mozilla Links Sponsorship
Program (MLSP). This is a service offered to technology businesses in
general who may want to offer their products and services to Mozilla
Links subscribers through our regular Advertisement section. All
revenue of the English edition will go directly to the Mozilla
Foundation. Check http://newsletter.mozdev.org/mlsp.html for all the
details.
We are also pleased to announce the availability of four new Mozilla
Links editions: Czech, Chinese (traditional), Japanese and German are
joining to Polish and Dutch. So chances are greater now for you to
read this newsletter in your preferred language. Visit
http://newsletter.mozdev.org to join any edition. Feel free to contact
us if you are interested on managing a localised edition of Mozilla
Links. And once again, thanks to the Mozilla community for your
continuous support.
In another aspect, as we all await for the release of more Mozilla
merchandise (and hope for our preferred item to be considered), we
would like to know which kind of merchandise you’re waiting for. You
can submit your opinion through this issue’s poll or just drop us a
letter to let us know what merchandise you’d like to see available.
Thanks for reading and please let us know any comments to
newsletter-feedback@mozilla.org .
Percy Cabello
Mozilla Links
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In this issue:
1. BETTER MOZILLA
- Tab Scroller
- Customizing How Mozilla File Types Handling
- Set Your Translation Language
2. THE NEWS
- OneStat.com Reports Mozilla Usage Share at 1.8%
- Kuro5hin.org Publishes Mozilla Firebird Primer for Windows Users
- Mozilla Developer Day Announced for February 27th
- Schedule for Mozilla Developers Meeting in Europe 4.0 Published
3. MOZILLA INSIDER
4. MOZILLA PROJECTS
- Project of the Week: QuickNote
- Independent Status Report
5. MOZILLA LINKS POLL
6. CONTACT INFO
1. BETTER MOZILLA
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Featured Extension: Tab Scroller
(developed by Jochen)
This extension allows to select a tab with the mouse scroll wheel.
Just install it and restart your browser (Mozilla Browser or Mozilla
Firebird). Open several tabs. To select one of them, right click and
use the scroll wheel to switch browser tab.
http://extensionroom.mozdev.org/more-info.php/tabscroller
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Mozilla Links Tip: Customizing How Mozilla File Types Handling
(contributed by mozillatips.com)
When you click on a link to a file like a word document, song or
movie, Mozilla uses Helper Applications to display these filetypes
(e.g. Mozilla will start Adobe Acrobat Reader if you click on a link
to a PDF file). The first time Mozilla encounters a new file type, it
will show a pop-up dialogue that asks what to do with this filetype,
allowing you to check “Always perform this action when handling files
of this type” and you will not see this pop-up again.
If you change your mind aftwerwards and would like to change this
settings:
- In the “Edit” menu, select Preferences/Navigator/Helper
applications.
- You will see a list of all the helper applications that Mozilla
knows on the right hand side.
- Look through the list and click on the helper application you wish
to change (e.g. application/pdf)
- Click on the Edit button
- You will have the same options presented the first time:
- Open it using the operating system default application.
- Open it with a program (executable file) you choose.
- Save it to disk
- Be asked what to do in each case. To do this, check “Always ask
me before handling files of this type.”
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Mozilla Links PowerTip: Set Your Translation Language
(contributed by Percy Cabello)
As you may know Mozilla 1.6 features back the automatic translation
tool. With this, you can visit any website, select the Tools menu,
click on “Translate Page” and you will have an English version of that
web page, provided by Google (TM) Language Tools.
If you want to customize Mozilla so that it provides a translation in
your own language (limited to those offered by Google), follow this
steps:
- Type about:config in the Lcoation bar
- Search for the parameter “browser.translation.service”
- Edit the URL specified from:
http://translate.google.com/translate?prev=/language_tools&u=
to, for example, to set Google to automatically translate from english to
spanish:
http://translate.google.com/translate?prev=/language_tools&langpair=en|es&u=
As you may note, the addition is the “langpair” parameter which sets
the source and target languages. Currently valid language pairs (as
available in http://www.google.com/language_tools), are:
en|de : English to German
en|es : English to Spanish
en|fr : English to French
en|it : English to Italian
en|pt : English to Portuguese
de|en : German to English
de|fr : German to French
es|en : Spanish to English
fr|en : French to English
fr|de : French to German
it|en : Italian to English
pt|en : Portuguese to English
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Need more tips? Try the TipBar Extension to get the Tip of the Day in
Mozilla Firebird. Grab it at http://tipbar.mozdev.org
You can also visit http://www.mozillatips.com for more fun tips for
your favorite browser.
