Firefox Add-ons by InBasic

QuickFox Notes

Keywords: Bookmarks | Notes | Notepad | Synchronize | Xmarks | Foxmarks

Introduction: QuickFox Notes is a multi-tab note taking add-on for Firefox that uses the integrated bookmarks system to store the notes. Therefor, if you already have a bookmarks synchronization add-on installed in your Firefox (e.g. Xmarks or Mozilla Weave), your notes will be synchronized automatically. In this case, you don't need any new registration to synchronize your notes. QuickFox Notes can be run within Firefox as well as like a standalone application (when being started via customized desktop shortcut). QuickFox Notes offers a variety of features and also supports most shortcuts as used in Notepad++.

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Features:

Simple interface
Multiple tabs
Autosave
Spell check
Adjustable font size
Various background colors
Text search
Autocopy text (disabled by default)
Paste on middle-click (disabled by default)
Store to "Archive" (to free tab space)
Popup after X seconds upon Firefox start (disabled by default)
Supports most of Notepad++ shortcuts
Always on top (Windows only)
Double click on links in the note to open them in in Tab/Window

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How to access QuickFox Notes after installation:
1. Right-click on toolbar to open a context menu
2. From the context menu, choose "Customize..."
3. Find "QuickFox Notes" icon
4. Drag the icon onto a place on your toolbar
5. Now you can click the icon to open QuickFox Notes

• Left-click will open QuickFox Notes in a window
• Middle-click will open QuickFox Notes a tab

Shortcuts for editing:
1. Insert tab delimiter – Tab
2. Remove tab delimiter – Shift+Tab
3. Duplicate line/selection – Ctrl+D
4. Move up line – Ctrl+Shift+Up
5. Move down line – Ctrl+Shift+Down
6. Uppercase – Ctrl+Shift+U
7. Lowercase – Ctrl+U
8. Select the current line – Ctrl+M

Mouse control:
1. Scroll on tab bar to switch tabs
2. Right-click on tab to rename it
3. Middle-click on a tab to close it
4. Double-click on a tab to send it to the Archive
5. Double-click on tab bar to create a new empty note

FAQ:
1. [Q] How to open QuickFox Notes as a standalone application (Like MS Notepad, ...)?
[A] Create Firefox shortcut, then change the target application to: "Path to Firefox" -qfn
Note: For most of the users final string should be something like this:
"C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\firefox.exe" -qfn

2. [Q] How can I open QuickFox Notes in a new tab?
[A] Middle-click on QuickFox Notes icon on toolbar

3. [Q] Is it possible to open QuickFox Notes via shortcut?
[A] Yes, please try Ctrl+Shift+F

4. [Q] How can I change the default shortcut to open QuickFox Notes? (Ctrl+Shift+F)
[A] In your address bar, type "about:config". Search for (1) "InBasic.QuickFoxNotes.modifier" and (2) "InBasic.QuickFoxNotes.key". Double-click (1) to change the value for the modifier key (CTRL, Shit, Alt or a combination of these). Double-click (2) to change the accelerator key ('F' is default). Firefox needs to be restarted for the changes to take effect.

5. [Q] Where does QuickFox Notes store the notes?
[A] QuickFox Notes is using Firefox bookmarks to store note data. On first start, a folder called "Quickfox Notes" is created in your bookmarks. Each bookmark of this folder represents a separate note. Hence, each bookmark is named according to the label of the note it represents. The actual text of the note is stored in the description field of the bookmark. That means you can access note data through a bookmark's properties, even if the add-on is not installed in Firefox. For example, if you are using Xmarks, you can access your bookmarks from any internet cafe via web interface. If you want to view your notes you created at home, just login to your Xmarks account and view the description field of the bookmarks from your QuickFox Notes folder.

6. [Q] What can I do to restore my notes in case of an error that involves data loss?
[A] If you don't have a bookmarks synchronization add-on installed, your notes will probably be lost. In case you have Xmarks installed, you'll most likely be able to restore all your notes from the remote server where your bookmarks are synchronized to. Check with Xmarks' support service to find out how to restore bookmarks from a synchronization backup. But to prevent accidental deletion of current bookmarks, it is strongly advised to backup all your bookmarks locally first: 1. Open your bookmarks manager ("Bookmarks" > "Organize Bookmarks"); 2. in the bookmarks manager, choose "Import and Backup" > "Backup"; 3. Choose name and location for the file and click "Save".

7. [Q] QuickFox Notes does not support drag & drop to change tabs order. How can I change the tabs order then?
[A] Close QuickFox Notes. Go to your bookmarks and find a bookmarks folder called "Quickfox Notes". This is the place where QuickFox Notes stores its data. Each bookmark in this folder is used to store data from a note. Changing the order of those bookmarks will change the order of tabs in QuickFox Notes.

8. [Q] What is the "Archive"?
[A] The "Archive" is a packing tool used in QuickFox Notes. In order to free space in QuickFox Notes' window, notes that are barely in use can be moved to "Archive".

9. [Q] How to rename a Tab?
[A] By right clicking on a tab, a menu to rename the tab appears.

10. [Q] What happens if auto-save has turned off?
[A] Notes will save automatically just before QFN closed, so auto-save is an optional feature which forces QFN to save notes every 2 minutes.

11. [Q] How can I change the default font family?
[A] In your address bar, type "about:config". Search for "InBasic.QuickFoxNotes.FontFamily". Place the name of a fontfamily there, e.g. Arial, Courier. Quickfox Notes needs to be restarted for the changes to take effect.

12. [Q] How can I change the position of statusbar icon?
[A] The easiest way is to use Organize Status Bar add-on created by y5.

13. [Q] How to add QFN to the windows-context-menu? (for version <= 2.2D)
[A] Depend on your windows type download one of these files (32 bit or 64 bit). Double click on it and you will find new item ("Import to QFN") is added to your windows context menu.

14. [Q] Define an arbitrary color for Background/Text?
[A] In your address bar, type "about:config". Search for "InBasic.QuickFoxNotes.TabColor"/"InBasic.QuickFoxNotes.TextColor". Place the name of a color there.

IMPORTANT:
It is strongly recommended to always backup your notes before updating QuickFox Notes; To backup QuickFox Notes, simply duplicate (copy & paste) your "QuickFox Notes" bookmark folder and rename it to something else. After successful update, move your QuickFox Notes bookmarks back to the QuickFox Notes bookmarks folder.

From version 1.2D on, QuickFox Notes should work without errors. However, in case you encounter problems, please contact me for support. In order to pinpoint a bug or an error, it is important to get as many information as possible about the occurrence. If possible, please provide information about the steps necessary to reproduce the error. Also, from Firefox's error console ("Tools" > "Error Console"), please copy any information that is related to QuickFox Notes errors and post it in your email.

For support, feedback or suggestions, please contact: inb.cor@gmail.com

You can always find the latest release of QuickFox Notes here