Comments on: Grab and Drag add-on for Firefox enables inertia scrolling

by: Firefox theme adds touch-friendly navigation buttons at Micro PC Talk

Thu, 20 Mar 2008 19:48:02 +0000

[...] Some of you may use your UMPC as a mobile device as well as a desktop unit; obviously you won’t need the large buttons when your device is hooked up to a monitor, keyboard and mouse. Luckily there are two easy ways to reclaim that screen real estate that you lose when using the larger buttons. The first option is switching back to the default theme which can be done in as little as four mouse clicks - Tools > Add-ons > Themes (if already selected, eliminate this mouse click) > Firefox (default) > Use Theme. The only problem I find with this method is that Firefox has to be restarted to switch to the default theme, fortunately there is an even easier way to solve this problem. Just do the following - Right-Click (in an empty area on a Firefox toolbar) > Customize > check off “Use Small Icons”, now you have reduced the size of the icons very quickly for when you don’t need them to accommodate your finger. Combine this theme with the Grab and Drag add-on and you have yourself a very nice touchscreen browser. [...]

by: More useful Firefox add-ons: No Squint at Micro PC Talk

Wed, 27 Feb 2008 00:09:17 +0000

[…] Thanks to a tip from Sull86 of the forums, we have another useful Firefox add-on for UMPC users. This one is called No Squint. This clever add-on allows you to zoom to a custom zoom percentage or use buttons on Firefox’s bar to increase/decrease the font size on the page. This may sound like the already built in font zoom feature in Firefox, however this add-on saves the font zoom that you have chosen to the website that you zoomed into. This is particularly useful for users who would like to increase the font size when browsing on their small UMPC, but require different levels of zoom for several different sites. This link will take you to the add-on page where you can download and have it running after your next Firefox restart. […]

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Mon, 25 Feb 2008 13:50:17 +0000

[…] Here is a pretty cool add-on for Firefox that gives you the same cool inertia scrolling on your UMPC like you see on the iPhone. Called Grab and Drag, it will enable inertia scroll which can be toggled on or off at the user’s convenience. Ian Weiner from Micro PC Talk indicated that there is a comprehensive group of settings allowing you to customize your inertia scrolling. Check out the video below and see just how smooth it is. […]

by: Grab and Drag add-on for Firefox … | Mobility Site

Mon, 25 Feb 2008 13:35:32 +0000

[…] Here is a pretty cool add-on for Firefox that gives you the same cool inertia scrolling on your UMPC like you see on the iPhone. Called Grab and Drag, and it will enable inertia scroll which can be toggled on or off at the user’s convenience. Ian Weiner from Micro PC Talk indicated that there is a comprehensive group of settings allowing you to customize your inertia scrolling. Check out the video below and see just how smooth it is. […]

by: Iphone » Blog Archive » Grab and Drag add-on for Firefox

Mon, 25 Feb 2008 05:12:57 +0000

[…] Micro PC Talk wrote an interesting post today on Grab and Drag add-on for FirefoxHere’s a quick excerpt Have you ever wished you could have the same cool inertia scrolling on your UMPC as the ever so popular iPhone? Well believe it or not, you can with relative ease. If you use Firefox a free add-on will do just that. Its called Grab and Drag, and it will enable inertia scroll which can be toggled on or off at the user’s convenience. A comprehensive group of settings will help you customize your inertia scrolling just the way you want it. Probably my favorite feature of this addon is that the sc […]