CID v38 quirks

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#1

I thought I’d post this thread so people - so willing - could post their experience with things different from CID v26. This thread is not intended to be a ‘bug’ thread; its a, uh, “its working different” thread.

I’ll start:

I’ve found that its impossible to add a toolbar in FF v38.0.6 I used that for emplacement of my ‘search’ tool / feature per the standard FF v38 available customizations.

I can live with the fact that the ‘search’ tool / feature will have to live on the menu-bar.

As a door prize, FF offers the side-bar - available from menu-bar VIEW - either Bookmarks or History. The contrast between the sidebar and menubar is interesting (but I digress).

Virtually ALL of my add-on / extensions / plug-ins extended their functionality with updates. One of the add-on’s I’m most impressed with is the Classic Toolbar Buttons 1.4.8; main icon style: Firefox (Mozilla Mix), drop-maker icons: dark / big, download indicator: modern green icon, back/fwd button(s): IntExp 9 is quite stunning with LavaFox 2.3.7 - being constrained to v2.1.9 in CID v26 - many trifling bugs fixed.

#2

If you mean the search box next to the address bar, it can be removed in the “Customize” section.

#3

http://www.askvg.com/how-to-disable-new-one-click-search-bar-interface-in-mozilla-firefox/

If you tick the SearchBar ‘Show Suggestions’, you will be able to select the search engine to employ for the particular search

Post FF v33, the bookmark star w/ in the URL bar has disappeared in favor of the dual-purpose bookmark / bookmark menu icon. Since I have the manu-bar enabled, that button I hate.

#4

All of you y’all may want to know this:

Since FF v34, …/profile/localstore.rdf is deprecated and XULSTORE.JSON should be used instead.

I don’t know exactly where the deal is - but until we get this worked out - make a copy of /profile/xulstore.json BEFORE updating extension / plugin, reverting to that may prove affective.

I don’t know why that happens -its not a CID issue, but Mozilla based code - it may be related to conflicting extension / plugins.

If you are of minimalist viewpoint, you may not even care that custom toolbars disappear.

I’m showing you how to get 'em back.

:stuck_out_tongue:

#5

My bad; forgot to actually inform. ;D

In the about:config URL, search for:

browser.uiCUstomization.state

This entry is in prefs.js, but it is hideous to edit; you have to escape each and every special character.

:o

Its a nightmare - you should forget that idea - but if you copy the text from that entry and save it to a TXT file, you should be able to paste it back.

Maybe custom toolbars are obsolete. 88)

#6

http://www.askvg.com/how-to-disable-new-one-click-search-bar-interface-in-mozilla-firefox/

If you tick the SearchBar ‘Show Suggestions’, you will be able to select the search engine to employ for the particular search

Post FF v33, the bookmark star w/ in the URL bar has disappeared in favor of the dual-purpose bookmark / bookmark menu icon. Since I have the manu-bar enabled, that button I hate.

#7

That’s pretty much the summary of quarks that I’ve found.

:-\

#8

I’m losing my custom toolbar after updating extension / plug-in

This is not a CID prollem; is a FF prollem.

Nobody says anything on the inter-webs about:config

browser.uiCUstomization.state.

Before:

browser.uiCUstomization.state

{“placements”:{“PanelUI-contents”:[“edit-controls”,“zoom-controls”,“new-window-button”,“privatebrowsing-button”,“save-page-button”,“print-button”,“history-panelmenu”,“find-button”,“preferences-button”,“add-ons-button”,“developer-button”],“status4evar-status-bar”:[“status4evar-status-widget”,“status4evar-progress-widget”,“noscript-tbb”,“status4evar-download-button”,“status4evar-legacy-widget”],“__customToolbar_search”:[“search-container”],“addon-bar”:[“addonbar-closebutton”,“status-bar”],“PersonalToolbar”:[“personal-bookmarks”],“nav-bar”:[“urlbar-container”,“fullscreen-button”,“loop-button”,“bookmarks-menu-button”],“TabsToolbar”:[“tabbrowser-tabs”,“new-tab-button”,“alltabs-button”,“pd-icon”],“toolbar-menubar”:[“menubar-items”]},“seen”:[“status4evar-legacy-widget”],“dirtyAreaCache”:[“nav-bar”,“PanelUI-contents”,“TabsToolbar”,“status4evar-status-bar”,“toolbar-menubar”,“addon-bar”,“PersonalToolbar”,“__customToolbar_search”],“currentVersion”:4,“newElementCount”:0}

After - only NoScrpt - update of plugins:

{“placements”:{“PanelUI-contents”:[“edit-controls”,“zoom-controls”,“new-window-button”,“privatebrowsing-button”,“save-page-button”,“print-button”,“history-panelmenu”,“find-button”,“preferences-button”,“add-ons-button”,“developer-button”],“status4evar-status-bar”:[“status4evar-status-widget”,“status4evar-progress-widget”,“noscript-tbb”,“status4evar-download-button”,“status4evar-legacy-widget”],“toolbar-menubar”:[“menubar-items”],“TabsToolbar”:[“tabbrowser-tabs”,“new-tab-button”,“alltabs-button”,“pd-icon”],“nav-bar”:[“urlbar-container”,“fullscreen-button”,“loop-button”,“action-button–jid1-sqmifwwga4fybajetpack-fnyahoo”,“bookmarks-menu-button”],“addon-bar”:[“addonbar-closebutton”,“status-bar”],“PersonalToolbar”:[“personal-bookmarks”],“__customToolbar_search”:[“search-container”]},“seen”:[“status4evar-legacy-widget”,“action-button–jid1-sqmifwwga4fybajetpack-fnyahoo”],“dirtyAreaCache”:[“nav-bar”,“PanelUI-contents”,“TabsToolbar”,“status4evar-status-bar”,“toolbar-menubar”,“addon-bar”,“PersonalToolbar”,“__customToolbar_search”],“currentVersion”:4,“newElementCount”:0}

If I replace xulstore.json, with a copy before doing the update, I get an empty toolbar back. I can then drag the SearchBar onto the empty toolbar.

This is completely different behaviour with CID v26; I always had the option to add a toolbar. With CID / FF v38 there is no option to add a missing toolbar, and yet, if I replace the existing xulstore.json the missing toolbar returns in all it empty glory and I’ m happy.