CoolPreviews Firefox add-on: Browse links w/o clicking on them!

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https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/2207 lets you view the content of pages by simply hovering over links.

Check out the video I just made:


It's useful and not obtrusive.
#addon #browse #clicking #coolpreviews #firefox #links #w or o
  • Profile picture of the author Lawrh
    I've been playing with this, it's very cool. Many possible uses. Thanks.
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  • Profile picture of the author riverchase
    With so many F/F add-ons my Browser tool bar is
    pretty populated already. But this one Looks cool.
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  • Profile picture of the author riverchase
    If there is a plug-in (such-function enabled) available that would work with my WP
    Blog I would snatch it fast!
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    • Profile picture of the author sridhar
      Originally Posted by riverchase View Post

      If there is a plug-in (such-function enabled) available that would work with my WP
      Blog I would snatch it fast!
      This plugin works on links that are on any web page. What are you looking for again?
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      • Profile picture of the author Andy Hakeem
        Originally Posted by riverchase View Post

        If there is a plug-in (such-function enabled) available that would work with my WP
        Blog I would snatch it fast!
        I guess there's one, but remember can't remember thought
        Will try to recatch again for you

        Originally Posted by sridhar View Post

        This plugin works on links that are on any web page. What are you looking for again?
        If use plugin for wp, the viewer don't need to install the firefox's plugin, that's the differrent
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  • Profile picture of the author riverchase
    Well What would be ideal that when visitors land in my blog,
    My blog pages are enabled with the coolview feature within, regardless
    of what browsers the inbound traffic used to visit my blog.
    Another words, for the viewers' they don't need to add on this in their
    browsers, rather my blog is enabled to provide cool view to viewers using
    any browsers!
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    • Profile picture of the author webwyn
      I have used this addon for a while and I think this is a very handy, however I prefer to use tabbed browsing in most situations over the CoolPreviews overlay.

      Where I think CoolPreviews is great is when using the 'lock' function which keeps the overlay (popup) viewer open as I hover over different links on the page.

      I find this especially useful when previewing links from SERPs, with the preview overlay remaining open as I hover over the various results.
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