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[3.6.8/Win] Keyboard shortcut to view cookies?

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Gilles

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Aug 2, 2010, 9:26:14 AM8/2/10
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Hello

As I write a web application, I currently often need to check what
cookies are available in Firefox, so "Options > Privacy > Remove
individual cookies" gets tiring fast.

Googling for "firefox shortcut view cookies" didn't return much.

Is there really no shortcut to view cookies (CTRL-SHIFT-Del lets me
_delete_ them, not _view_ them.)

Thank you.

David Pyles

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Aug 2, 2010, 10:11:33 AM8/2/10
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I don't know of a keyboard shortcut, but the Cookie Culler extension
will give you a toolbar button that will replace the Options path.
http://cookieculler.mozdev.org/installation.html
Dave Pyles

David McRitchie

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Aug 2, 2010, 11:34:55 AM8/2/10
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> Gilles wrote:
>> As I write a web application, I currently often need to check what
>> cookies are available in Firefox, so "Options> Privacy> Remove
>> individual cookies" gets tiring fast.

Hi Gilles,
If you want to do a lot of work on your cookies an extension is you best
bet there are several. Dave Pyles mentioned at least one.

As far as a keyboard shortcut goes that would be barking up the wrong
tree (unless added by an extension, though all for cookies would add a button).

What you were probably thinking of would be keyword shortcut, such
as a bookmarklet (bookmark with JavaScript code) which could be run
from any profile without installing an extension, possibly even on other
browsers. Here is one after bookmarking add a keyword via bookmark
properties. This one I assigned a keyword of "show:cookies" and
changed the title to "show:cookies Show Cookies" and added the
url location to the description so I know where it came from:
see http://www.gate2.net/TnT/Bookmarklets.html
or at https://www.squarefree.com/bookmarklets/misc.html

More information on keyboard shortcuts:
http://www.mvps.org/dmcritchie/firefox/keyboard.htm
those not on Windows or easily overwhelmed might prefer to start with
http://support.mozilla.com/kb/Keyboard+shortcuts

More information on keyword shortcuts:
http://www.mvps.org/dmcritchie/firefox/kws.htm

to see most of my keyword shortcuts, see
http://www.mvps.org/dmcritchie/firefox/lessons/intro/k.html
and instructions to install all of the above in
http://www.mvps.org/dmcritchie/firefox/lessons/intro/fx3_intro.htm
The links also include links to Mozillazine articles and others so they
show up in the location bar search (AwesomeBar).

--
HTH,
David McRitchie, extensions I use are briefly documented on my site
Firefox Custom: http://www.mvps.org/dmcritchie/firefox/firefox.htm

EE

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Aug 2, 2010, 3:58:19 PM8/2/10
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Why not remove the need to remove cookies? Set Firefox to default to
refusing cookies and make exceptions to allow only those that you need.
There is a handy extension called Cookie Button that makes it easy to
switch the cookie permission setting for the current website, so it is
no bother to allow cookies for a new site if necessary.

Fred

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Aug 6, 2010, 8:17:08 AM8/6/10
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On 2 août, 16:11, David Pyles <non...@user.invalid> wrote:
> I don't know of a keyboard shortcut,  but theCookieCuller extension

> will give you a toolbar button that will replace the Options path.http://cookieculler.mozdev.org/installation.html

Thank you.

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