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My appearance add-on doesn't show enough of the entire picture, so how can I see the whole picture?

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I download a few delightful "Appearance" add-ons -- full size -- however only a miniscule part of them show on my screen. And the pert that shows is covered by the tool bars. I have already given up displaying them on my screen, and I've decided I'd like to add them to my photo collection if that would be allowed. Is there a way I could simply download them for wallpaper or file away to look at now and then without signing a contract or anything? I have no desire to post them anywhere or claim them as my own creations.

Thank you for any help you can provide.

I download a few delightful "Appearance" add-ons -- full size -- however only a miniscule part of them show on my screen. And the pert that shows is covered by the tool bars. I have already given up displaying them on my screen, and I've decided I'd like to add them to my photo collection if that would be allowed. Is there a way I could simply download them for wallpaper or file away to look at now and then without signing a contract or anything? I have no desire to post them anywhere or claim them as my own creations. Thank you for any help you can provide.
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Gingerbread Man
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“Persona” — a type of Apperance add-on — is just a fancy name for a toolbar background. You can show more of the image by adding more toolbars:

  1. Right-click an empty area of the tab bar and choose Customize.
  2. In the window that opens, click the Add New Toolbar button, then enter a name for it when prompted.
  3. Drag the Flexible Space icon onto the new toolbar.
  4. Click the Done button.

The list of installed personas is stored as the lightweightThemes.usedThemes preference.

  1. Type about:config in the address bar and press Enter.
  2. Press the big button to bypass the warning.
  3. In the Search box, paste lightweightThemes.usedThemes
  4. In the search results, right-click lightweightThemes.usedThemes and choose Copy value.
  5. Paste the value in a text editor like Notepad to get a better look. “headerURL” is the image used for the top part of the window (the navigation and bookmarks toolbars), while “footerURL” is the image used for the bottom part of the window (the add-on bar).

Maybe you were hoping for the functionality provided by this extension.

anthro
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Thank you so much for your help. I am so ignorant of such solutions, and had no idea why they offered full-sized images for just the top of the page. Your explanation was helpful too!

Thank you again.

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Thank you. Hopefully, I won't have any more problems along these lines. Both you and Gingerbread Man have been very helpful.