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== Use proxy in system preferences == | == Use proxy in system preferences == | ||
Many OS X users use Quicksilver to change network locations, e.g. home and work. If Firefox detected the proxy set in network locations then the user would not have to manually change proxy settings in Firefox each time the network location is changed. Similary in Windows, it could detect the Internet Options proxy. This "Use System Proxy" setting could be a 4th choice in the connections settings dialog along side Direct, Auto-Detect and Manual. | Many OS X users use Quicksilver to change network locations, e.g. home and work. If Firefox detected the proxy set in network locations then the user would not have to manually change proxy settings in Firefox each time the network location is changed. Similary in Windows, it could detect the Internet Options proxy. This "Use System Proxy" setting could be a 4th choice in the connections settings dialog along side Direct, Auto-Detect and Manual. | ||
* [http://blog.curthread.org/projects/systemproxy System Proxy] is an extension that enables Firefox to read proxy settings from the Mac OS X System Preferences and be aware of network location changes. | |||
== Using multiple proxies == | == Using multiple proxies == | ||