Computer Science Canada

Looking for firefox extension
Author:  Neo [ Wed Jul 20, 2005 2:58 pm ]
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Are there any extensions out there that display upload/ download rates?
Author:  [Gandalf] [ Wed Jul 20, 2005 4:58 pm ]
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Doesn't the normal 'download' tab thing show the rates already? Or do I have some extention without knowing it?
Author:  Hikaru79 [ Wed Jul 20, 2005 5:54 pm ]
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The 'Download Manager' in Firefox is built-in, but accessing it is really non-intuitive. By default, it does not show up when you start a download, but instead requires you to do a CTRL+KEY combination to bring it up. Even worse, this combination is different depending on whether you're using Linux Firefox or Windows Firefox (as is the "Preference" menu ... hmm Sad). If you're on Linux, it's Ctrl+Y to bring it up. In Windows, I believe it is something like Ctrl+J. Notice how neither Y nor J are present in the words "Download Manager." As good a browser as Firefox may be, it has some design issues...
Author:  [Gandalf] [ Wed Jul 20, 2005 6:51 pm ]
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Well, I know that it pops up on it's own for me. Makes my view of firefox so much better Smile. Don't you have a Tools>Options>Downloads>"Show download manager window when downloads begin" ? I'm telling you, the first thing to do when you get firefox is look at the options menu - it's the first thing I did after installing.
Author:  Neo [ Wed Jul 20, 2005 9:38 pm ]
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I want the rates to show while surfing not when just downloading, similar to how zonealarm shows the upload and download rates.
Author:  Amailer [ Thu Jul 21, 2005 8:05 am ]
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https://addons.mozilla.org/extensions/moreinfo.php?id=26
Thats there...Download Statusbar - Firefox Extension (never tried) not even sure if its what your looking for o.O
Author:  [Gandalf] [ Thu Jul 21, 2005 6:55 pm ]
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This is a bit off topic, but firefox is at version 1.06 now!? Dang, I just visited a few weeks ago and they were still at 1.04. This computer still only have 1.02, and I only got that a little while ago after the pre-release version. My point is, they sure are picking up the pace...

So, you want it to show something like that status of loading a normal webpage?
Author:  Hikaru79 [ Thu Jul 21, 2005 7:07 pm ]
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Indeed. According to today's press release, they will be releasing a beta version of 1.5 (not 1.0.5 ... actually 1.5) sometime in August. Read about it here: http://www.mozilla.org/projects/firefox/roadmap.html
Author:  Amailer [ Thu Jul 21, 2005 7:57 pm ]
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I think just last week I installed 1.0.5... what the heck? this is like windows updates Rolling Eyes

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