Firefox... taming the beast !

OldMike65 said:

With help from Ghot, I've made version 89.0 look just like FF did before this latest update .....

That looks so good, that when I had clicked on your pic to magnify it to full size, etc.....
when I was done looking at it, I "clicked" on the X at the right end of your RED title bar to "close" the image and get back to the forum. Ofc, it didn't work, cause it was just an image.

Ghot said:

That looks so good, that when I had clicked on your pic to magnify it to full size, etc.....
when I was done looking at it, I went to the X at the right end of your RED title bar to "close" the image and get back to the forum. Ofc, it didn't work, cause it was just an image.

Thanks Ghot ....and without your help, I would not have been able to make these changes.

Going to do the same thing to FF on my 2nd rig later ....will be a lot quicker to change it now thou.

OldMike65 said:

Thanks Ghot ....and without your help, I would not have been able to make these changes.

Hey... it wasn't really me. It was that Aris-t2 guy, whoever he is. I just translated it.

Ghot said:

Hey... it wasn't really me. It was that Aris-t2 guy, whoever he is. I just translated it.

In my book ....it was You.

OldMike65 said:

In my book ....it was You.

I originally got the Github link to the Aris-t2 userChrome.css file from the Mozillazine forums.
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That was years ago. I still haven't figured out how to get rid of the stuff at the end of the address bar...





I may have to request that on Github. I don't think it's even IN the userChrome.css file.

Ghot said:

I originally got the Github link to the Aris-t2 userChrome.css file from Mozillazine forums.
That was years ago. I still haven't figured out how to get rid of the stuff at the end of the address bar...





I may have to request that on Github. I don't think it's even IN the userChrome.css file.

Those icons really don't brother me that much .....minor detail . Never use them thou.

OldMike65 said:

Those icons really don't brother me that much .....minor detail . Never use them thou.

They just seem to set off my OCD.

Ghot said:

The new Firefox... "works". But, in my opinion at least, it works like trying to drive a nail with the claw side of a hammer.
Personally, I just don't see the efficacy of most of the changes being made to Firefox over time.

For example, removing Compact Mode from the Density options, or forcing the double spaced bookmarks lists.
I see no point to these changes. If they were still offered as "options", that would be fine.

It seems obvious that a lot of these changes are geared toward smart phone users, which is fine. But make them options.
There's no reason I should be penalized for using a 30" monitor.

Here is my initial bookmark's drop down. On "new and improved" double spacing, I can only see down to the RED dot, on my screen, without needing to scroll. Prior to "Proton" I could see this whole list.
I paid extra for a large screen, so I wouldn't have to scroll all the time.

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It not that the new Firefox doesn't work... it's just that it no longer works as well as it used to work, on my machine. And this is just two of Proton's "improvements".
Further, it's not an option. It was decided FOR me.


The compact density option is probably never used on Firefox on smart phones.
Likewise the bookmark double spacing is probably desired when running Firefox on a smart phone.
However, they should still be.... options, rather than something pre-decided by Mozilla.


So, I decided to provide those options, for those that desire them.
Well, provide a link to those options.

So, where did "we" find the link for the options to start all of this ?
Can we see who the other half of we is at the end of the link ?

COMPUTIAC said:

So, where did "we" find the link for the options to start all of this ?
Can we see who the other half of we is at the end of the link ?

Bob, go to the 1st page of this thread and start reading.....make a image backup 1st, if you decide to make changes in your FF thou ....just incase.