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Compact mode: bookmark spacing/padding in Firefox 112.0 on Windows 10 - (since version 89?)

Firefox 112.0 running on Windows 10 64-bit laptop with a small (pixel geometry) display screen has unnecessarily large padding (white space) around each bookmark as I navigate bookmarks on the bookmark bar.

I believe this was a change instituted around version 89 (in a nutshell, I could see more - twice as many? - bookmarks listed within a bookmark folder with version 88/before. The vertical whitespace between bookmarks within a folder is excessive and makes it much more necessary to scroll within a (long) list of bookmarks in a folder when looking for one.

There was a procedure posted in the discussion below on how to set and enable "compact density".

Bookmark Padding in New Firefox Versions 2 https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/questions/1369996

The procedure below was attempted - browser.compactmode.show enabled, browser restarted, however, I cannot fin "Customize Toolbar" and "compact".

"go to - about:config search - "browser.compactmode.show" - change to TRUE , then close that window go to - Customize Toolbar at the bottom of that page, there a box called Density. Click that, you'll see "compact (not supported)" Apparently, it IS supported because I chose that. (it looked like it ignored my choice) After I closed Customize Toolbar, the bookmarks were compact spaced again. Exactly how I need them."

Is this fixable/solvable?

Firefox 112.0 running on Windows 10 64-bit laptop with a small (pixel geometry) display screen has unnecessarily large padding (white space) around each bookmark as I navigate bookmarks on the bookmark bar. I believe this was a change instituted around version 89 (in a nutshell, I could see more - twice as many? - bookmarks listed within a bookmark folder with version 88/before. The vertical whitespace between bookmarks within a folder is excessive and makes it much more necessary to scroll within a (long) list of bookmarks in a folder when looking for one. There was a procedure posted in the discussion below on how to set and enable "compact density". Bookmark Padding in New Firefox Versions 2 https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/questions/1369996 The procedure below was attempted - browser.compactmode.show enabled, browser restarted, however, I cannot fin "Customize Toolbar" and "compact". "go to - about:config search - "browser.compactmode.show" - change to TRUE , then close that window go to - Customize Toolbar at the bottom of that page, there a box called Density. Click that, you'll see "compact (not supported)" Apparently, it IS supported because I chose that. (it looked like it ignored my choice) After I closed Customize Toolbar, the bookmarks were compact spaced again. Exactly how I need them." Is this fixable/solvable?

Chosen solution

Not supported for "Density: Compact" means that Firefox doesn't test this configuration to ensure it works properly. This means that it can can broken when changes are mode to the underlying coding of those elements.

If "Density: Compact" is selected then browser.uidensity will be set to '1'.

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Not supported for "Density: Compact" means that Firefox doesn't test this configuration to ensure it works properly. This means that it can can broken when changes are mode to the underlying coding of those elements.

If "Density: Compact" is selected then browser.uidensity will be set to '1'.

cor-el - Wow! What a relief!

Turns out I could not find Density: Compact, however, your advice to adjust browser.uidensity instantly fixed a problem that's plagued me since version 89!

THANK YOU SO MUCH!

Modified by cor-el

Tried on Firefox 115.3.1 on Windows 7 Pro 64, bit but didn't work. The problem of larger bars just started on Envy but Compressed mode is still on Pavillion. Any suggestions? Do I need to restart computer after doing this?