MM3-ProxySwitch - Firefox Extension (Add-ons)

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ProxySwitch
You would like to save web pages and use these offline?
The ProxySwitch completes ideally the WebAssistant - Proxy Offline Browser. Use Configuration Editor Homepage Delete browser cache Shortcut Preference config Activation of a proxy configuration Standard settings Automation of the proxy configuration IP-Address determines proxy configuration Import of the proxy configuration from the Internet Explorer Switching automatically

Use
With a click on the symbol ProxySwitch you can change between the direct connection to the internet and a proxy configuration. You recognize the used connection by the symbol: direct Internet connection a proxy configuration (If you don't use symbols in the Firefox, the configuration name is then highlighted in addition.)

Tool Tipp
The name of the used configuration and the name after switching are displayed. The names indicate: Direct: Direct Internet connection Manual: Proxy configuration entered in the browser manually You can select a proxy configuration from the popup menu. You can edit the proxy configurations with the menu Edit.

Editor for the proxy configuration

You can use the following keywords for the configuration:

http, ssl, ftp, gopher and socks

Enter the proxy for any required protocol.

Note
For the protocol socks version 4 you enter: socks4 The protocol gopher isn't available in Firefox 4.

all
The same proxy is used for all protocols.

noProxy
For the given domains the proxy shall not be used. Several domains are separated by a comma. This corresponds to the syntax of Firefox.

url
URL to the script for the automatic proxy configuration. With the parameter reload the script is loaded newly when switching. Every configuration has a definite name and starts with the bracket [ and ends with the bracket ]. This name is displayed in the popup menu. The bracket [ and ] as well as every keyword must be in a new line. According to the structure in the following example.

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Example
[MM3-WebAssistant http=127.0.0.1:8080 ssl =127.0.0.1:8080 ftp =127.0.0.1:8080 noProxy=127.0.0.1:8080 ] [localProxy all=192.168.0.1:8080 ] [provider http=HTTP-Proxy of you provider ] [script1 url=http://www.example.com/proxy.pac ] [script2 url=reload http://www.example.com/proxy.pac ]

The two following proxy settings can in addition be specified:

Auto
Auto-detect proxy settings for this network

System
Use system proxy settings

Example
[Auto ] [System ]

Homepage
When switching over the proxy configuration a other homepage can be displayed. To this you indicate the homepage at the respective proxy configuration with the keyword homepage.

Example
[MM3-WebAssistant http=... homepage=http://www.Proxy-Offline-Browser.com ]

Delete browser cache

Before you use the Offline Browser WebAssistant - Proxy Offline Browser, the cache of your browser should be deleted. With the keyword clear this is carried out automatically.

Example
[MM3-WebAssistant http=... clear=cache ]

Shortcut
You can define short keys to switch between different proxy configurations. Used keywords:

modifiers alt, control, shift, accel, meta (only for Macintosh)

If you need several modifiers, then you separate these by comma.

keycode
Only be used for printable characters e.g. a-z 0-9 Or special code start with VK_
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See: https://developer.mozilla.org/en/XUL_Tutorial/Keyboard_Shortcuts

Note
Please, restart the program after the definition. If it shouldn't work after this, the short key is already used by another function.

Example
[MM3-WebAssistant http=... modifiers=alt,control keycode=w ]

At the same time press the short key: <alt> <control> <w> The proxy configuration MM3-WebAssistant is then used.

Preference config
Would you like to change further preferences at switching of the proxy configuration? You set these to the keyword config: and a preference (name=value) at the respective proxy configuration.

Example
[ProxyDNS socks=... config:network.proxy.socks_remote_dns=true ]

The preference name network.proxy.socks_remote_dns controls whether DNS lookups for SOCKS v5 clients happen on the client or on the proxy server. With the value true the proxy server perform DNS lookups.

Activation of a proxy configuration

If you select a proxy configuration, then this is immediately used per default. With the keyword direct the select configuration is entered. The direct connection to the internet is used, however.

Example
[MM3-WebAssistant http=... direct=yes ]

Note
This is obvious if you use the automation of the proxy configuration and you don't need a proxy at every location.

Standard settings
If you liked to assign a standard setting to a keyword, then you give this pre-allocation after the last closing bracket ] This is possible for the following keywords: http, ssl, ftp, gopher, socks, socks4, noProxy, clear and homepage

Example
[MM3-WebAssistant http=... ] clear=cache homepage=http://www.Proxy-Offline-Browser.com

Automation of the proxy configuration

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If you use different networks with your laptop computer, then the required configuration can be determined automatically. There are two possibilities for it.

IP-Address determines proxy configuration

The IP address used currently determines the matching proxy configuration from several deposited entries. The respective IP address is the name of the proxy configuration. If you need an area of IP addresses, then you indicate only the constant part with that the IP address starts. Optional the configuration with the name: default This configuration is used, if nones of the given IPs are found. You see the used syntax at the following example.

Example
Configurations for the IP adresses: IP address: 192.168.0.1 IP address area: 10.0.0.0 to 10.255.255.255 One configuration for all other IPs Enter for this in the editor:
[192.168.0.1 http=... ] [10. http=... ] [default http=... ] import=IP

The entry import=IP activates this function so that at every restart of the Firefox the matching proxy configuration is used. Alternative: Use the ProxySwitch menu: Import IP

Note
If several, in the ProxySwitch registered IPs are available in your network, then the last entry is used.

Import of the proxy configuration from the Internet Explorer

If your Internet Explorer is already configured automatically into dependence of your network environment, then you can use this configuration also in the Firefox. This proxy configuration gets the name in the ProxySwitch: IE Enter for this in the editor:
import=IE

Now every restart of the Firefox imports the active proxy configuration of the Internet Explorer. Alternative: Use the ProxySwitch menu: Import IE

Note
This function is only available in the Firefox (version 1.5 and higher) for Windows.

Switching automatically
Starting the Firefox it is checked whether an URL is available. Into dependence of this test the direct connection to the Internet or the proxy is used.

Syntax
testUrl=URL [direct|proxy|both] [name]

URL
URL to be checked.
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Mode

direct
Check is executed if you activate in the Firefox: Direct connection to the Internet.

proxy
Check is only executed if a proxy configuration is activated.

both
Check is always executed If in the test the URL is available, the proxy configuration is used.

name
Check is only executed if the proxy configuration is activated with this name. If name is missing, the check is always executed.

Example
[MM3-WebAssistant http=... ] testUrl=http://127.0.0.1:8080 both MM3-WebAssistant

The availability of the WebAssistant - Proxy Offline Browser is checked here. If this proxy has started, then this is used.

Product Homepage
http://www.Proxy-Offline-Browser.com/ProxySwitch/

Note of thanks and development history

http://www.Proxy-Offline-Browser.com/ProxySwitch/developmentHistory

Get Involved
http://www.Proxy-Offline-Browser.com/benefit

License
Creative Commons GNU GPL

You would like to save web pages and use these offline?
With the WebAssistant - Proxy Offline Browser you click a link and the page is shown as normal, also adds the page to an archive on your hard disk enabling offline access, bookmarking and searching. Go to Download WebAssistant - Proxy Offline Browser MM3Tools, 2013 WebAssistant@MM3Tools.com Legal information

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