Can I share substitute keywords?

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Reply #1 - 2008 December 31, 7:05 am
Tobberoth Member
From: Sweden Registered: 2008-08-25 Posts: 3364

I'm one of those guys who not only review from 3 computers, I review from several OSes on those computers. All of them have Firefox. All of them have Greasemonkey. Too bad the substitute keywords are saved locally! Question is of course, where!

I want my substitute keywords on windows to be used in my Ubuntu install as well, I guess I need some form of file and transfer to some folder... which file, which folder?

Reply #2 - 2008 December 31, 7:42 am
Transtic Member
Registered: 2007-07-29 Posts: 201

The keywords are stored at a file called prefs.js.

I reccomend you to use a portable Firefox from a pendrive, that way all your extensions, bookmarks, preferences and whatnot will be always with you wherever you go.

You can even copy your local Firefox settings:

If you're using a local copy of Firefox, you may wish to just copy your local Firefox settings right into Firefox Portable. Your local Firefox profile is usually installed in C:\Documents and Settings\[user]\Application Data\Mozilla\Firefox\Profiles\default.???\ Just copy the contents of that folder (except the cache directories) to the FirefoxPortable\Data\profile directory. Then, and this is important, delete the file FirefoxPortableSettings.ini within the FirefoxPortable\Data\settings directory, if there is one.

If you install a portable Firefox and want to keep some of your extensions without installing them again one by one, look up for Febe, Cleo and Opie extensions at Firefox official site.

Good luck.

Reply #3 - 2008 December 31, 7:49 am
Tobberoth Member
From: Sweden Registered: 2008-08-25 Posts: 3364

Nah I really don't have any portable medium to do that with except my iPod and I'm not too fond of putting stuff on it other than songs.

Thanks for telling me the name of the file though!

EDIT: Can't seem to find the file, is it not in Firefox folder?

Last edited by Tobberoth (2008 December 31, 7:52 am)

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Reply #4 - 2008 December 31, 9:09 am
Transtic Member
Registered: 2007-07-29 Posts: 201

After "googling" the file (by tipying "prefs.js site:http://forum.koohii.com/") I found the answer here (I like Google's results page than the forum's search results page).

Pendrives are so unexpensive nowadays that unless you live in some really poor country there is no reason to not buying one, specially given that it would be really useful in your case.

Anyway, check this post from Lifehacker. It is just the answer to your very question. Lifehacker rules, everyone should be subscribed to their RSS feed. big_smile

Last edited by Transtic (2008 December 31, 9:11 am)

Reply #5 - 2008 December 31, 7:55 pm
markal Member
From: Tokyo Registered: 2007-10-22 Posts: 84

Transtic wrote:

I reccomend you to use a portable Firefox from a pendrive, that way all your extensions, bookmarks, preferences and whatnot will be always with you wherever you go.

This is such a great idea I wonder why I didn't think of it myself wink
Thanks for pointing it out. I had read about portable apps years ago and forgotten completely about it because I didn't have much need. But it's perfect for this site when you have modified keywords and need to be able to review on the road.

I installed Firefox, copied over my profile settings and it works great, including modified keywords on this site.

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