3 Hidden Features In Firefox 15 You May Want To Enable

<div style="text-align: justify;"><b>Firefox 15, which has been released a few days ago, comes with some cool features disabled by default: native PDF viewer, preferences in tab and click-to-play plugins.</b></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">These features have been in testing for quite a while, but they are not 100% ready so they aren't enabled by default and there are no options in the Firefox preferences to enable them. But, if you don't mind an occasional glitch, you can enable them  using the <i>about:config</i> tool.</div><br /><a name="more"></a><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdimranpR5W0DhvSfyuhue6BL-PlBjLjKVF6F9KSFCdJYvOayF4TIpLFDnvINE4vGv_eAlk1lJeLeJz0cOMQeR_mji70Wa1qjONVSRPfKBZqC4_s_byN1tJFcNOsvSNyPSmGzPllI8EmE_/s1600/firefox15-pdf.js.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="firefox 15 native pdf reader pdf.js" border="0" height="189" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdimranpR5W0DhvSfyuhue6BL-PlBjLjKVF6F9KSFCdJYvOayF4TIpLFDnvINE4vGv_eAlk1lJeLeJz0cOMQeR_mji70Wa1qjONVSRPfKBZqC4_s_byN1tJFcNOsvSNyPSmGzPllI8EmE_/s320/firefox15-pdf.js.png" title="firefox 15 native pdf reader pdf.js" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">Firefox 15 comes with a <b>native PDF reader</b> that uses JavaScript (pdf.js) to open PDF files directly in the browser. This feature is disabled by default but it can be enabled by following these steps: open a new tab, type "about:config", search for "<b>pdfjs.disabled</b>" and set it to "<b>false</b>" (double click it).</div><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj18U4e8BUXFZWIUYFUQC_jG1l0r35jHmre1SqFxiszOFFapBLFSvj-n8EE_eAo__nSnvSe2huOFLLukyPMJ_fVT5q9IDE6pdVKUpd2XNxhq8R9caD7zsCa8MkORh7bwE7ArPznxwvxOYK0/s1600/firefox15-preferences-in-tab.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="firefox 15 preferences in tabs" border="0" height="230" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj18U4e8BUXFZWIUYFUQC_jG1l0r35jHmre1SqFxiszOFFapBLFSvj-n8EE_eAo__nSnvSe2huOFLLukyPMJ_fVT5q9IDE6pdVKUpd2XNxhq8R9caD7zsCa8MkORh7bwE7ArPznxwvxOYK0/s320/firefox15-preferences-in-tab.png" title="firefox 15 preferences in tabs" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">In Firefox 15, you can also enable<b> 'preferences in content'</b> which makes the Preferences window open in a new tab instead of using a new window. To enable this, type "about:config" in a new tab, search for "<b>browser.preferences.InContent</b>" and set it to "<b>true</b>" (double click it).</div><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWCdXMVDFDdBVWMbN0FaEJVf4wc97N4ZPKzzr6IepWeullr596U7E7OYDqvY90XqOiwPweSpdXnVN1bKHBmYtcgwqogAK6pcal42mRa6SiRNbEMX_Gj4ax9mUWQpUKJnVksKHEP2ip2Qp2/s1600/firefox15-click-to-play.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="firefox 15 click to play plugins" border="0" height="250" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWCdXMVDFDdBVWMbN0FaEJVf4wc97N4ZPKzzr6IepWeullr596U7E7OYDqvY90XqOiwPweSpdXnVN1bKHBmYtcgwqogAK6pcal42mRa6SiRNbEMX_Gj4ax9mUWQpUKJnVksKHEP2ip2Qp2/s320/firefox15-click-to-play.png" title="firefox 15 click to play plugins" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">And the third hidden feature in Firefox 15 is <b>"click-to-play" plugins</b>, which disables plugins like Adobe Flash by default but you can still play them with a single click. This prevents Flash and other plugins from loading automatically. To enable 'click-to-play plugins' in Firefox 15, type "about:config" in the address bar, search for "<b>plugins.click_to_play</b>" and set it to "<b>true</b>".</div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">Note: after changing the native PDF reader and click-to-play plugins preferences in about:config, you need to restart Firefox for the changes to take effect.<br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: right;"><i>via <a href="http://www.instantfundas.com/2012/08/3-great-firefox-15-features-you-should.html">instantfundas.com</a></i></div>

3 Hidden Features In Firefox 15 You May Want To Enable

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Quickly Open Large PDF Files Even On Slow Machines With MuPDF

