about:config -10 Secrets for Hacking Firefox

about:config is a tool for tweaking your browser for faster and secure browsing.
To use the tool just type in about:config in the address bar, you will be provided with a list of entries whose values when changed helps Firefox to attain maximum performance.
The values of the entries will be either of integer, string or boolean types which can be toggled between values.
Note : The tweaks provided under may not be applicable for all Firefox browsers,depends on the network connection and settings.

TWEAKS FOR FIREFOX :

1) PIPE LINING :

To list the pipelining entries, enter pipelining in the filter bar which helps in searching pipelining entries with ease.
a) Now toggle the value of network.http.pipelining to true by double clicking on it.
The network.http.pipelining determines whether to use HTTP/1.1 pipelining.
b) network.http.pipelining.maxrequests entry is of integer type which determines the maximum number of HTTP requests in the pipeline(sent sequentially without waiting for response). The values greater than eight are assumed to be 8 and values less than 1 are assumed to be 1 and the default value being 4. Set this entry to 8 .
c) network.http.pipelining.ssl entry which is of boolean type set it to true.
d) network.http.proxy.pipelining entry which is of boolean type set it to true.

2) DISABLE BLINKING TEXT:

browser.blink_allowed entry of Boolean type is used for blinking texts .
Disable it ,set the value to false.

3) FIREFOX DEFAULT SEARCH :

browser.search.openintab is of Boolean type , When performing a search from Search Bar, this entry opens the results in a new tab. Set this entry to true.

4) ANNOYING BROWSER FEATURES :

dom.disable_window_open_feature.menubar
dom.disable_window_move_resize
dom.disable_window_open_feature.titlebar
dom.disable_window_open_feature.toolbar

Set all these values to false.

5) ANTIVIRUS SCANNING :

browser. download. manager. scanWhenDone entry of Boolean type is used for scanning files for viruses when finished downloading. Disable this feature and Set the value to False.

6) SPELL CHECKING IN ALL FIELDS :

layout.spellcheckDefault is of integer type change this value to 2.

By default, Firefox checks spelling only in multiple-line text boxes. You can set it to check spelling in all text boxes

7) OPEN JAVASCRIPT POPUPS AS TABS:

browser.link.open_newwindow.restriction is of integer type, Set this value to 0.

If you want javascript popups as a new tab set the above entry to 0.

8) EXTENSION INSTALL DELAY :

security.dialog_enable_delay is of integer type set this value to 0.

Amount of time in milliseconds to disable buttons on security-sensitive dialog boxes. Default value is 2000.

9) SAME ZOOM LEVEL FOR EVERY SITE :

browser.zoom.siteSpecific is of Boolean type set this entry to false.

The above entry remembers the zoom level per site basis.

Disable it for achieving maximum performance.

10) AUTOFILL ADDRESS IN URL BAR:

browser.urlbar.autofill is of Boolean type set it to true.

you can get your URL bar to auto fill the address as you type the URL. Default being false.