Which toolbar are you talking about?

Hi, Thanks for your reply to my question. I'm talking about the "tabs" on the old version they are below the toolbar. Also the "file edit view..." The layout is now looking more like "Google Chrome" or "IE" I simply want to have the look and useability of the older versions! Is it possible? I believe that Firefox will no longer support the older versions at some stage. Regards John

In Firefox 8 you can also customize your own way just download and try, * getfirefox.com

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Hi, many thanks, pretty much as it was with V3 John

The Navigation toolbar might be what the original poster was referring to. The back/forward/reload buttons have been changed, and it's now more like Internet Explorer. It's not just the appearance, it's the functionality that's been changed as well. This is very unfortunate. If I wanted something that looked like IE, I would be using IE. But I don't, so I'm not. I like(d) Firefox because it had more sensible features than IE. Clearly Firefox is trying to appeal to IE users. But what about the loyal FF users? I guess loyal users just don't have any value anymore...

Hi, Many thanks for all your replies. The Firefox 3 theme together with the other tweaks make it look pretty much as it was. Cheers John