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about:blank

by carl_ 17y ago

about:blank

dennisgorelik 17y ago
Exactly. Blank screen is the best choice -- no distraction.
staunch 17y ago
I set http://www.google.com/ig http://www.google.com/ig as my home page, but I set "When Firefox starts" to "Show a blank page". This way I don't get distracted all the time, but I can hit Alt+Home to go to my home page quickly.
- DanielStraight 17y ago
  The Firefox distinction between start page and home page is one of the coolest things about the browser (maybe other browsers have it too, I've never bothered to check). I have Gmail has my homepage but blank page on startup. Hitting Alt+Home takes practically no time, and I'd rather spend the time myself when I want to then have to pay the time every time I start my browser whether I want to go to my mail or not.
0x3e 17y ago
about:blank firefox with tabkit and when I open a new window it is likely I am starting a new thread of thought ^n new window with focus in url bar no time for loading or change of focus I want to get started readline style emacs bindings for editing in the url is a must for me a good set of quick searches helps - g http://google.com/search?q=%s - gau http://google.com.au/search?hl=en&meta=cr%3DcountryAU&q=%s - wp http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%s - shn http://searchyc.com/%s - etc ... Using the keyword/quick search feature I find the url bar becomes a kind of command line interface to the internet with a series of 1-3 char commands that can get me where I need to go.
- JamieEi 17y ago
  I use a search engine home page for the same reason. Used to be google, now it's bing because I like seeing the picture of the day.
jodrellblank 17y ago
One of the things I hate most about Internet Explorer is when I open a new tab, alt-D to the address bar, and start typing. Meanwhile, IE is busy doing some of that large amounts of nothing that big programs like to do, and loading the homepage. When it finishes, it refreshes the address bar all over what I was typing. When I use about:blank, this doesn't happen.
denb 17y ago
Saves the loading time when on slower connections (i.e. tethering on the go).

about:blank

by carl_ 17y ago

about:blank

dennisgorelik 17y ago

Exactly. Blank screen is the best choice -- no distraction.

staunch 17y ago

I set http://www.google.com/ig http://www.google.com/ig as my home page, but I set "When Firefox starts" to "Show a blank page". This way I don't get distracted all the time, but I can hit Alt+Home to go to my home page quickly.

DanielStraight 17y ago
The Firefox distinction between start page and home page is one of the coolest things about the browser (maybe other browsers have it too, I've never bothered to check). I have Gmail has my homepage but blank page on startup. Hitting Alt+Home takes practically no time, and I'd rather spend the time myself when I want to then have to pay the time every time I start my browser whether I want to go to my mail or not.

0x3e 17y ago

about:blank firefox with tabkit and when I open a new window it is likely I am starting a new thread of thought ^n new window with focus in url bar no time for loading or change of focus I want to get started readline style emacs bindings for editing in the url is a must for me a good set of quick searches helps - g http://google.com/search?q=%s - gau http://google.com.au/search?hl=en&meta=cr%3DcountryAU&q=%s - wp http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%s - shn http://searchyc.com/%s - etc ... Using the keyword/quick search feature I find the url bar becomes a kind of command line interface to the internet with a series of 1-3 char commands that can get me where I need to go.

JamieEi 17y ago
I use a search engine home page for the same reason. Used to be google, now it's bing because I like seeing the picture of the day.

jodrellblank 17y ago

One of the things I hate most about Internet Explorer is when I open a new tab, alt-D to the address bar, and start typing. Meanwhile, IE is busy doing some of that large amounts of nothing that big programs like to do, and loading the homepage. When it finishes, it refreshes the address bar all over what I was typing. When I use about:blank, this doesn't happen.

denb 17y ago

Saves the loading time when on slower connections (i.e. tethering on the go).