kwiniec's Firefox for Mac enhancements -- now for FF 17 ESR.  My assertion that Mozilla would fail to sustain the omission of some form of extended support release was validated.  Resistance is useless.



[ Firefox 17/10 ESR, Salvaged.  Click for larger view. ]



[ Firefox 3.6.28, Salvaged.  Click for larger view. ]


Browser Goals

* eradicate "Firelight", the GUI atrocity Mozilla perpetrated on Mac users after Firefox 2:
  - restore visually useful buttons (ala "Toolbar Buttons")
  - restore tab relationship with content
  - restore a modicum of platform independence
  - recover wasted toolbar space
* prioritize security over speed
* improve efficiency, resource utilization, user control, tabbed browsing
* reduce distraction & irritation of dynamic elements
* evade Mozilla's user-hostile Rapid Release Schedule
* restore priority of user cognition over developer conjecture


Solution Components

the latest Firefox 17 ESR (or 10.0.12 ESR or 3.6.28)
userChrome.css text file (v.2012-05-27, FF10+ configuration; for FF3.6-, see the "*****" comments)
Toolbar-small.png image file -- put in same directory as userChrome.css (from FF2)
about:config settings (v.2013-03-07)
Toolbar Buttons Firefox addon
HashColouredTabs+ Firefox addon
NewTabURL Firefox addon --
enable "Always keep a new tab open", and set about:config browser.tabs.animate "false" and browser.newtab.url blank  (unfortunately, FF4+ users must also fix a bug:  edit text file /Users/<user>/Library/Application\ Support/Firefox/Profiles/<profile>/extensions/newtaburl@sogame.cat/chrome/chromeFiles/content/NewTabURL.js , change line 250 (app_info.version >= "3.5") to (parseFloat(app_info.version) >= 3.5) , then restart)
customizable, minimalist new-tab home page -- download in 2 steps and use with NewTabURL (above):
1. visit page, right-click background, "Save Page As...", "Web Page, complete"
2. back to here, right-click page link, "Save Link As...", replace - yes
(step 2 fixes buttons Firefox breaks in step 1)
NoScript Firefox addon


Additional Browsing Essentials

Remove It Permanently Firefox addon
Unwrap Text Firefox addon
ViewSourceWith Firefox addon
(also excellent for running any application from a toolbar button pulldown menu or context menu...such as AppleScripts which automate Firefox & OS actions)
Flash Player Firefox plugin (installer)
Flip4Mac Firefox plugin (installer)
Mailto AppleScript application (v.2012-05-17, 27 kB ZIP)
To have clicking an email address in a Web page copy it to the clipboard instead of opening a mail application (useful for webmail), download the editable AppleScript application I wrote, and change Firefox > Preferences > Applications > mailto from "Use Mail (default)" to "Use Mailto" (or to "Use other..." and find Mailto).  Alternately, copypaste all from the script listing into an AppleScript Editor document, and save as Application Bundle.


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