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Question about Firefox on the Mac

ctt1wbw

ctt1wbw

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After using Firefox and many others on the Mac, it's now my default browser. It's the only browser that's in the dock, actually. But I have a complaint about it.

On a MacBook, the screen isn't wide enough for all of my bookmarks to show up in the bookmarks bar. The "bookmarks" menu in the bookmarks bar is hiding the last bookmark I have. How do I get rid of that? The top menu already has a bookmarks pull down menu.
 
ctt1wbw said:
After using Firefox and many others on the Mac, it's now my default browser. It's the only browser that's in the dock, actually. But I have a complaint about it.

On a MacBook, the screen isn't wide enough for all of my bookmarks to show up in the bookmarks bar. The "bookmarks" menu in the bookmarks bar is hiding the last bookmark I have. How do I get rid of that? The top menu already has a bookmarks pull down menu.
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Cant you drag to the trash...or right click delete..??
 
Everything on the left of the tool bar is gone on my machines. I'm already 'started' so I don't need that for an example.. You can also shorten the names of the bookmarks on the toolbar as well. To delete, right click and select 'delete', to shorten the name right click on the name and select 'properties' and then change the 'name' field. Some of the default names for the bookmarks are way to long and just eat up the space quickly.
 
ctt1wbw said:
On a MacBook, the screen isn't wide enough for all of my bookmarks to show up in the bookmarks bar. The "bookmarks" menu in the bookmarks bar is hiding the last bookmark I have.
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Looking at your post . . . looking at Firefox > Organize Bookmarks page.
Looking at your post . . . looking at Firefox > Organize Bookmarks page.
Looking at your post . . . looking at Firefox > Organize Bookmarks page.

Huh?

Wait, I get it!
View > Toolbars > Customize...
Drag the "offender" from the tool bar to the Customize drop-down area. It will go away. I tried dragging it off the window, but that didn't do it.

Not wide enough...(This wasn't it either, but I'll leave it as "bonus information" for others browsing through.)
Move your cursor to the header (Name, Tags, Location)
When it changes to a heavy vertical line with <- -> arrows, click and adjust the widths of the columns. You can make the Sidebar narrower as well.
 
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You could rename your bookmarks, maybe use a symbol instead of name, smaller names = more space :)
 
I've tried everything, even the view toolbar settings but that doesn't work either. As soon as I try to edit the toolbar settings, that bookmarks menu go away and you can't edit it.

I've already renamed my bookmarks and still doesn't make up enough room. :)
 
Well, I'd like to get a 17" MacBook Pro, but I'm having problems squeezing the dough out. I'll try folders, that's a good idea.
 
Chrome still has that bookmark thing in the bookmarks toolbar. I don't know how to get rid of that one either.
 
superstrikertwo said:
Switch to Chrome?
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It's amazing on every thread about a browser that isn't Google Chrome, someone always posts about the possibility of the OP switching to Chrome.

Basically, in other words, this thread isn't about your beloved Chrome. Stop posting unrelated stuff that doesn't help.
 
ctt1wbw said:
After using Firefox and many others on the Mac, it's now my default browser. It's the only browser that's in the dock, actually. But I have a complaint about it.

On a MacBook, the screen isn't wide enough for all of my bookmarks to show up in the bookmarks bar. The "bookmarks" menu in the bookmarks bar is hiding the last bookmark I have. How do I get rid of that? The top menu already has a bookmarks pull down menu.
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Could you post a screenshot, I've been using Firefox for years and I don't have a "bookmarks" menu in the Bookmarks Toolbar?
 
Here's a pic of the toolbar. The bookmarks thing all the way on the right is what I can't get rid of, no matter what I try.
 

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Here's a pic of the toolbar. The bookmarks thing all the way on the right is what I can't get rid of, no matter what I try.
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Looks quite a bit different than my Firefox 3.6.13, is that a Firefox 4 beta? Can you go to Bookmarks, Organize Bookmarks..., then expand the entry for Bookmarks Toolbar, is there a entry there for the Bookmarks folder that's showing in your screenshot? Can you remove it there?
 
You could try View - Toolbars - Customize and then drag the annoying icon from the toolbar to this "toolbox".

Edit: apologies, this was proposed already earlier. But this is the way I removed that icon, on Firefox 3.6
 
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Yeah, it's the beta Firefox. And I've tried doing the edit bookmarks thing and everything else I can think of.
 
I've figured out how to get rid of the Bookmarks folder on the bookmarks toolbar in Firefox 4 beta:
  • Right (or Control) -click the offending folder and select "Customize..."
  • Yes, the Bookmark Toolbar "goes away," but if you look, you'll see that the Bookmarks folder scoots up to the right of the Feedback button. It also loses its text label. (That may be why you didn't notice it.)
  • Drag the Bookmarks button down to the "Customize" dialog, and it will be removed.
You can also remove the Feedback button this way as well.

Edit: I semi-recreated your bookmarks bar and took a shot to show it can be done.
 

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Holy crap, that was so much more difficult than it had to be! Thanks! I kept seeing that icon when I tried to customize, but I kept asking myself what the **** is that??!! I tried dragging it out of the toolbar area but it wouldn't go away. I guess I had to drag into the customize screen.

Wow. Now that's what I call user UNfriendly! LOL :)
 
Okay, my next challenge is trying to get an Exchange account onto Thunderbird. Not figured that one out yet.
 
Darth.Titan said:
[*]Right (or Control) -click the offending folder and select "Customize..."
[*]Yes, the Bookmark Toolbar "goes away," but if you look, you'll see that the Bookmarks folder scoots up to the right of the Feedback button. It also loses its text label. (That may be why you didn't notice it.)
[*]Drag the Bookmarks button down to the "Customize" dialog, and it will be removed.
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Is that really different from this:
Gregg2 said:
View > Toolbars > Customize...
Drag the "offender" from the tool bar to the Customize drop-down area. It will go away. I tried dragging it off the window, but that didn't do it.
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(Post #4)
 
Gregg2 said:
Is that really different from this:

(Post #4)
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Yes it is actually, considering the offending folder relocates and changes appearance when selecting "Customize". It looks like it disappears and cannot be removed from that dialog. I merely specified where the OP could find what he wanted to remove.

For the record, your post was entirely correct, it just lacked the specific details that helped the OP find what he was looking for. Sorry if you feel I stepped on your toes.
 
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I am noticing that in the Firefox 4 betas, no matter how many times you try to erase the "feedback" button, it comes back after relaunch.
 
Darth.Titan said:
You can also remove the Feedback button this way as well.
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Until you relaunch Firefox... The feedback button is a Firefox extension. You'll find it quite easily in the add-ons screen (or tab since it is now opened in a new tab). Simply disable or remove the extension and you're done :)
 
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