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Firefox v90 on a Mac. Continual nag screen popping up telling of an update. None of the solutions presented by top contributors or moderators work. Nothing obvious or suggested in about:config. Nothing about putting policies in .json files in the correct directory.

It is as if Mozilla refuses to let you turn off that nag screen.

It took years to perfect my userchrome to make FF look exactly how I want. Once 91+ came out it wasn't even a question of fixing the floating tabs and condensing the height and menu spacing (though I tried all of it) but my own codes stopped working properly - I had code to set the background colour of menus/bookmark menus and when I upgrade they were the right colour but with thick white borders around them. This was more important to me than the floating tabs and I immediately downgraded to 90 where I've stayed. Can anyone help me figure out how to get MY codes to work with 91+ and/or to work together with the other fixes out there (tabs, condensed menus etc)??

Below is how my userchrome looks and attached is how my current set up looks. ANY advice is appreciated. THANK YOU.

@import url(userChrome_Fx56_bookmark_icons.css);
*/

/* Standard folder -- on Toolbar and Menus */
#PlacesToolbarItems toolbarbutton[container="true"] > .toolbarbutton-icon,
#PlacesToolbarItems menu[container="true"] .menu-iconic-left,
:-moz-any(
#PlacesToolbarItems,
#PlacesChevronPopup,
#BMB_bookmarksPopup,
#bookmarksMenu) menu[container="true"]:not([tagContainer="true"]) > .menu-iconic-left,
/* Standard folder -- in Sidebar, Library, Add/Edit Bookmark dialog */
:-moz-any(
#bookmarks-view, 
#editBMPanel_folderTree, 
#placesList) treechildren::-moz-tree-image(container), 
#editBMPanel_folderMenuList > .menulist-label-box > .menulist-icon,
#editBMPanel_folderMenuList menupopup menuitem {
  list-style-image: url(Fx56-yellow-folder.png) !important;
}

/* THIS WAS REMOVED BECAUSE IT CAUSES YELLOW FOLDER ICONS FOR BLANK 
   COLUMNS. AS A RESULT, FOLDERS ON THE RIGHT SIDE REMAIN GRAY.
  #placeContent treechildren::-moz-tree-image(container) {
    list-style-image: url(Fx56-yellow-folder.png) !important;
  }
*/

/* Live Bookmark -- on Toolbar and Menus */ /* REMOVED */

/* Smart bookmark folder -- on Toolbar and Menus */
#PlacesToolbarItems toolbarbutton[container="true"][query="true"] > .toolbarbutton-icon,
#PlacesToolbarItems menu[container="true"][query="true"] .menu-iconic-left,
:-moz-any(
#PlacesToolbarItems,
#PlacesChevronPopup,
#BMB_bookmarksPopup,
#bookmarksMenu) menu[container="true"][query="true"]:not([tagContainer="true"]) > .menu-iconic-left > .menu-iconic-icon,
/* Smart bookmark folder -- in Sidebar, Library, Add/Edit Bookmark dialog */
:-moz-any(
#bookmarks-view, 
#editBMPanel_folderTree, 
#placesList, 
#placeContent) treechildren::-moz-tree-image(container, query) {
  list-style-image: url(Fx56-query.png) !important;
}

/* Tag containers (preserve the built-in icon) */
#PlacesToolbarItems toolbarbutton[container="true"][tagContainer="true"] > .toolbarbutton-icon,
#PlacesToolbarItems menu[container="true"][tagContainer="true"] .menu-iconic-left,
:-moz-any(
#PlacesToolbarItems,
#PlacesChevronPopup,
#BMB_bookmarksPopup,
#bookmarksMenu) menu[container="true"][tagContainer="true"] > .menu-iconic-left > .menu-iconic-icon,
/* Smart bookmark folder -- in Sidebar, Library, Add/Edit Bookmark dialog */
:-moz-any(
#bookmarks-view, 
#editBMPanel_folderTree, 
#placesList, 
#placeContent) treechildren::-moz-tree-image(container, query, tagContainer) {
  list-style-image: url(chrome://browser/skin/places/tag.svg) !important;
}

/*** Top-level "container" icons (otherwise would be Standard folder color) ***/
/* Bookmarks Menu -- in Sidebar, Library, Add/Edit Bookmark dialog */
:-moz-any(
#bookmarks-view, 
#editBMPanel_folderTree, 
#placesList, 
#placeContent) treechildren::-moz-tree-image(container, OrganizerQuery_BookmarksMenu),
:-moz-any(
#bookmarks-view, 
#editBMPanel_folderTree, 
#placesList, 
#placeContent) treechildren::-moz-tree-image(container, queryFolder_menu________),
#editBMPanel_bmRootItem > .menu-iconic-left, 
#editBMPanel_folderMenuList[selectedIndex="1"] > .menulist-label-box > .menulist-icon {
  list-style-image: url(Fx56-bookmarksMenu.png) !important;
}

/* Bookmarks Toolbar -- on Menus */
#BMB_bookmarksPopup #BMB_bookmarksToolbar > .menu-iconic-left > .menu-iconic-icon,
#bookmarksMenuPopup #bookmarksToolbarFolderMenu  > .menu-iconic-left > .menu-iconic-icon,
/* Bookmarks Toolbar -- in Sidebar, Library, Add/Edit Bookmark dialog */
:-moz-any(
#bookmarks-view, 
#editBMPanel_folderTree, 
#placesList, 
#placeContent) treechildren::-moz-tree-image(container, OrganizerQuery_BookmarksToolbar),
:-moz-any(
#bookmarks-view, 
#editBMPanel_folderTree, 
#placesList, 
#placeContent) treechildren::-moz-tree-image(container, queryFolder_toolbar_____),
#editBMPanel_toolbarFolderItem > .menu-iconic-left, 
#editBMPanel_folderMenuList[selectedIndex="0"] > .menulist-label-box > .menulist-icon {
  list-style-image: url(Fx56-bookmarksToolbar.png) !important;
}

