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Why Firefox don't make Bookmark bar displayed in New Tab only like Chrome?

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Hi, i am a Firefox lover. I have been using Firefox for about 3 years. But have one things that i really hate in Firefox, that is bookmark bar in Firefox not disappear automatic when you are not in Newtab. My screen is quiet small (13 inch) so it's quiet anoy when the bookmark bar take a small space of the interface. I just wonder that why Firefox don't make it like Chrome?

I tried a way, which is using custom userChrome.css but it's animation is not smooth.

I really love Firefox and i hope that you will make it become more convenient for users.

Thank you.

Hi, i am a Firefox lover. I have been using Firefox for about 3 years. But have one things that i really hate in Firefox, that is bookmark bar in Firefox not disappear automatic when you are not in Newtab. My screen is quiet small (13 inch) so it's quiet anoy when the bookmark bar take a small space of the interface. I just wonder that why Firefox don't make it like Chrome? I tried a way, which is using custom userChrome.css but it's animation is not smooth. I really love Firefox and i hope that you will make it become more convenient for users. Thank you.

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"I just wonder that why Firefox don't make it like Chrome? "

I guess that isn't something that the developers of Firefox don't want to do.


"I tried a way, which is using custom userChrome.css but it's animation is not smooth. " Try to contact whoever created that custom userChrome.css file for suggestions about how to change the animation timing.


This is the largest collection of userChrome.css modifications / coding that I have seen. https://www.reddit.com/r/FirefoxCSS/ Just takes a bit of time to find what you need. Hint: sometimes the URL for the original source for the code is included in the "comments" within the code, so just view your userChrome.css file to see if it is documented.

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HI Dr,


   check that "Bookmarks Toolbar Items" 
   if "Bookmarks Toolbar Items" is not on 

the Bookmarks Toolbar then drag it back from the Customize palette to the Customize window to the Bookmarks Toolbar

   if missing items are in the Customize 

palette then drag them back from the Customize window to the toolbar

   if you do not see an item on a 

toolbar and in the Customize palette then click the Restore Defaults button in the Customize palette window to restorethe default toolbar set.

   https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/navigation-buttons-missing
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"I just wonder that why Firefox don't make it like Chrome? "

I guess that isn't something that the developers of Firefox don't want to do.


"I tried a way, which is using custom userChrome.css but it's animation is not smooth. " Try to contact whoever created that custom userChrome.css file for suggestions about how to change the animation timing.


This is the largest collection of userChrome.css modifications / coding that I have seen. https://www.reddit.com/r/FirefoxCSS/ Just takes a bit of time to find what you need. Hint: sometimes the URL for the original source for the code is included in the "comments" within the code, so just view your userChrome.css file to see if it is documented.