ok so according to that last link re tab-overflow maybe need to restart firefox to get my tab min width to take effect
/yup good
By default the List All Tabs Button is on the right side of the tab bar. You can either move it to the left side of your tab bar or remove the button altogether.
To move the List All Tabs Button to the left side, simply add these lines to your userChrome.css file located in your profile folder:
...
Or to remove the List All Tabs Button add this line to your userChrome.css file located in your profile folder:
.tabs-alltabs-stack { display: none !important;}
When you are done editing your userChrome.css file, close and restart Firefox and the changes should take effect right away.
-yay! that was satisfying, I got rid of the List Tabs button [arrow], though I really wasn't understanding what I was doing. so it was the satisfaction of success when I hardly expected it. but was sort of following some clues.
it went like this ~~~~
profile folder? - well earlier tonite I read this
Mozilla Firefox 2 Release Notes: Removing Firefox 2
You can remove Firefox 2 through the Control Panel in the Start Menu on Windows, by removing the Firefox application on OS X, or by removing the firefox folder on Linux.
Removing Firefox 2 won't remove your bookmarks, web browsing history, extensions or other add-ons. This data is stored in your profile folder, which is located in one of the following locations depending on your operating system:
Windows 2000, XP Documents and Settings\
okay but I couldn't even get into the folders on my computer... whatever happened to 'windows explorer'? search was not finding 'profile folder' or 'application data' and I couldn't even get into a heirarchy of folders. which, okay, you have to just click on Cdrive and then on Program Files. I was scared off by ominous warning "you should not change these files" under which though is link to click to affirm your wish to go into them...
and, ok, I guess better to view in IE (save sth as favorite, it saves in IE, then open it there and you can use that to move around) - that way can SEE the ADDRESS
seems must be ab
so, okay C:\Documents and Settings\maro\Application Data\Mozilla\Firefox\Profiles\mvhglbao.default
mvhglbao.default ? well that seems to be my "profile folder"
think I finally got there by -late in the game, clicking on the linked 'profile folder' above to mozilla page http://kb.mozillazine.org/Profile_folder#For_Windows_users which gives me
Windows 2000 and XP
C:\Documents and Settings\
in other words
%APPDATA%\Mozilla\Firefox\Profiles\
-which ah ha finally Run:%APPDATA%\Mozilla\Firefox\Profiles was successful in taking me to - mvhglbao.default
in which was chrome folder. which, actually I think I may have seen before and clicked but without seeing anything to do there. what I was looking for was "userchrome.css". so here is the thing - I never found that. but I did find in chrome folder a file called userchrome-example
which says * Edit this file and copy it as userChrome.css into your profile-directory/chrome
This file can be used to customize the look of Mozilla's user interface
and so I tried adding ('edit') the specified line above, but restarted firefox and that did not work. but then I tried just pasting that line as the only content in the file and saving it as userchrome.css. and after restart, success!
............................................ I do notice now, though, that were was more text in the example than I read (missed when I scrolled sideways since there is so faaaar to go to the side). hmm:
* You should consider using !important on rules which you want to override default settings.
cool that is part of the line I was told to use
* Do not remove the @namespace line -- it's required for correct functioning
hmm. since I pasted my line in over all the content, I suppose I did remove that line? need to put it back? what incorrect fxn is going to happen ... ?
*/@namespace url("http://www.mozilla.org/keymaster/gatekeeper/there.is.only.xul"); /* set default namespace to XUL */
so is this the line that the previous line refers to?! do I just "not remove" those words? (is "set default namespace to XUL a command to me or a command that is part of the code that needs to be there? - I guess figure the latter right.)
* Some possible accessibility enhancements:
so no these are suggestions for me right.
* Make all the default font sizes 20 pt: * {font-size: 20pt !important}
* Make menu items in particular 15 pt instead of the default size: * menupopup > * {font-size: 15pt !important}
* Give the Location (URL) Bar a fixed-width font * #urlbar {* font-family: monospace !important;}
* Eliminate the throbber and its annoying movement: * #throbber-box {* display: none !important;}
* For more examples see http://www.mozilla.org/unix/customizing.html
oh. somewhere in there I downloaded as "firefox ext guru" suggested for this tweak
the ChromEdit Plus extension.
so is that in fact the source of that userchrom-example ? I dunno.
ok I bet so -- ggl search: chrome css got me this page --
Firefox - Tips & Tricks: UserChrome.css
You can use these hacks to change the appearance of Firefox by hiding menus, hiding the separator bars, removing menus or even move the tabbar to the bottom.
This file does not exist by default, so you will have to create it yourself the first time. ah ha yep. If you can't find the location in the chart I give you, make sure you are able to view your hidden folders/files, since I know XP for sure hides them. mmhmm.
To create the userChrome.css file in windows: Open a text editor (notepad or wordpad) and save the file as 'userChrome.css' into a directory listed below according to the OS your using. To edit userChrome.css after it's created just right click on the file and select 'Edit', then edit the file using wordpad or notepad."
and to define:
wkp: User interface chrome, the borders and widgets that frame the content part of a "window" - The visible graphical interface features of an application are sometimes referred to as "chrome". They include graphical elements (widgets) that may be used to interact with the program. Common widgets are: windows, buttons, menus, and scroll bars.
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