(Guide) How to change branding on TenFourFox for future forks and unofficial releases.

[wicknix]

This is a quick how-to for generic rebranding of TenFourFox.
You'll need a name for your browser, some new icons and logos, a website and/or file hosting, and some patience.
Download TenFourFox's source from https://github.com/classilla/tenfourfox/releases and extract it somewhere.
Now start editing files.

The semicolons indicate the line number to jump to in each file.
Example: /browser/base/content/aboutDialog.xul:133: means you'll edit line 133 of aboutDialog.xul

/browser/base/content/aboutDialog.xul:133: (change the URL)
/browser/app/profile/firefox.js:1122: (change the URL)
/browser/app/profile/firefox.js:1128: (change the URL)
/browser/app/macbuild/Contents/Info.plist.in:162: (change firefox to name of your browser in lowercase)
/browser/branding/unofficial/pref/firefox-branding.js:5: (change the URL)
/browser/branding/unofficial/pref/firefox-branding.js:6: (change the URL)
/browser/branding/unofficial/pref/firefox-branding.js:17 (change the URL)
/browser/branding/unofficial/pref/firefox-branding.js:20: (change the URL)
/browser/branding/unofficial/pref/firefox-branding.js:40: (change the URL)
/browser/branding/unofficial/pref/firefox-branding.js:41: (change the URL)
/browser/branding/nightly/pref/firefox-branding.js:5: (change the URL)
/browser/branding/nightly/pref/firefox-branding.js:6: (change the URL)
/browser/branding/nightly/pref/firefox-branding.js:18: (change the URL)
/browser/branding/nightly/pref/firefox-branding.js:21: (change the URL)
/browser/branding/nightly/pref/firefox-branding.js:41: (change the URL)
/browser/branding/nightly/pref/firefox-branding.js:42: (change the URL)
/browser/branding/official/pref/firefox-branding.js:5: (change the URL)
/browser/branding/official/pref/firefox-branding.js:6: (change the URL)
/browser/components/preferences/in-content/tenfourfox.xul:34: (change to your browser name)
/browser/components/preferences/in-content/preferences.xul:179: (change to your browser name)
/browser/components/preferences/in-content/preferences.xul:182: (change to your browser name)
/browser/locales/en-US/chrome/browser/aboutDialog.dtd:35: (change to your site or vendor name)
/browser/locales/en-US/chrome/browser/aboutDialog.dtd:41: (add yourself to the contributors list)
/browser/locales/en-US/chrome/browser/aboutDialog.dtd:52: (add to this, but it'd be a nice gesture to leave the original info)
/browser/branding/unofficial/locales/en-US/brand.properties:5: (new browser name)
/browser/branding/unofficial/locales/en-US/brand.properties:6: (new browser name)
/browser/branding/unofficial/locales/en-US/brand.properties:7: (new browser name)
/browser/branding/unofficial/locales/en-US/brand.dtd:5: (new browser name)
/browser/branding/unofficial/locales/en-US/brand.dtd:6: (new browser name)
/browser/branding/unofficial/locales/en-US/brand.dtd:7: (new browser name)
/browser/branding/unofficial/locales/en-US/brand.dtd:8: (new vendor name)
/browser/branding/unofficial/configure.sh:5: (new browser name)
/browser/branding/nightly/locales/en-US/brand.properties:5: (new browser name)
/browser/branding/nightly/locales/en-US/brand.properties:6: (new browser name)
/browser/branding/nightly/locales/en-US/brand.properties:7: (new browser name)
/browser/branding/nightly/locales/en-US/brand.dtd:5: (new browser name)
/browser/branding/nightly/locales/en-US/brand.dtd:6: (new browser name)
/browser/branding/nightly/locales/en-US/brand.dtd:7: (new browser name)
/browser/branding/nightly/locales/en-US/brand.dtd:8: (new vendor name)
/browser/branding/nightly/configure.sh:5: (new browser name)
/browser/confvars.sh:6: (change browser name)
/browser/confvars.sh:7: (change vendor name)
/browser/config/version.txt (change version of browser)
/browser/config/version_display.txt (change version of browser)
/toolkit/mozapps/update/nsUpdateService.js:3329: (change the URL)
/toolkit/mozapps/update/content/updates.js:932: (change the URL)
/toolkit/mozapps/update/content/updates.js:949: (change the URL)
/netwerk/protocol/http/nsHttpHandler.cpp:736: (change browser name)
/104fx_copy.sh:15: (change TenFourFox.app to YourBrowserName.app)

Now create some new icons and logos. Use the existing as templates for the sizes that you'll need.
/browser/branding/nightly replace firefox.icns and background.png
/browser/branding/nightly/content replace about.png, about-background.png,
about-logo.png, about-wordmark.png, icon48.png, icon64.png

/browser/branding/unofficial replace firefox.icns and background.png
/browser/branding/unofficial/content replace about.png, about-background.png,
about-logo.png, about-wordmark.png, icon48.png, icon64.png

That should be it for the basics.
If you want to do a "full" rebrand you can grep your way through the source for specific words.
Example:

grep -rnw '/path/to/tenfourfox-FPR32b1' -e 'TenFourFox' > TFF.txt

This will create a txt file with every file that has the word "TenFourFox" in it.
Note this is case sensitive and you'll get different results when running:

grep -rnw '/path/to/tenfourfox-FPR32b1' -e 'tenfourfox' > TFF.txt

These results give you the option to replace every instance of TFF if you want.
Just be careful of what you change as going overboard could break your build.

