Comments on: 20+ Ways to Tweak Firefox with the Userchrome.css File

By: Lee

Lee — Thu, 17 Sep 2009 11:43:55 +0000

Great resource. I’ve used this to customize the hell out of FF3.5.2 and I love the new look/function. It’s also made me get into CSS more.

By: Jerry

Jerry — Wed, 19 Aug 2009 18:25:43 +0000

I want to remove the ’subscribe to this page’ icon that is in the search bar like the ‘bookmarks star’ was. I added this line but to no avail:
/* Remove the subscribe to this page */
#subscibe to this page-button { display: none !important; }

I also can’t get rid of the Yahoo menu or button on the menu bar.

Any suggestions?

By: dj

dj — Sat, 04 Jul 2009 21:09:22 +0000

Regarding the Home button, why not right-click the toolbar and drag the Home button off? I do the same with the side-bar, right-click drag on or drag off. I use the All-In-One Sidebar and the Tiny menu adds-on. To supplement buttons I go to http://codefisher.org/. You can either down load his add-on or selective choose which buttons you want on the fly to install. I found your site looking for userchrome mods to hide those FF items that I can’t delete, like Bookmarks Toolbar. I haven’t found that yet. I think this is a keeper

By: Firefox 3.5: Two Problems « Exploring Tech

Firefox 3.5: Two Problems « Exploring Tech — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 01:08:53 +0000

[...] Next, we need to edit our userChrome.css file. If you are using vista, it is located in: C:Users[username]AppDataRoamingMozillaFirefoxProfiles[profile]chromeIn XP: C:Documents and Settings[username] Application DataMozillaFirefoxProfilesChromeThanks to: http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/tweak-your-firefox-with-the-userchromecss-file/ [...]

By: jed

jed — Sun, 24 May 2009 09:54:34 +0000

ok, the star went away, but I still can’t seem to get the auto complete or the drop down bookmarks arrow off the tool bar…please, help!!

By: jed

jed — Sat, 23 May 2009 08:29:09 +0000

You know,none of this editing is working. Is there something I am doing wrong? I keep getting the drop down bookmarks (sucks!!) and all the other ridiculous features I never needed but was suckered into upgrading to.

By: kishore

kishore — Thu, 12 Mar 2009 16:38:49 +0000

did you have any active firefox browser window open while doing the changes to userChrome.css, then close all the firefox windows and open new one when you are ready with the changes

By: 4 Handy Firefox userchrome.css Modifications « ThinkDoBeCreate

4 Handy Firefox userchrome.css Modifications « ThinkDoBeCreate — Sun, 01 Feb 2009 20:30:06 +0000

[...] 2. Add this code, thanks to Mark O’Neill. [...]

By: Tad

Tad — Mon, 26 Jan 2009 20:58:58 +0000

I found the correct folder and made the changes now, thanks!

(it was a hidden file that I had to use the search feature in order to view, since it’s not viewable if I follow the path you provided)

By: Lil_ndn

Lil_ndn — Mon, 19 Jan 2009 23:18:57 +0000

Mark O;Neill, Check out these 2 links for the answer you seek,1 or both may prove to be enlightening:

http://forums.mozillazine.org/viewtopic.php?f=38&t=1039965 http://www.linnhe2.free-online.co.uk/fi … 20toolbars
FTW, freedom thru wisdom…ride safe and free!!!

By: Rohman

Rohman — Mon, 19 Jan 2009 10:46:03 +0000

Hello Mark O’Neil,

It’s nice info for tweak my firefox. However, except your methods i have easy methods to remove the buttons. This is my steps : Click View –> Toolbar –> Customize –> drop your mouse into the buttons which you want to remove and drag the button into windows of Customize buttons and your buttons will not showing in your bar menu.

Thanks

By: Lil_ndn

Lil_ndn — Mon, 19 Jan 2009 02:05:02 +0000

Chrome Edit Plus, add-on, will allow you to place an icon on your toolbars to among other things directly open CCS file/folder. Also, there is an article at Mozillazine, “Awesome Bar…” article in Support forum & a script at userstyles.org for changing Fx;s browzer colours…been awhile, but seems both were good reads. FTW, freedom thru wisdom! WinXP SP3.

By: Mark O'Neill

Mark O'Neill — Sun, 18 Jan 2009 13:08:48 +0000

Do you have more than one Windows user profile? If so, have you put the userchrome file in the correct Firefox profile in the correct Windows profile?

For example, if you have put the userchome file in the “default” Windows folder but you are using Windows under a “Tad” Windows profile then yes, it won’t show.

By: Tad

Tad — Sat, 17 Jan 2009 22:45:38 +0000

To locate the files, I had to go in this route:
C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\Defaults\Profile\Chrome

In the folder I found “userChrome-example.css” and “userContent-example.css”

I copied+pasted “userChrome-example.css” to C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\chrome, opened the file – added the tweaks – and saved it, then renamed it “userChrome.css”

After restarting Firefox, nothing has changed.

By: krishna

krishna — Sat, 17 Jan 2009 06:07:42 +0000

Hi,
I have made the changes to the file and doesn’t see any change in look.
Is there any code to be added to tweak the firefox.

By: Michal

Michal — Fri, 16 Jan 2009 15:48:23 +0000

Is possible to move link bar + search bar + basic icons (back, home ans so on) to the bottom above status bar? And the same for bookmark bar?
Thanks

By: Sara

Sara — Fri, 16 Jan 2009 03:31:00 +0000

Ohhh, thank you so much!

By: imoDOTcom

imoDOTcom — Fri, 16 Jan 2009 00:40:30 +0000

Excellent!
Tried putting Tabs at Bottom so Tabs and Window-placeholders are all at bottom – it saves a lot of confusion. Thanks!

imoDOTcom

By: Mark O'Neill

Mark O'Neill — Thu, 15 Jan 2009 22:10:22 +0000

I’m not a fan of installing needless extensions as they slow down the browser. Tweaking the userchrome.css file removes the need to install extensions.

By: Christopher

Christopher — Thu, 15 Jan 2009 21:58:10 +0000

You can also change you menu bar with the TinyMenu extension, and can add your bookmark to the rest of the menu bar with Smart Bookmarks Bar. Menu Editor also works for editing all of your menus.