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I want the whole website address to be bold, rather than just the main "mozilla.org" (for example) part. What setting should I change?

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VonBlade
VonBlade

I'm sure there must be something in the about:config. It's ridiculous to have the majority of the address in #666666 on a #555555 background with only the main website part legible.

I'm sure there must be something in the about:config. It's ridiculous to have the majority of the address in #666666 on a #555555 background with only the main website part legible.

Chosen solution

This worked for me:

  1. In the Firefox address bar, type "about:config" (sans quotes), and press Enter.
  2. In the filter search box, enter "browser.urlbar.formatting.enabled".
  3. Right-click on the "browser.urlbar.formatting.enabled" line item in the listing and select "Toggle" to switch it to false.
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Nellus
Nellus

Try with this add-on Make Address Bar Font Size Bigger

Natasha Selvey
Natasha Selvey

Chosen Solution

This worked for me:

  1. In the Firefox address bar, type "about:config" (sans quotes), and press Enter.
  2. In the filter search box, enter "browser.urlbar.formatting.enabled".
  3. Right-click on the "browser.urlbar.formatting.enabled" line item in the listing and select "Toggle" to switch it to false.
VonBlade
VonBlade Question owner

Thank you. That's exactly the solution I desired. I've no idea why anyone would want the formatting to be on. Phew. Thanks a lot.

cor-el
cor-el
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More info:

You can set the browser.urlbar.formatting.enabled pref to false on the about:config page to disable the highlighting of the domain and see the full URL more clearly.

You can set the browser.urlbar.trimURLs pref to false on the about:config page to see the http: protocol on the location bar and in the pop-up if you hover a link.