Why did you remove the status bar?
I don't understand your logic behind removing this bar. I very frequently referred to this bar, as several installed apps defaulted to it. SiteAdvisor, with it's red, yellow, or green icon denoting the safety of any page you're on, Foxclocks, with it's useful time and date quickly visible in-browser, and, most importantly to me, ForecastFox! None of these apps are compatible with the currently neutered version of FireFox and even if I install an app that recreates the status bar, the previously mentioned apps either only halfway function or no longer function at all.
You've taken one of my favorite features of this, my favorite browser (but probably not for much longer), and chopped its arms and legs off: user customizability! Please, undo these horrid changes you've made. I shouldn't need to install an app just to make FireFox act the way FireFox should.
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@ FracturedKoi As you can see from the answers, you now indeed have to use add-ons to get basic functionality back. Indeed Firefox has become a way less default customizable browser. And since Mozilla is going to a Google-like direction, I do not think they will bring back the great features they did remove :(
If you are looking for a replacement browser, you could give Waterfox a try. Or Palemoon. For info and download see http://www.waterfoxproject.org/ and http://www.palemoon.org/ . Both are Firefox based but they leave the browser as it should be. So no Chrome-like sell out browser and customizable the way you want it. Using Waterfox myself now and it works great and about to throw Firefox away after 10 years of use. Downside: these browsers will not be as secure as Firefox since they are based on older builds.
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What happened to the Status Bar?
Get back your Status bar using Firefox Addon
Technically the Status Bar was removed from Firefox 4, when the Add-ons Bar replaced it. Firefox 29 saw the demise of the Add-ons Bar.
This add-on restores the Add-on Bar.
https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/the-addon-bar/
See also:
- https://support.mozilla.org/kb/how-to-make-new-firefox-look-like-old-firefox
- https://support.mozilla.org/kb/common-questions-after-updating-to-new-firefox
- https://support.mozilla.org/kb/learn-more-about-the-design-of-new-firefox
You can look at the Classic Theme Restorer extension to restore some functionality that was lost with the arrival of the Australis style in Firefox 29.
- Classic Theme Restorer: https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/classicthemerestorer/
- You can check out the settings of the CTR extension via its Options/Preferences button on the "Firefox/Tools > Add-ons > Extensions" page.
- You can find extra toolbar buttons and more toolbar settings in Customize (3-bar Firefox menu button > Customize)
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@ FracturedKoi As you can see from the answers, you now indeed have to use add-ons to get basic functionality back. Indeed Firefox has become a way less default customizable browser. And since Mozilla is going to a Google-like direction, I do not think they will bring back the great features they did remove :(
If you are looking for a replacement browser, you could give Waterfox a try. Or Palemoon. For info and download see http://www.waterfoxproject.org/ and http://www.palemoon.org/ . Both are Firefox based but they leave the browser as it should be. So no Chrome-like sell out browser and customizable the way you want it. Using Waterfox myself now and it works great and about to throw Firefox away after 10 years of use. Downside: these browsers will not be as secure as Firefox since they are based on older builds.
Firefox used to be my favorite browser until they started fucking up with the most useful tools. What problems was the status bar giving these guys? I have no idea why they removed one of the most useful aspects of this browser.
My usage of Firefox is reducing day by day with all these stupid punk new designs, themes and nonsense that doesn't help my job. Earlier I used FF for 100% browsing. Then FF stopped playing Youtube videos properly, no more using it on Youtube.
Now the status bar is slaughtered for no good reason and what's fantastic, YOU CAN'T HAVE IT! FF's approach "my way or highway" is going to fire back soon! I'm soon going to export my bookmarks and everything I need and then a final goodbye to one of the greatest browsers I've used. It's worse than SHIT now!
Good job FF team, you have successfully fucked a great browser and it's no better than the stupid IE anymore because I can see the direction you are heading into.
Any chance you are bringing back the Status Bar, because all updates past FF28 don't have the Status Bar which is where most of my favorite Addons are located (such as eQuake Alert and ForecastFox. This is really annoying. I've had to turn off auto update because of this and stay with FF28. I'm sure one day FF28 will become obsolete and then I won't be able to use my Addons.
You can get it back now... https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/the-addon-bar/