Re: Firefox 4 dumbing down?

David McRitchie wrote:
> "The Real Bev" ...
>> Chris Barnes wrote:
>>> I despise the thing...    [bookmarks toolbar]
>> So did I.  Then I took off the default crap and put stuff on it that *I* wanted 
>> and now I like it.  I suppose I could just move that stuff to the top of my 
>> bookmarks page, but I already have stuff there that I want.
>  
> Well yes, there is absolutely nothing that I want on the supplied toolbar.
> and therefore on that basis it would  be right to get rid of it.    But with
> my stuff on it, that is entirely another matter.   I have almost only folders
> on the toolbar, and that makes it very simple to get to the bookmark that
> I want to get to.  To give you a quick look at what my bookmarks toolbar
> looks like see.    (about 2/3 height of original, and about half size on width)
>     Bookmarks Toolbar Blue/Folders, Red/Bookmarks | userstyles.org
>     http://userstyles.org/styles/9091
> 
> I found the  Firefox 4 mock-ups,  
>     Firefox 4.0 theme mockups - Mozilla Links
>     http://mozillalinks.org/wp/2009/07/firefox-4-0-theme-mockups/
> I'd seen them before,  there is nothing there
> to say that they got rid of the bookmarks toolbar,  you always had ability  to take
> it out of view.   The interesting thing is that they dumped the title bar,  I like the
> title bar but would like control over it,  like exactly 1/2 the height would be nice,
> so I still have all wording and controls.   Without the title bar my arrangement, I think,
> uses about the same space and I have 4 toolbars  .   Can't tell for sure, but  I think that
> their mockup is reduced in size.    Examples of mine.  If you move the cursor over them
> and see a plus sign click on the image to see it full size.
>    http://userstyles.org/styles/9349
>    http://userstyles.org/styles/13115
> Although the pictures don't show it,  I do remove the  down arrow from the
> unified  back/forward button similar to the Firefox  4 mockup.
>   #back-forward-dropmarker{display:none!important} /* use Right-click to view dropdown */
> 
>  
Give this a try.
It's an early capture of my toolbar arrangement.
http://i309.photobucket.com/albums/kk389/rphunter42/Screenshot.jpg