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how do I resize the border to the old size?

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I was forced to "upgrade" to the new version of Firefox, and after 2 hours of work I've managed figure out how to fix almost all of the configuration stuff Firefox screwed up. I have one last issue to resolve. The outside border use to be the standard windows size. However, the forced upgrade has changed that to a very, very, very thin border. How do I change it back to the proper size?

I was forced to "upgrade" to the new version of Firefox, and after 2 hours of work I've managed figure out how to fix almost all of the configuration stuff Firefox screwed up. I have one last issue to resolve. The outside border use to be the standard windows size. However, the forced upgrade has changed that to a very, very, very thin border. How do I change it back to the proper size?

Modified by RicG7777

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You mean the area on the left, bottom, and right of the window? I may have to get on a Windows XP system to see/hack the problem, because on Windows 7, I don't notice any change from the border in Firefox 28.

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My old XP system shows the same skinny window borders in Fx28 and Fx29. Perhaps you were using a custom theme before?

Well, hopefully someone has a new solution for you.

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Thanks for your response. I've attached a pic for clarification. See how skinny the border is, even at the top?

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Hi RicG7777, yes, the menu is about as close to the top edge as physically possible. Yours is missing in your screen shot, which might mean the top of the Firefox window is a few pixels off the screen. Either way, someone might be able to develop a custom style rule to help fatten up the borders.

For an example of what I mean, check out this old thread where several forum contributors and users participated in experimenting with different style rules: Change firefox border padding. No idea whether the old rules work in Firefox 29.