FIREFOXThe web is grea t for keeping
up with world affairs,
following international
celebrities and buying cheap
electronics from China.
But if you don’t speak the
lingo, you’re at a real
disadvantage. Both Google
and Edge offer built-in
translators, but Firefox is lacking in this department, which is why To Google
Translate (bit.ly/translate481) is an essential add-on for the browser.
If you want to translate an entire page, right-click and select ‘Translate page’.
For a specific se ction, highlight the text and right-click. Selecting the option to
auto-detect and translate the text opens a new tab containingGoogle Translate’s
familiar setup. You can also choose to Listen, although this can be hit and miss.
Before you start translating, hop into the settings, where you can choose your
default language.
Best New Browser ToolsTell us yourfavourite add-ons atwww.facebook.com/webusermagazine 7 - 20August 2019^33Translate any web page intoEnglish within FirefoxScroll web pages more
easily
You prob ably don’t give the proc ess of
scrolling through web pagesmuch
thought. Sc rollAnywhere (bit.ly/
scroll481) will changethat.
This add-on brings a new dimension
to scrolling, because it lets you click a
mouse button and sweep up and down
a page as easily as if you were using
your phone. Once you’ve instal led it,
visi t the settings pageto tweak the
scroll style, alter the speed and change
how the cursor acts. It sounds strange,
but the add-on actually makes scrolling
through web pagesfun.
Despite its name, the tool doesn’ t
work on every website, including
(notably)addons.mozilla.org. However,
the developer says you can fix
this by going toabout:config
and creating a key calledprivacy.
resistFingerprinting.block_
mozAddonManager. Set the Boolean
Customise YouTube
Despite its many
redesigns, YouTube still
feels like a clut tered mess. Even
when there’s just a single video
in the centre of th e screen, it can
be difficult to know where to
look. YouTube Customizer
(bit.ly/youtube481) cuts out the
distractions. Click the toolba r
icon for options
that give you
full control
over the
video site’s
appearance.
This includes
hidingthe
‘More videos’
panel, video
information, comments and
actions such as Watch Later and
Share.You can also disable
those autoplay options that
YouTube loves to foist on us.Clear your browsing
history
automatically
The latest version of Edge
Chromium offers a grea t new
tool: the ability to delete
browsing dataautomatically
when you clos e the browser.
Unfortunately, it’s not activated
by default. To switch it on, first
click the thre e dots and select
Settings. Choose ‘Privacy and
services’, and at the top of the
page you’ll see the option to
‘Clear browsing data’. Click
‘Choose what to clear’ and
select anythingyou want to
erase, fr om cookies to histor y
and passwords. The changes
apply only to the account you’re
using, so if you have more than
one profile, you’ll needto do the
samefor each one.OTHER BROWSERSThis fortnight’s most useful tips and add-ons to help you get the
most from Chrome, Firefox, Opera and more
value to True, and in the key
‘extensions.webextensions.
restrictedDomains’, delete the
‘add-ons’ domain.Manage your bookmarks
better
If you’re anythinglike us, you
prob ably have a favourites bar
and folder fi lled with websites you
swear you’ll revisi t but never do.
You may use a handful of th ese, bu t
most of th em languish , almost
forgotten, in your browser.That’s where Keep or Delete
Bookmarks (bit.ly/bookmarks 481 )
comes in. This extension transforms
bookmark management into a
simple matter of swiping left or right,
like on Tinder. Click its toolba r button
and it shows you every bookmark
you’ve saved, one by one. Under each
link, you’ll find four options: Keep,
Delete, Next and Open. This is
prob ably the quickest way to prune
your unwanted bookmarks.