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How do I remove arrows beside folders in bookmark toolbar?

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Years ago, I found out how to remove the space-wasting arrows from beside the many folders on my bookmark toolbar. I did this by adding a line to userChrome.css (see http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=912026 )

Today, I have Ubuntu 11.10 with FF 7.0.1 & there does not seem to be a userChrome.css....

So please let me know how to remove the irritating arrows!

Maybe you could also publish the method, for other sufferers?

Thanks!

2CV67

Years ago, I found out how to remove the space-wasting arrows from beside the many folders on my bookmark toolbar. I did this by adding a line to userChrome.css (see [http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=912026 http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=912026] ) Today, I have Ubuntu 11.10 with FF 7.0.1 & there does not seem to be a userChrome.css.... So please let me know how to remove the irritating arrows! Maybe you could also publish the method, for other sufferers? Thanks! 2CV67

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Add code to userChrome.css in the chrome folder below the @namespace line.


@namespace url("http://www.mozilla.org/keymaster/gatekeeper/there.is.only.xul"); /* only needed once */

#personal-bookmarks .bookmark-item[container] > .toolbarbutton-menu-dropmarker { display:none!important; }
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Add code to userChrome.css in the chrome folder below the @namespace line.


@namespace url("http://www.mozilla.org/keymaster/gatekeeper/there.is.only.xul"); /* only needed once */

#personal-bookmarks .bookmark-item[container] > .toolbarbutton-menu-dropmarker { display:none!important; }
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Thanks very much for your reply, cor-el.

I think I followed your instructions, but without success yet...

Let me clarify what I did, in case there is some obvious error.

I went to my FF profile folder & there was no chrome folder.

I made a new empty folder called "chrome".

I opened a new document in text editor & called it "userChrome.css".

I copy/pasted everything below the line in your reply into userChrome.css.

i.e. ............................................................

@namespace url("http://www.mozilla.org/keymaster/gatekeeper/there.is.only.xul"); /* only needed once */


  1. personal-bookmarks .bookmark-item[container] > .toolbarbutton-menu-dropmarker { display:none!important; }

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I saved userChrome.css into chrome.

I opened FF, but no change - arrows still present.

I rebooted, but no change.

In addition, I looked at the userChrome.css file in my main PC (FF 7.0.1 in Ubuntu 11.04) & that was slightly different:

.............................................................

@namespace url("http://www.mozilla.org/keymaster/gatekeeper/there.is.only.xul"); /* set default namespace to XUL */


  1. PersonalToolbar .toolbarbutton-menu-dropmarker { display: none !important; }

............................................................

& tried copy/pasting that instead of the first version, but that produced no change either.

Thanks for any further suggestions!

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Make sure the the file userChrome.css doesn't have a hidden .txt file extension. Windows does that if you save the file as a text file and haven't selected all files.

See also:

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Thanks for your patience, cor-el !

After careful checking, I found a typo in a file name... With that fixed, your initial suggestion now works perfectly!

Thanks again!

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You're welcome.

Glad that you got it working.

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Thanks it worked