Fire Gestures is a Great Add-On for Firefox

Fire Gestures is an add on for Firefox that allows you to use your mouse to do a great many things quickly and easily. It is quicker than going up to "File" with your mouse, and easier to remember than key combos - plus it is just so much fun! To use Mouse Gestures, all you have to do is hold a right click and make simple line drawings and you can go up, down, open a new tab, go back to your previous page and so much more. Fire Gestures is very easy to download. Just go to Mozilla.org and click on Firefox and then Add-Ons, then type in "Fire Gestures." Or, if you want to find it a lot faster, type "Fire Gestures" in the search bar and click on the first choice in the list, which is the add-on page in Mozilla specifically for Fire Gestures. Click the green button that says "Add to Firefox" to download it, and follow the directions, which include restarting. Now the fun begins!

I recommend beginning by holding a right click and drawing a simple circle with your mouse, which will bring up a control box to set preferences. Click on the "Main" button at the top left to choose the color you would like to draw with, and make other simple adjustments. Then use the "Mapping" button to open a chart explaining what movement will execute which command. For instance, right-clicking and moving the mouse to the right and then up (RU), will take you to the top of the page. Right and down (RD) will take you to the bottom. Right click and move right and then left and a new tab opens up. If you are reading a page and see a link you'd like to check out, just right click on the link and draw a line down, and a new tab will open with the page waiting for you when you are finished where you are. Or, to go to the new tab immediately, draw upward through the link. A quick line to the left goes back, and to the right goes forward. The list of possibilities that are already set is lengthy. But if something you do doesn't seem to be working, first make sure you are doing it the way you have it set in the control box, and then, when you try to execute the command, check the bottom left of your screen. It will tell you whether the command worked, or if it failed, it will tell you why.

Fire Gestures can be easily customized. I wanted a quick way to go to my home page, so, on the chart, which I opened by drawing a circle, I scrolled down the list and clicked on "home," and then clicked the "edit" tab at the bottom. A box popped down, giving me the option of either drawing what I wanted to use, or writing in the letter code. I chose to go left, right, left. The letter code was added based on what I had drawn, the command was set and I was free to use that movement.

There are other options besides the Mouse Gestures alone. From the control box, you can click on the "Advanced" button and access such options as Wheel Gestures, Rocker Gestures, Keypress Gestures, and Tab Wheel Gestures. These utilize different mouse configurations or different user styles. For instance, with the Wheel Gestures, you would use the scroll wheel while holding a right click, and with the Rocker Gesture, left-click while holding the right click, and vice-versa. Or, you can install what you want and make your own scripts to accommodate functions custom designed for your needs. Any time you want to set or change preferences, or add new scripts, just hold a right click and draw a circle, and the control box will appear.

It doesn't take long to get used to at least your most common commands and besides saving time, it is so much fun there is incentive to keep learning or adding more scripts. Go check it out and if you decide to try Fire Gestures, don't forget to send some cash the designer's way. The suggested amount is $2.99, which won't break anybody's bank and yet will give the designer incentive to keep coming up with these cool apps!

Source: https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/6366