FastestFox (previously called SmarterFox) is a free, open source Firefox extension that aims to make Wikipedia more convenient to use from the browser. It adds a "related articles" box to the left side of Wikipedia and integrates Wikipedia's search features into Firefox. It is aimed at Wikipedia power users[1]. There is also a FastestFox Google Chrome extension.
[edit] Features
- Adds a "related articles" box to the left side of Wikipedia.
- Adds a "Search Wikipedia for..." option to context menus, when text is selected.
[edit] Technical Details
The extension adds the "Search Wikipedia for..." option to context menus using XUL. The "related articles" feature is implemented using an AJAX request to a web API[which?]. Because the request is sent only after the page finishes loading, there is often a delay until results appear.
[edit] FastestChrome
FastestChrome is the port of FastestFox for Google Chrome. It is not fully functional, but includes most of the original features.
[edit] See also
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[edit] References
- ^ FastestFox
