Add-on is often considered the general term comprising snap-ins, plug-ins, extensions, and themes. Piece of software which enhances another software application and usually cannot be run independently.
Questions tagged [addons]
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Firefox hide everything except content area of the browser
Is there a possibility to hide all borders and bars in firefox like address bar, navigation bar, window title and tabs, so the remaining area is just the content area of the browser?
I would like to make a movie of a web application I wrote, but…
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Power Point: How do I generate this character in mathcal?
(Mathcal is a font used in Latex https://proofwiki.org/wiki/Symbols:%5Cmathcal)
I have posted the question on Tex SE and it was closed [edit: now it's reopened and contains much…
Fraïssé
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Install .xla Excel add-on for all users?
When you add a new .XLA add-on using Excel it only adds it for the current user.
Is there a possibility to add it for all the users of the computer even with editing registry?
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What is the difference between inline scripts and first & third party scripts?
I use uBlock₀ as my ad-blocker. It has 3 options for dynamic filtering, namely,
inline scripts
first party scripts
third party scripts
What is the difference between inline scripts and first & third party scripts?
I found a wiki page on Dynamic…
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How to show unread email count next to collapsed account?
As I have many email accounts in my Thunderbird side panel, I have to scroll if I'd like to see all accounts in expanded state. Many of these accounts rarely receive emails so it would be ok to collapse them. However in collapsed state, I can't see…
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Thunderbird and multiple email addresses management
I am managing around 30 email addresses. Sometimes I use a wrong email address to send an email then often receive a reply "Who are you ?" afterward.
For example, I always use email1@gmail.com to contact my sister, but someday I use email2@aol.com…
ITFan
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All web browsers on PC crashing/refusing to render
So I'm running into problems surfing the web here. I've got Firefox 5, Google Chrome version 12.0.742.122 and Internet Explorer (I'm having trouble locating the version number in this version X_X), and I'm having serious issues with all of them.
I…
Enrico Tuvera Jr
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Outlook: quickly move item to folder by typing destination name
Is there an Outlook method, add-on/plugin or something that duplicates the functionality of Thunderbird Quick Folder Move extension? It is on my most missed features of Thunderbird, which I can no longer use at my work place.
When activated the…
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Correct distinction between "extension", "theme", "addon", etc?
In my understanding—which I admit may be limited in this regard, hence why I'm asking here—although there is no strict or standardised set of definition(s) or distinction(s), a generally accepted perspective has, as is often the case, gradually…
SarahofGaia
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Get more compatibly modes
If your running windows and you hold Alt + double click on any application it opens up properties for that application. On shortcuts you can get compatibility settings.
My Question:
Is it possible to get more Compatibility modes maybe from 3rd…
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getting todo.sh to sort due items first, then by priority
How can I get todo.sh to put items that are due: today first, then after that sort the normal way (A-Z priority then everything else)?
There's this solution, but then you lose A-Z priority and have only "high priority" or "not" (unless you want to…
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Common Microsoft Office 2010 crash
Just recently I have installed office professional 2010 on my laptop. Whenever I open up any program from Office such as Word, Excel, Power Point, etc. The program will shut down and I cannot load or alter any files. So I did some search on some…
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How to have separate bookmark toolbars for personal/work purposes that can be hidden?
Is there an add-on for this? If not, what is the alternative for this purpose: to separate work and personal bookmarks? I already do something similar with the tab groups extension and I need this for the bookmarks. Is it possible to easily toggle…
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Which ipk file i have to use to set up the opkg install package at dd wrt fw
Check out this tutorial :
https://www.howtogeek.com/98408/how-to-install-additional-software-on-your-router-dd-wrt/
or to be more specific, which of this files re the right ones?!
http://archive.openwrt.org/snapshots/trunk/
How to geek is…
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Why is IE lacking in Add-on/ Extensions as other browsers?
I have always wondered that .. , perhaps it is directly related to the Trident layout engine? I need a good technical answer.
thanks in advance
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