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi31h8V7iNvWHu51W3pY8Obk1ogXx60ZwqgRkvzUbVs_NVObCVN5IiUmKHtPCwQvMkyEt5vNoMww6QPRzEyQO03SrZD8uvaU8jY8bJsgWJvmOU0dxxAbbkdP5EpQV3I3HGnSjvmKa6gXrEz/s1600/mupdf.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="mupdf" border="0" height="238" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi31h8V7iNvWHu51W3pY8Obk1ogXx60ZwqgRkvzUbVs_NVObCVN5IiUmKHtPCwQvMkyEt5vNoMww6QPRzEyQO03SrZD8uvaU8jY8bJsgWJvmOU0dxxAbbkdP5EpQV3I3HGnSjvmKa6gXrEz/s320/mupdf.png" title="mupdf" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><b><a href="http://www.mupdf.com/">MuPDF</a> is a small and fast PDF viewer that can quickly open large PDF files, even on slow computers.</b></div><br /><a name="more"></a>WebUpd8 reader David Reimer writes:<br /><br /><blockquote>Larger PDFs (such as those 20Mb+ ones available at Archive.org/details/texts) run miserably slowly in Evince, or about any other PDF reader/viewer I've tried in Ubuntu, to the point of being unusable. With MuPDF, they can be read (even on my aging hardware) quite rapidly.</blockquote><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">Since the application focuses on speed and small code size, it doesn't come with interactive features like for filling for instance. Also, the user interface only displays the PDF; to navigate through the PDF file (next page, rotate, zoom, search for text, go to a page and so on), you must use keyboard shortcuts as explained <a href="http://www.mupdf.com/manual">HERE</a>.</div><br /><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">MuPDF also comes with a few tools (in the "mupdf-tools" package) that allow you to convert a PDF file to a series of images (pdfdraw), repair, decrypt, and decompress PDF files (pdfclean) as well as some debugging tools that lets you extract fonts from PDF files, display information about internal objects, etc. (pdfshow, pdfextract and pdfinfo).</div><br /><br /><h2>Install MuPDF in Ubuntu</h2><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">MuPDF is available in the official Ubuntu repositories, but that's an old version - 0.9 for Ubuntu 12.04. Many improvements have been added to MuPDF 1.0 and 1.1: better memory management, multi-threaded operation, better PDF rendering and <a href="http://www.mupdf.com/news">more</a>. If you wish to install the version from the official repositories, simply search for MuPDF in Ubuntu Software Center.</div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">To install the latest MuPDF 1.1 in Ubuntu 12.10, 12.04 or 11.10, use the following commands:</div><pre class="linux-code"><code>sudo add-apt-repository ppa:guilhem-fr/mupdf<br />sudo apt-get update<br />sudo apt-get install mupdf</code></pre><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><b>MuPDF isn't available just for Linux, the application is also available for Windows, Android and iOS:</b></div><ul><li><a href="http://code.google.com/p/mupdf/downloads/list">download MuPDF source / Windows / Android</a></li><li><a href="http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/mupdf/id482941798">download MuPDF for iOS</a></li></ul><br /><div style="text-align: right;"><i>thanks to David Reimer for the tip!</i></div>

Quickly Open Large PDF Files Even On Slow Machines With MuPDF

MuPDF is a small and fast PDF viewer that can quickly open large PDF files, even on slow computers. WebUpd8 reader David Reimer writes: Lar...

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Download `Getting Started with Ubuntu 12.04` PDF Manual

<div style="text-align: justify;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgi5SmdMETjQhFKHHXWsrVndD6dA2obLauPa1SZ8WPZVSBYIUz-S2f0aUhd9T1Ps-qpHVpalWdVHoGseYqxuH3L2xbGtXyBviKEzbpUVFZYoLwWYLM1RO5j0LC_USQWW7-tRcoeRbz4c1Ql/s1600/getting-started-wih-ubuntu12.04.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="181" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgi5SmdMETjQhFKHHXWsrVndD6dA2obLauPa1SZ8WPZVSBYIUz-S2f0aUhd9T1Ps-qpHVpalWdVHoGseYqxuH3L2xbGtXyBviKEzbpUVFZYoLwWYLM1RO5j0LC_USQWW7-tRcoeRbz4c1Ql/s320/getting-started-wih-ubuntu12.04.png" width="320" /></a></div><br /><b><i>Getting Started with Ubuntu 12.04</i> is a free, open source licensed, 143 page guide for Ubuntu beginners that makes everything very easy to understand by using clear, step by step instructions and many screenshots.</b></div><br /><a name="more"></a><div style="text-align: justify;">The book tries to cover all the basics: from which Ubuntu version to download and how to try it out or install it, to how to connect and use your printer or a troubleshooting guide. The manual even explains the Ubuntu Philosophy and includes a brief history of Ubuntu.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLLoWq61sgfjVyFY1ot_ENoRSIacL6-edSPYeZsxN1EZBy3Wau8wsE-J-vQ0pL7OSITAmVcoywcUtVg0RA4Mv6NcD0ROHJV_uNJD1FTiCYGfEQDvwqVlQVEia1FDkVt4UlKsGO8tAMqVS6/s1600/getting-started-with-ubuntu_3.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="192" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLLoWq61sgfjVyFY1ot_ENoRSIacL6-edSPYeZsxN1EZBy3Wau8wsE-J-vQ0pL7OSITAmVcoywcUtVg0RA4Mv6NcD0ROHJV_uNJD1FTiCYGfEQDvwqVlQVEia1FDkVt4UlKsGO8tAMqVS6/s320/getting-started-with-ubuntu_3.png" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;">  </div><div style="text-align: justify;">Obviously, the <i>Getting Started with Ubuntu 12.04</i> manual focuses on the desktop / Unity and here, everything is presented in detail: what various parts of Unity are called and what they do, how to use the launcher, Dash, managing windows and workspaces and so on.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">The manual also presents some basic tasks like browsing the web, using instant messaging, setting up an email client, burning CDs and DVDs, watching videos or listening to music and so on, along with the applications to use for these tasks, which should be very helpful for new Ubuntu users.</div><br /><br /><br /><h2>Download `Getting Started with Ubuntu 12.04` PDF</h2><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-iYTT8lC1g8MTrvf00CQEQUfS47Kcvp6VVuLas_vc1Acak0E8bSHOa9o0rqduNgft4IwYhu8JqWePquDLMDFOUicl5Z2kuUg43rbU8V81Dyn2dmxDrv5w9VY8-nVnPdXBIcEEGifUzncz/s1600/getting-started-with-ubuntu.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="203" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-iYTT8lC1g8MTrvf00CQEQUfS47Kcvp6VVuLas_vc1Acak0E8bSHOa9o0rqduNgft4IwYhu8JqWePquDLMDFOUicl5Z2kuUg43rbU8V81Dyn2dmxDrv5w9VY8-nVnPdXBIcEEGifUzncz/s320/getting-started-with-ubuntu.png" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><b><i>Getting Started with Ubuntu 12.04</i> has been <a href="http://ubuntuone.com/4kob9metCDFACB10PTVezt">added</a> to the Ubuntu Software Center</b> today, so if you're using Ubuntu 12.04, you can install it by simply searching for "Getting Started with Ubuntu" in Ubuntu Software Center; a Launchpad account is needed to install it though. Once installed, search for it in Dash to launch it.</div><br /><b>The manual is also available for download for free via <a href="http://ubuntu-manual.org/">http://ubuntu-manual.org/</a> </b>(as PDF or you can buy the book)<b>.</b>

