Firefox question

Factual Questions
1

Using Firerfox 3.5.2, WinXP.

I want to get the History menu item off the menu bar. I tried Customise wherein suposedly you can drag it off, but it does not work.

Any way to get rid of this?

2

Apparently it can be done, with some work, by modifying userChrome.css:

http://improvefirefox.com/customize-firefox-gui/#remove_menus

3

Wow, thanks. I guess I don’t want to remove it that badly

4

it’s easier than it looks at first glance.

  1. browse to C:\Documents and Settings[username]\Application Data\Mozilla\Firefox\Profiles\xxxxxxx.default\chrome\ (where [username] is your Windows username, and xxxxxx is some randomly generated letters - you’ll see it)
  2. create a new text file called userChrome.css
  3. paste the below code into the file, save & close, restart firefox

#history-menu {
	display: none;
}
5

Great, thanks, that is certainly worth doing.

6

I can’t see any way to remove the History menu item without changing Userchrome.css as stated already in the thread.

Why do you want this item removed? Depending on your needs there may be other options open to you.

7

I have a program where I use keyboard shortcuts, hitting he ALT key and various other keys. When online, hitting ALT always brings up the History menu, which is a pain. I have absolutely no use for the History anyway, so would be happy to say “Bye Bye” to it, but…

Anyway, I have changed all the keyboard shortcuts I use to another key, so it’s OK now, but it took a bit of time and effort.

Not as much time as much time and effort as removing History though. :smiley:

I love Firefox, but pity the menu bars can’t be tweaked more easily.