where to find list of all "about:" options in tb/ff?

V S Rawat

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Nov 9, 2012, 1:35:56 AM11/9/12

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It is a utter confusion to find what all about: commands are there and
their correct spelling.

tb/ff should provide some method, say, by just writing about: in url
bar, we should get all the about: commands listed in the page.

same about addons having such options, like thunderbrowse addon of tb
should give a list of all such options when I type tbil: in url bar.

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Dave Royal

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Nov 9, 2012, 2:46:20 AM11/9/12

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On Fri, 09 Nov 2012 12:05:56 +0530, V S Rawat wrote:

> It is a utter confusion to find what all about: commands are there and
> their correct spelling.
>

about:about
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V S Rawat

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Nov 9, 2012, 3:26:30 AM11/9/12

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On 11/9/2012 1:16 PM, Dave Royal wrote:
> On Fri, 09 Nov 2012 12:05:56 +0530, V S Rawat wrote:
>
>> It is a utter confusion to find what all about: commands are there and
>> their correct spelling.
>>
> about:about
>

great. works in tb as well as ff, and in chrome also. :-)

thanks.
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Millwood

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Nov 9, 2012, 9:22:07 AM11/9/12

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How in TB. I can't see where I'd type about:about or about:anythingelse.

clarjon1

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Nov 9, 2012, 9:39:31 AM11/9/12

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First result for "how to about:config thunderbird"

http://kb.mozillazine.org/About:config

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V S Rawat

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Nov 9, 2012, 9:44:25 AM11/9/12

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get any one of the tb addons - thunderbrowse, or WAT (web application
toolbar, I guesss), or titlebar tweak.

all three of them give option to enter url in Tb.

Thanks.
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goodwin

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Nov 9, 2012, 11:49:33 AM11/9/12

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On 11/09/2012 06:39 AM, clarjon1 wrote:
> On Fri, Nov 9, 2012 at 9:22 AM, Millwood <marc...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> V S Rawat wrote:
>>
>>> On 11/9/2012 1:16 PM, Dave Royal wrote:
>>>
>>>> On Fri, 09 Nov 2012 12:05:56 +0530, V S Rawat wrote:
>>>>
>>>> It is a utter confusion to find what all about: commands are there and
>>>>> their correct spelling.
>>>>>
>>>>> about:about
>>>>
>>>>
>>> great. works in tb as well as ff, and in chrome also. :-)
>>>
>>> thanks.
>>>
>> How in TB. I can't see where I'd type about:about or about:anythingelse.
>>
>> First result for "how to about:config thunderbird"
>>
>> http://kb.mozillazine.org/About:config
>>
>>

Top posting corrected.

That only shows an extension for Tbird - is that what you meant?
I don't think that adequately answers Millwood's question, the answer to
which is there isn't any native way to enter about:x in Tbird.

Unless Rawat has found a way other than an extension, which he hasn't
shared yet...

clarjon1

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Nov 9, 2012, 12:27:35 PM11/9/12

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On Fri, Nov 9, 2012 at 11:49 AM, goodwin <jeff.g...@att.net> wrote:

> On 11/09/2012 06:39 AM, clarjon1 wrote:
>
>> On Fri, Nov 9, 2012 at 9:22 AM, Millwood <marc...@gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>> V S Rawat wrote:
>>>
>>> On 11/9/2012 1:16 PM, Dave Royal wrote:
>>>>
>>>> On Fri, 09 Nov 2012 12:05:56 +0530, V S Rawat wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>> It is a utter confusion to find what all about: commands are there
>>>>> and
>>>>>
>>>>>> their correct spelling.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> about:about
>>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> great. works in tb as well as ff, and in chrome also. :-)
>>>>
>>>> thanks.
>>>>
>>>> How in TB. I can't see where I'd type about:about or
>>> about:anythingelse.
>>>
>>> First result for "how to about:config thunderbird"
>>>

>>> http://kb.mozillazine.org/**About:config<http://kb.mozillazine.org/About:config>