Now go and build your "new" browser!

With any luck you'll get results like this:

 

[MacPro2006VBox]

I’ll be using this to revive Camino!

 

[Imixmuan]

I’ll be using this to revive Camino!

Camino was the best Mac OS X browser. Speedy, stable sad when it got shuttered.

 

[Macbookprodude]

I’ll be using this to revive Camino!

Stainless is good too.. seamonkey already has someone working on that. Maybe Omniweb.

 

[Bruninho]

Was Camino a Mozilla browser?

 

[Macbookprodude]

Was Camino a Mozilla browser?

From what I read it is based on Gecko by Mozilla.. from Wikipedia using seamonkey

Camino (from the Spanish word caminomeaning "path") is a discontinued free, open source, GUI-based Web browser based on Mozilla's Gecko layout engine and specifically designed for the OS X operating system. In place of an XUL-based user interface used by most Mozilla-based applications, Camino used Mac-native CocoaAPIs. On May 30, 2013, the Camino Project announced that the browser is no longer being developed.[1]

 

[Macbookprodude]

It could be revised for modern web browsing given that info.

 

[MacPro2006VBox]

Stainless is good too.. seamonkey already has someone working on that. Maybe Omniweb.

Stainless most likely wouldn’t run on a G3 though... I’m aiming for something light and compatible with the modern web.

 

[Macbookprodude]

Stainless most likely wouldn’t run on a G3 though... I’m aiming for something light and compatible with the modern web.

Camino then, or omniweb - they are good browsers, but they need to be rebuilt for modern browsing (minus YouTube given a G3 may or may not handle it)

 

[MacPro2006VBox]

Camino then, or omniweb - they are good browsers, but they need to be rebuilt for modern browsing (minus YouTube given a G3 may or may not handle it)

Camino is coming back... https://GitHub.com/RetroSoftwareRepository/Camino

 

[MacPro2006VBox]

Camino then, or omniweb - they are good browsers, but they need to be rebuilt for modern browsing (minus YouTube given a G3 may or may not handle it)

I have problems playing a simple video through iTunes as it is on my G3... absolute slideshow.

 

[Dronecatcher]

I have problems playing a simple video through iTunes as it is on my G3... absolute slideshow.

Mplayer will play 360P h264 video on a G3 above 500Mhz.

 

[MacPro2006VBox]

Mplayer will play 360P h264 video on a G3 above 500Mhz.

Mine is a 500 MHz.

 

[Macbookprodude]

What about CorePlayer ? Wont that work on a G3 ? DroneCatcher, you yourself stated that with CorePlayer it’s possible the G4 can play 720p and possibly(depending on codecs) 1040p, or is 720p the max ?

 

[TzunamiOSX]

What about CorePlayer ? Wont that work on a G3 ? DroneCatcher, you yourself stated that with CorePlayer it’s possible the G4 can play 720p and possibly(depending on codecs) 1040p, or is 720p the max ?

Coreplayer will not help on a G3, because the boost is coming from the G4 AltiVec optimization

 

[Macbookprodude]

Coreplayer will not help on a G3, because the boost is coming from the G4 AltiVec optimization

Ah ha.. that’s why.. I guess mplayer maybe your only app for this, possibly VLAN player may have a G3 only version.

 

[Dronecatcher]

Mine is a 500 MHz.

Same as my G3 iMac - that does 360P h264 in MPlayer but at 98-100% CPU.

 

[Dronecatcher]

What about CorePlayer ? Wont that work on a G3 ?

No, doesn't work on a G3.

 

[Macbookprodude]

No, doesn't work on a G3.

Not that I am good with the G3, but what video player will work besides mplayer fir a G3 ? Did VLAN player ever work on a G3 ?

 

[Macbookprodude]

I must admit CorePlayer is nice as it allows even on a 1Ghz G4 titanium 720p playback. Very nice player

 

[MacPro2006VBox]

Ah ha.. that’s why.. I guess mplayer maybe your only app for this, possibly VLAN player may have a G3 only version.

Yeah VLC might do the trick.

 

[Macbookprodude]

Yeah VLC might do the trick.

I believe the earlier versions will work on G3.

 

[Dronecatcher]

Yeah VLC might do the trick.

Only MPlayer will play 360P youtube video adequately on your iMac - of course, you didn't specify the type of video you were struggling to play in iTunes.

 

[MacPro2006VBox]

Only MPlayer will play 360P youtube video adequately on your iMac - of course, you didn't specify the type of video you were struggling to play in iTunes.

MP4/MOV 480p.
Essentially this:

 

[Dronecatcher]

MP4/MOV 480p.
Essentially this:

If it's a 480P download off Youtube then no (360P would work) - if it's 480P MP4 not using h264 codec then it should work.