I hate 4.0! How do I get rid of it? I despise Microsoft but this is enough to make me start using it!
I hate the latest version!!! I have been a long time user of Firefox and despise Microsoft but I want to get rid of this "new and improved" version of Firefox. The tool bar setup sucks and is hard to use. If I can't go back to a previous version of Firefox I am going to start using IE (yech!!!) How do I get rid of this piece of crap?
edited by a moderator - exceeded the exclamation mark quota in the title
the-edmeister modificouno o
All Replies (8)
You can change the interface to look much like Firefox 3.6.x. See:
- http://www.computertechtips.net/64/make-firefox-4-look-like-ff-3-6/
- http://blog.fligtar.com/2011/01/16/how-to-customize-firefox-4s-ui/
Firefox 3 Theme for Firefox 4: https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/firefox-3-theme-for-firefox/
- Add colored back/forward, home and other buttons (like Firefox 3) instead of the default gray buttons used on Firefox 4's Navigation toolbar.
Also see:
There are major changes to the user interface in Firefox 4.
- The MenuBar / Firefox button
- HOLD down the ALT key while pressing the keyboard letters VTM. The Menu Bar will appear as in Firefox 3.6.
- Tabs on top (above other toolbars). To change Tab Bar to a position below the toolbars as in prior versions, click (to check or un-check) "Tabs on top"
- Using Menu Bar: View > Toolbars
- Using Firefox button: click Firefox button, click Options
- The Status Bar has been eliminated and replaced by the Add-on Bar. You can restore some of the prior Status Bar functionality on the new Add-on Bar by
- installing the Status-4-Evar extension: https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/status-4-evar/
- Be sure the Add-on bar is diplayed at the bottom of the Firefox 4 window
- Ctrl+/ toggles the Add-on Bar displayed or not displayed
- Firefox button > Options OR, if you are optionally using the Menu Bar instead of the Firefox button, View > Toolbars OR right-click in a blank space on a toolbar::
- if no check mark next to Add-on Bar, click Add-on bar to place a check mark.
- If Add-on bar has a check mark, it is already displayed
- then drag 3 widgets to the Add-on Bar from the Customize Toolbar window (the 3 widgets are: Status Text, Progress Meter, Download Status). To open the Customize Toolbar window
- Using Menu Bar: click View > Toolbars > Customize
- Using Firefox button: click Firefox button, click Options, click Toolbar Layout
- Note: Instead of either of the above, you can do as in the past, right-click an empty space in the Navigation toolbar and choose Customize
- set options for Status-4-Evar:
- Menu Bar: Tools > Add-ons, click on Status4Ever, click Options, set options to your liking
- Firefox button: click Firefox button, click Add-ons, scroll down to Status-4-Evar, click Options, set options to your liking
- Firefox 4.0 has a combined Go/Reload/Stop button that is positioned at the far right of the location bar.
- During the page load process it shows as a Stop button and after the loading has finished the button is changed to a Reload button. If you type in the location bar then that button becomes a Go button.
- You can middle-click that button to duplicate the current tab to a new tab.
- In Firefox 4.0 you can move the Stop/Reload button out of the location bar and put them wherever you want on the toolbar. You can also make them appear as separate buttons on the toolbar.
- Open the "View > Toolbars > Customize" window to move them out of the location bar.
- Swap the two buttons or move them to their previous position at the left of the location bar.
- If the order is "Reload - Stop" to get a combined "Reload/Stop" button.
- Swap the order to "Stop - Reload" or separate them otherwise to get two distinct buttons.
There is a change in Firefox 4 in how Location bar search works.
- In Firefox 3.6.x, Location bar search uses Google "Browse by name" search. With the browse by name search, it performs a Google search and
- if there is a clear match it will take you to the site
- otherwise it shows the Google search result page
- Firefox 4's default is
- to perform a Google search and present the Google search results page if you type something which is not recognized as a URL
- you must type a complete URL, such as www.youtube.com , to go directly to the site
- Also make sure you do not clear "Browsing History" when using Clear Recent History:
- To get the Firefox 3.6.x behavior in Firefox 4. you need to change a hidden preference.
- Type about:config into the location bar and press the Enter key
- If you see a warning, zccept it (promise to be careful)
- A list of preferences will open
- Filter = keyword.URL
- Double-click on that preference in the lower pane
- A small window will appear; copy the line below and paste into the box in that small window (or type it into the box in that window exactly as shown below):
- See:
Helper7677 modificouno o
to go back to 3.x download from here: http://firefox3.en.softonic.com/mac/download
http://firefox3.en.softonic.com/mac/download to get 3.x back
I uninstalled 4.0 and went back to using 3.5, though I still can't get Firefox to default to my home page search engine (Bing) when I open a new tab. It's a pain.
"I still can't get a new tab to default to my home page search engine"
That is not the topic of the original poster's question. Please post a new question of your own.
Stop posting in threads that do not apply to the problem you are experiencing; in addition to this thread, for your off-topic posts, see:
Helper7677 modificouno o
If they don't revert, i'm going to Safari. I had to stop all my other machines I have from updating. It was crap the moment it installed yesterday!!!!!!!!!
Do appropriate research before infecting us with crappy software. If I find out it was an intentional release just to test reaction, then I'm outahere.
I also have the same issue. I have looked at reverting back to the previous version but it says it may then not be fully converted. maybe safari might be the answer
Go to oldapps.com