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PDF Data Extraction In Linux

<div style="text-align: justify;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6GjbC7erbrjDfSq0zY0ycpsa19bL-JsOwZMel25ue-0BYOxMoDRPoWdLLxe7MsNuAlykI05SoaPZkoQhrCZzlAY_itee2Q6fCru5QppCjV6JdV5kK5hMPuhcZdYKgtinLEkJ1ysXuNffS/s1600/pdf.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="pdf" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6GjbC7erbrjDfSq0zY0ycpsa19bL-JsOwZMel25ue-0BYOxMoDRPoWdLLxe7MsNuAlykI05SoaPZkoQhrCZzlAY_itee2Q6fCru5QppCjV6JdV5kK5hMPuhcZdYKgtinLEkJ1ysXuNffS/s150/pdf.png" /></a></div><br />This is a tip sent by WebUpd8 reader Stone Cut, on extracting images and text from PDF files. It's different from his <a href="http://www.webupd8.org/2010/02/how-to-extract-all-text-from-pdfs.html" title="How To Extract All Text From PDFs (Including Text In Images) [Ubuntu]">previous tip</a> and useful for other cases.</div><br /><a name="more"></a>Firstly, install the necessary utilities:<br /><br />- Ubuntu:<br /><pre class="linux-code"><code>sudo apt-get install poppler-utils</code></pre>- Fedora:<br /><pre class="linux-code"><code>sudo yum install poppler-utils</code></pre>For other Linux distributions, search for poppler-utils in your package manager.<br /><br />This command will <b>extract all the images </b>from "pdffile.pdf" and put them in the <i><b>/home/<username>/pdfimages/</b></i> directory:<br /><pre class="linux-code"><code>pdfimages -j pdffile.pdf ~/pdfimages/</code></pre><div style="text-align: justify;">The JPEG files will be saved with PPM extension with pdfimages unless you specify the "-j" (for JPEG) parameter.</div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">The advantage of pdfimages is that it will extract the original images as embedded in the PDF - For example: I extracted a PDF from our local kindergarten so I could use some images for an invitation and I was quite surprised to find out that the embedded image was much larger and showed much more of the photo when extracted than when embedded. Before that parts of the image were masked by the rest of the layout. Interesting and very useful.</div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">This command will <b>extract all the actual text</b> and put a file with the same name as the PDF but with TXT extension (pdffile.txt) in the same directory as the source file:</div><pre class="linux-code"><code>pdftotext pdffile.pdf</code></pre>Please note, that this command will only extract real text. If your PDF contains images with text printed on them then this won't work - please refer to my older tip for these sorts of files: <a href="http://www.webupd8.org/2010/02/how-to-extract-all-text-from-pdfs.html">How To Extract All Text From PDFs (Including Text In Images)</a>.<br /><br /><br /><center><table style="border: 1px dotted; font-style: italic; text-align: justify; width: 90%;"><tbody><tr><td>This post was written by WebUpd8 reader Stone Cut (thank you very much!).</td></tr></tbody></table></center>

PDF Data Extraction In Linux

This is a tip sent by WebUpd8 reader Stone Cut, on extracting images and text from PDF files. It's different from his previous tip and ...

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