Mozilla Profile Customizations

2006-03-12 11:07 - Tech

(Edit, 2021: I've kept this old post updated over the years, as it's useful for my own reference.)

I prefer to use Mozilla Firefox for web browsing. One of the big reasons is how customizable it is. Less so than in days past, but still quite a bit. Here's some of the more hidden things that I tweak:

Firefox userChrome.css:

/*
 * Do not remove the @namespace line -- it's required for correct functioning
 */
@namespace url("http://www.mozilla.org/keymaster/gatekeeper/there.is.only.xul");

/* disable tooltips of tab names */
.tabbrowser-strip tooltip { display: none; }

/* get rid of "open in tabs" */
#personal-bookmarks .openintabs-menuseparator,
#personal-bookmarks .openintabs-menuitem
{
	display: none !important;
}

/* don't show options for new windows */
#file-menu menuitem[command='cmd_newNavigator'],
#file-menu #menu_closeWindow,
#contentAreaContextMenu #context-openlink,
#contentAreaContextMenu #frame menuitem[oncommand='gContextMenu.openFrame();']
{
	display: none !important;
}

/* make search bar fit cleanly */
#search-container { max-width: 360px !important; }

/* hide context "search for" */
#context-searchselect {display: none !important; }

Firefox userContent.css:

/* reset buttons do nothing but waste time and space */
input[type="reset"] { display: none !important; }

/* Don't bother with images trying to track our activities */
noscript img { display: none !important; }

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