Have a Tip or a PowerTip? Let other users know about it by sending it
to newsletter-feedback@mozilla.org .
2. THE NEWS
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(contributed by MozillaZine, your source for Mozilla news and
advocacy. http://www.mozillazine.org )
OneStat.com Reports Mozilla Usage Share at 1.8%
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The latest browser figures from OneStat.com show that Mozilla has a 1.8%
global usage share. This makes it the fourth most popular browser after
Microsoft Internet Explorer versions 6, 5.5 and 5. In total, IE has a
global usage share of 94.8 percent, according to the Amsterdam-based
website statistics firm.
OneStat.com browser usage share statistics :
http://www.onestat.com/html/aboutus_pressbox26.html
Full story : http://www.mozillazine.org/talkback.html?article=4199
Kuro5hin.org Publishes Mozilla Firebird Primer for Windows Users
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Technology and culture site Kuro5hin.org has published a primer
introducing Windows users to Mozilla Firebird. The article outlines some
reasons to switch to Firebird and offers some advice about making it the
default browser and installing Macromedia Flash Player.
Mozilla Firebird Primer for Windows Users :
http://www.kuro5hin.org/story/2004/1/31/125914/125
Full story : http://www.mozillazine.org/talkback.html?article=4245
Mozilla Developer Day Announced for February 27th
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The Mozilla Foundation has announced a Developer Day to be held on
Friday, February 27th. The preliminary schedule includes a Roadmap
roundtable and sessions on quality assurance, Web services and Mozilla
Calendar. Depending on the turnout, the event will be held at the
Mozilla Foundation offices in Mountain View, California or at an
alternative facility in the vicinity of Mountain View. In order to
secure the proper size facility, developers should register early by
sending to an email ASAP to knous@mozilla.org. There will be a $10
registration fee to attend, which includes a pizza lunch.
Full story : http://www.mozillazine.org/talkback.html?article=4223
Schedule for Mozilla Developers Meeting in Europe 4.0 Published
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A schedule for the Mozilla Developers Meeting in Europe 4.0 has been
published. The event will take place at FOSDEM 2004 in Brussels on
February 21st and 22nd.
Mozilla Developers Meeting in Europe 4.0 Schedule :
http://www.fosdem.org/2004/index/dev_room_mozilla/schedule
Full story : http://www.mozillazine.org/talkback.html?article=4234
3. MOZILLA INSIDER
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(contributed by Alex Bishop)
As Mozilla Firebird, Mozilla Thunderebird and Camino head towards their
1.0 releases, new checkin requirements mean that developers making API
changes to core Mozilla components must now ensure that they do not
break Firebird, Thunderbird or Camino :
http://groups.google.com/groups?as_umsgid=bupne7$1vf1@ripley.netscape.com
The Mozilla bug tracking system, bugzilla.mozilla.org, has been upgraded
to a newer version. Regressions are being tracked in the regressions
meta-bug. If you think you have found a regression, check the list of
known regressions to see if yours has been filed already, then file it
if not.
Regressions meta-bug :
http://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=bmo-regressions
List of known regressions :
http://bugzilla.mozilla.org/showdependencytree.cgi?id=bmo-regressions
File a regression bug :
http://bugzilla.mozilla.org/enter_bug.cgi?product=Bugzilla&blocked=bmo-regressions
Several new enhancements have been added to development versions of
Mozilla recently. When starting the Mozilla Application Suite Mail &
Newsgroups component or Mozilla Thunderbird in online mode, the user is
now prompted to send any unsent messages (bug 232452). Meanwhile, the
dialog displayed when a site wants to store a cookie now allows to user
to accept the cookie for just the current session (bug 230624).