/* Other Bookmarks -- on Menus */
#BMB_bookmarksPopup #BMB_unsortedBookmarks > .menu-iconic-left > .menu-iconic-icon,
#bookmarksMenuPopup #menu_unsortedBookmarks  > .menu-iconic-left > .menu-iconic-icon,
/* Other Bookmarks -- in Sidebar, Library, Add/Edit Bookmark dialog */
:-moz-any(
#bookmarks-view, 
#editBMPanel_folderTree, 
#placesList, 
#placeContent) treechildren::-moz-tree-image(container, OrganizerQuery_UnfiledBookmarks),
:-moz-any(
#bookmarks-view, 
#editBMPanel_folderTree, 
#placesList, 
#placeContent) treechildren::-moz-tree-image(container, queryFolder_unfiled_____),
#editBMPanel_unfiledRootItem > .menu-iconic-left, 
#editBMPanel_folderMenuList[selectedIndex="2"] > .menulist-label-box > .menulist-icon {
  list-style-image: url(Fx56-unsortedBookmarks.png) !important;
}  

/* Preserve Built-in History/Tags/All Bookmarks Icons in Library */
:-moz-any(
#placesList, 
#placeContent) treechildren::-moz-tree-image(query, OrganizerQuery_history____v), 
:-moz-any(
#placesList, 
#placeContent) treechildren::-moz-tree-image(title, query, dayContainer) {
  list-style-image: url("chrome://browser/skin/places/history.svg") !important;
}
:-moz-any(
#placesList, 
#placeContent) treechildren::-moz-tree-image(title, query, tagContainer),
:-moz-any(
#placesList, 
#placeContent) treechildren::-moz-tree-image(query, OrganizerQuery_tags_______v) {
  list-style-image: url("chrome://browser/skin/places/tag.svg") !important;
}
:-moz-any(
#placesList, 
#placeContent) treechildren::-moz-tree-image(query, OrganizerQuery_allbms_____v) {
  list-style-image: url(Fx56-allBookmarks.png) !important;
}


}

menupopup {
-moz-appearance: none !important;
background-color: #e7d9ad !important }


#urlbar[breakout],
#urlbar[breakout][breakout-extend] {
  --urlbar-height: 28px !important;
  --urlbar-toolbar-height: 30px !important;

  width: 100% !important;
  top: calc((var(--urlbar-toolbar-height) - var(--urlbar-height)) / 2) !important;
  left: 0 !important;
}

#urlbar[breakout][breakout-extend] > #urlbar-input-container,
#urlbar-input-container {
  height: var(--urlbar-height) !important;
  width: 100% !important;
  padding-block: unset !important;
  padding-inline: unset !important;
  transition: none !important;
}

#urlbar[breakout][breakout-extend] > #urlbar-background {
  box-shadow: 0 1px 4px rgba(0,0,0,.05) !important;
  animation: none !important;
}


}
/* REMOVE MEGABAR END */

I keep getting this: URL is highlighted red/grey stripes. The robot head icon is now in the URL box and it says "Browser is under remote control (reason Dev Tools).

What is it? how do I get rid of it?

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Nearly all addons stop working every time I restart Firefox. I have to manually disable and re-enable each addon to make them working again.

It takes considerably long time the first time I load the first website after I restart Firefox. Also it may suddenly hang after using for a long time.

What's up? How could I fix them?

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Thank you.

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Earlier Firefox releases used to show a selection list for the camera and also another one for the microphone.

My default camera is the one built into the laptop and I would like to use an external one that has adequate picture quality.

Can you please help selecting a camera with the new Firefox?

Hello.

Up until recently, I could click a link to a locally stored Python source file (.py extension) and it would display as a plain text file in Firefox. This is what I want; e.g., it is a way that I view my notes, refer to examples, and so on.

Starting a few days ago, when I click such a link, I now get a pop-up window with the two options "Open with" or "Save file." I have tried a number of things to get back to the old behavior, including deleting the handlers.json file in my Profile folder, running a full Refresh, and creating a new profile. None of these got me back to the old behavior: displaying the .py file as plain text.

If I set the "Open with" option in that pop-up window to Firefox, I just keep getting the pop-up over and over again, while a new tab is created each time.

Note: if I look at a .py file on GitHub, there is no problem: again, the file just displays.

I suspected this behavior is connected with my having installed the latest version of Python (3.9.6) a few days ago, and I just confirmed this by updating Python on another machine. That is, on the other machine, the .py file would display as plain text until just now, after I update Python there.

So, I believe the Python installation is the cause of the problem, but, nonetheless, it seems to me that I should be able to set (or unset?) something within Firefox to make .py files open as plain text, as they used to.

Any ideas?

Thanks in advance.

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Also by turning off suggestions and not choosing the 'search box option in the 'tool bar' , the address bar is now only accepting URLs so searching isnt working.

So ..1. Is the search box in the centre no use?

        2.  Does search work with all suggestions turned off?

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I just realized too that I cannot access my Microsoft account. When I try to log in, it accepts my credentials but then takes me to the Office 365 Login page as if I never logged in and not to my mailbox. This does not happen on Edge. I don't want to use Edge but between this and the problems with YouTube/Google, I am not seeing many options here.

I'm running Firefox on Windows 10 Pro v1809 64bit.

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Hey everyone!

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I sure hope the answer is yes! haha. It would really help my bookmark organization OCD! :D

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Hey there,

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Thanks!

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System: Debian 11 (bullseye) Firefox version: 91.4.1esr (amd64)

If you need any other information, please ask, I will write it down.