After last update, toolbar icons & text is way too small
I'm visually impaired and had originally used a CSS code to fix this problem, but that was a couple of years ago. I just upgraded to 131.0.3 (64 bit) and evidently, that wiped out all my CSS changes. I tried to use the about:config code to change it, but it no longer works. I managed to increase the icon size a little by changing the density to normal, then back to compact. Even on normal, it was all too small.
I don't want to use another profile, because every time I do, I lose so much that it takes me hours to reinstall it all.
Is there an easier way to do this? I've tried a couple of things suggested online, but they were old settings suggestions, and they no longer work either.
ALSO, I now have to use F11 full screen to be able to perform anything on the toolbars. Before this update, I could just move my cursor up to bring the toolbars down, and use the back arrow or refresh easily. Now, the toolbars immediately go back up and I have to use F11 to do anything. How do I fix this?
TIA for any help you can give me.
Chosen solution
I set layout.css.devPixelsPerPx to 200 and it's o.k., not as compact as I would like it, but I don't think it's going to get any better. have compact mode showing, and it doesn't really work with these settings, but oh well.
As far as the disappearing toolbars, it's not stable. If I pull it down from the extreme right side, it stays down, and sometimes it will stay if I pull it down elsewhere, but that's not dependable. Since I usually use it for the direction arrows and refresh, it's a bit annoying to have to go from the extreme right to get to those, but that's Firefox. They fix one thing and break another. I've been using FF since 1.0, and the worst of it was around v. 4 and 5, so these glitches are nothing, really.
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Hi, for cross-reference, I'm adding a link to your Reddit thread: https://old.reddit.com/r/firefox/comments/1gb3l92/toolbar_icons_and_text_suddenly_turned_extremely/
If you are going to modify the layout.css.devPixelsPerPx preference, here is some background:
- The default value of -1.0 refers to your system's default enlargement percentage.
- A value of 1.0 uses the old size rule of 96 pixels per inch. This may be too small for laptop panels, but should work for regular monitors. If you use a double-density display like an Apple Retina display, double this to 2.0 to get the old size.
- A value of 1.5 represents 150% of your system's default enlargement percentage. It's generally safe to try 1.5. Of course, be careful not to type 15 or everything will be unusably large.
- This parameter affects page size, too, but you can dial that back using the default zoom on the Settings page, so you should focus on the toolbar area initially.
As I said in my question, I already tried that and it didn't work. The thread on Reddit that you referred me to was posted this morning by me.
D A said
As I said in my question, I already tried that and it didn't work.
Sorry, it was not clear what preferences you were experimenting with.
Did changing layout.css.devPixelsPerPx to 1.5 have no effect? How about 2.0 (which should resize to 200% of classic size) or 2.5?
Do you have a userChrome.css file at this point, or is your Firefox just using internal style rules?
Regarding full screen, normally there is a 1-pixel strip along the top of the screen that has a script to roll down the toolbars when you mouse into it. That doesn't normally break by itself, but hopefully fixing the resolution will resolve it.
Chosen Solution
I set layout.css.devPixelsPerPx to 200 and it's o.k., not as compact as I would like it, but I don't think it's going to get any better. have compact mode showing, and it doesn't really work with these settings, but oh well.
As far as the disappearing toolbars, it's not stable. If I pull it down from the extreme right side, it stays down, and sometimes it will stay if I pull it down elsewhere, but that's not dependable. Since I usually use it for the direction arrows and refresh, it's a bit annoying to have to go from the extreme right to get to those, but that's Firefox. They fix one thing and break another. I've been using FF since 1.0, and the worst of it was around v. 4 and 5, so these glitches are nothing, really.
The size solution sounds reasonable. You could try custom CSS to up the font size without affecting the overall toolbar size, but I don't have any rules handy for that.
Full Screen Problem
The toolbars should stay rolled down as long as the mouse is over them, so something got broken. Searching... found it.
There is a bug related to the bigger tab previews (two line with or without thumbnail) that appear when you hover a tab in Firefox 129+. Your approach of using the right side probably avoids passing the mouse over any tabs and that's why the bug doesn't affect that area?
This should be fixed in next Tuesday's release of Firefox 132.0. As a temporary workaround, you can disable the enhanced hover displays with this change:
(1) In a new tab, type or paste about:config in the address bar and press Enter/Return. Click the button accepting the risk.
More info on about:config: Configuration Editor for Firefox. The moderators would like us to remind you that changes made through this back door aren't fully supported and aren't guaranteed to continue working in the future.
(2) In the search box in the page, type or paste browser.tabs.hoverPreview and pause while the list is filtered
Firefox should display two preferences. One can be managed through the Settings page, but the other is a master switch that probably is temporary. That's the important one for this bug.
(3) Double-click the browser.tabs.hoverPreview.enabled preference to switch the value from true to false
This should revert Firefox to the old style "tooltips" when you hover over a tab and bypass the bug for now.
As a footnote for these --
D A said
... I usually use it for the direction arrows and refresh ...
-- if you like keyboard shortcuts, these might help:
- Go "Back" in History = Alt+Left Arrow
- Go "Forward" in History = Alt+Right Arrow
- Reload page = Ctrl+R or F5
- Reload page bypassing cached files = Ctrl+Shift+R or Ctrl+F5
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