>>>
>>>
>>> Top posting corrected.
>
> That only shows an extension for Tbird - is that what you meant?
> I don't think that adequately answers Millwood's question, the answer to
> which is there isn't any native way to enter about:x in Tbird.
>
> Unless Rawat has found a way other than an extension, which he hasn't
> shared yet...
>

To quote: "In Thunderbird 1.5 or later, about:config is accessed via "Tools
-> Options -> Advanced -> General -> Config Editor (button)". "
I believe that extension just makes a shortcut to it, from the view menu.
( and apologies for the top posting, getting used to gmail's new composer. )

goodwin

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Nov 9, 2012, 12:35:48 PM11/9/12

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the issue wasn't where to find /about:config/
the question was where to input various about:<whatever>
such as about:about

Ron K.

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Nov 9, 2012, 1:42:35 PM11/9/12

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Dave Royal on 11/9/2012 2:46 AM, keyboarded a reply:

> On Fri, 09 Nov 2012 12:05:56 +0530, V S Rawat wrote:
>
>> It is a utter confusion to find what all about: commands are there and
>> their correct spelling.
>>
> about:about
>

Get the extension View About. It adds a View Menu item to use the
extension and works in both FF and TB. It was authored by a TB
contributor about 4 years ago. Note: It has more options than TB
supports, but which exist in HH.

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EE

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Nov 9, 2012, 2:07:21 PM11/9/12

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In Firefox, type "about:about" into the address bar. You get a list of
about: commands. Since Thunderbird has no address bar, I see no way to
do that with it.

Ron K.

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Nov 9, 2012, 3:39:13 PM11/9/12

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EE on 11/9/2012 2:07 PM, keyboarded a reply:

With Thunderbird use of the "Start Page" in Options/Preferences >
General is a workaround if the View About extension is not installed.

goodwin

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Nov 9, 2012, 8:26:43 PM11/9/12

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On 11/09/2012 10:42 AM, Ron K. wrote:

> but which exist in HH

HH?

And /why/ does one need/want about:<> in Tbird?
Must be a reason but I can't think if it...

Ron K.

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Nov 9, 2012, 11:32:29 PM11/9/12

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goodwin on 11/9/2012 8:26 PM, keyboarded a reply:

Dugh, a typo of FF. :(

I like the View About extension for it's easy menu based access to
:crashes, :cache, :memory, and :plugins. It is so much easier than
editing the start page in TB for each about:x. The about:cache is nice
for copying media that may have been streamed with an RSS feed.

V S Rawat

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Nov 10, 2012, 2:00:53 AM11/10/12

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when you access about:config by tools - options, it opens as a pop up
window, and the url bar is not accessable or editable and there you
can't paste new url to open.

Thanks.
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V S Rawat

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Nov 10, 2012, 2:11:06 AM11/10/12

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On 11/10/2012 12:12 AM, Ron K. wrote:
> Dave Royal on 11/9/2012 2:46 AM, keyboarded a reply:
>> On Fri, 09 Nov 2012 12:05:56 +0530, V S Rawat wrote:
>>
>>> It is a utter confusion to find what all about: commands are there and
>>> their correct spelling.
>>>
>> about:about
>>
>
> Get the extension View About. It adds a View Menu item to use the
> extension and works in both FF and TB. It was authored by a TB
> contributor about 4 years ago. Note: It has more options than TB
> supports, but which exist in HH.
>

installed "View About" in tb and ff.

in TB it does show all the about: options in view - viewabout.

in ff, with menu bar off, where is the view menu command to see viewabout?

Thanks.
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clarjon1

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Nov 12, 2012, 2:35:42 AM11/12/12

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Just press the "alt" button on the keyboard -- the menu bar will show up.
Alternatively, try right clicking the toolbar, and enabling "Menu bar" in
the popup menu.

V S Rawat

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Nov 12, 2012, 1:32:00 PM11/12/12

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ohk. very convenient.

though it doesn't open till I release the alt. If I keep that pressed,
it doesn't come, and pop comes when I release that.

Thanks for the tip. it would surely help a lot.

Thanks.
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