Finally, Camino now requires Mac OS X 10.1.5 or above (bug 184864), due
to instability problems with earlier versions of Mac OS X.
Full status update : http://www.mozilla.org/status/2004-02-02.html
4. MOZILLA PROJECTS
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(contributed by Brian King)
Project of the Week: QuickNote
QuickNote is a compact but very useful extension. According to the
author, it is loosely modeled after ‘Post-It’, ‘Sticky’, and the
“Quick Notepad” plugin for jedit. With a list of features, it’s goal
is to be unintrusive yet at the same time adding to productivity. You
can lauch it in it’s own window, in the sidebar, or in a window tab.
Whichever method you choose, contained within you can have up to 4
tabs for your notes. There is an autosave option, or the option to
Save As to store the note for use elsewhere. Perhaps the nicest
feature so far is the ability to send selected text from the browser
to QuickNote. This is available as a context menu item, and one of the
preferences will allow you to include the page URL when you do this
action. At version 0.5 at the time of writing, it is very much usable
and worth checking out.
http://www.mozdev.org/featured/index.html
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Independent Status Reports
The independent status reports include news and updates from
Mozilla application and extension projects hosted on mozdev.org
and elsewhere in the Mozilla community.
The latest report was posted on February 1, 2004 and includes :
Urlnav – v0.1.0, an Extension for navigating up and down a captured URL,
allows you to navigate up or down the numeric portion of that url, or
run a slide show. It also let’s you return to that captured url. There
are many future plans, including making it tab specific and allowing
the user to select the portion of the URL to increment/decrement.
http://urlnav.mozdev.org/
Weather � v1.0 beta, show current weather conditions in Mozilla
Thunderbird, is at its initial release stage but it works fine on
both Thunderbird 0.4 and the latest nightlies. Features include
current temperature and forecast for any US zip code in your e-mail
client and humidity, wind chill, dew point, barometric pressure, and
more available in tooltip.
http://weather.mozdev.org/
Dictionary Search – v0.2, to lookup words on webpage in an online
dictionary, 0.2 was released on 29th of January. You can now select
the online dictionary you want to use. On the homepage you can find a
list of dictionaries for quite a number of languages.
http://dictionarysearch.mozdev.org/
easyGestures – v2.5.1, which adds UI with mouse gestures and
customizable actions. This new release features an option to use small
icons for those who prefer a small UI. A useful FAQ is now online.
http://easygestures.mozdev.org/
QuickNote – v0.5, a note taking extension slightly modeled after
‘Post-It’, ‘Sticky’ and the “Quick Notepad” plugin for jedit, 0.5 is a
huge release with many many new features. Notable Highlights are
improved Mozilla suite support (sidebar, prefs, etc.), tons of bug
fixes (TB crashed, etc.) and more customization (colours, background,
CSS styles).
http://quicknote.mozdev.org/
Read more about each of these projects in the full report at
http://www.mozdev.org/status/2004-02-01-status.html
5. MOZILLA LINKS POLL
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On our last issue we asked what topics you would like to see featured
in future issues, here are the results.
- Mastering the Internet with 38% |]]]]]]]]
Mozilla products
- Deploying Mozilla products in 16% |]]]
the enterprise
- Developing Mozilla applications 24% |]]]]]
- Inside the Mozilla Foundation 13% |]]]
- Inside mozillaZine, mozdev.org 9% |]]
and other Mozilla websites
- Other topics 1% |
(*) Results may not sum up to 100% due to rounding.
This issue’s poll : What kind of Mozilla merchandise are you more
likely to buy?
- Clothing
- Accessories : pins, pens, key chains, ear rings, charms, etc.
- Mugs, glasses, coasters, etc.
- Paper stuff : stickers, posters, agenda, calendars, notebooks, etc.
- Tech related : pen drives, mousepads, phone/LAN cords, USB watches,
etc.
- Tools : flashlight, lighters, screwdrivers, etc.
- Bags : briefcases, laptop bags, CD cases,lunch boxes, back packs
and alike.
- Car gear : license plate holder, air fresheners, etc.
Let your voice be counted at http://newsletter.mozdev.org
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7. CONTACT INFO
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