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Configuration option to show bookmarks toolbar by default?

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I need to deploy Firefox under Linux to a large number of machines with the bookmarks toolbar showing all the main sites the users need to use by default.

I can get the toolbar to show with my custom bookmarks by manually clicking "View", "Toolbars", "Bookmarks Toolbar" but I don't want to have ask each user to do this manually. They will be running this in a session that doesn't persist, so the user would have to manually click every time to show the toolbar.

Is there a configuration setting anywhere that will show the bookmarks toolbar by default? I can't find a setting that works

I need to deploy Firefox under Linux to a large number of machines with the bookmarks toolbar showing all the main sites the users need to use by default. I can get the toolbar to show with my custom bookmarks by manually clicking "View", "Toolbars", "Bookmarks Toolbar" but I don't want to have ask each user to do this manually. They will be running this in a session that doesn't persist, so the user would have to manually click every time to show the toolbar. Is there a configuration setting anywhere that will show the bookmarks toolbar by default? I can't find a setting that works

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Show or hide the Bookmarks toolbar

The Bookmarks toolbar is hidden by default. To turn it on or back off:Right-click on an empty section of the Tab Strip and select Bookmarks Toolbar in the pop-up menu.

Add bookmarks to the Bookmarks toolbar

Go to the page you want to add to the Bookmarks toolbar.In the Location bar, click the site icon and drag it onto the Bookmarks toolbar.

Re-order bookmarks on the Bookmarks toolbar

To change the position of an item on the Bookmarks toolbar:Click on the bookmark or folder you want to move and drag it into position.

Add toolbar items to the Bookmarks toolbar

The Bookmarks toolbar can have items other than bookmarks added to it. For more information, seeCustomize Firefox controls, buttons and toolbars.Share this article: http://mzl.la/MpXk94

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mohammed

Many thanks for the reply, but I need a method that doesn't involve user input. I've got it customized as needed, but I just need it to show the bookmarks toolbar when it's first opened by the user. There doesn't seem to be an about:config setting

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Toolbar state (visibility, layout) is stored in localstore.rdf in the active profile folder. Maybe you can copy one from a profile set up the way you like and package or push it to users?

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Also, "toolbar.In" is 404. Didn't seem like a good post, to begin with, btw. :-/

P.S. Tempted, to vote it down - but, didn't. ;-) :-)

Modified by Nostromov

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Hi nimd4, I think that's an artifact of a space missing between the end of the one sentence and the beginning of the next. The wiki software (not very cleverly) thought it must be a domain name.