Optimize Firefox on your netbook
As you know, one compromise that netbook users have to make is the screen size. In my case, I have an Eee PC 901, that has 8.9-inches, so making the most out of the screen real state is very important.
There are many ways you can optimize the looks of Firefox. The screen shot you see above represents the way I set up mine, using 5 easy steps:
1 - Download and intall the Compact Menu 2 add-on. This will allow you to get rid of the top menu bar and place its content under an icon on the right hand side, as Chrome does.
2 - Install the Personas add-on to add some color to your browser. In this example, I´m using the Groovy Blue skin.
3 - To improve the looks of the buttons (make them look like the ones from Vista) and don´t interfere with the skin´s colors, install the MonoChrome theme.
4 - Download and install the Hide Navigation Bar add-on. When you press F2, it can hide temporarily the navigation bar. Need to enter a new URL? Press F2 again.
5 - Last, if you use the Eee PC Xandros Linux, click on the arrow on the right to hide the bottom menu bar. If you use XP, choose the option to auto-hide it.
Done. As you can see, the important steps to getting more screen space are steps 1, 4 and 5. 2 and 3 were my choices to improve the looks, but you can try different ones. Feel free to share your choices with other Flyabyte readers.
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