This site will have limited functionality while we undergo maintenance to improve your experience. If an article doesn't solve your issue and you want to ask a question, we have our support community waiting to help you at @FirefoxSupport on Twitter and/r/firefox on Reddit.

Search Support

Avoid support scams. We will never ask you to call or text a phone number or share personal information. Please report suspicious activity using the “Report Abuse” option.

Learn More

'Bookmark Links' closer together

more options

The thing I liked best about Firefox was the text of the links for the bookmarks were close together, so I could see a LOT of them with little space. That has changed in the recent upgrade. How do I revert to the older version? Or, how do I configure the newer version so that the bookmarks are listed more tightly packed together.

The thing I liked best about Firefox was the text of the links for the bookmarks were close together, so I could see a LOT of them with little space. That has changed in the recent upgrade. How do I revert to the older version? Or, how do I configure the newer version so that the bookmarks are listed more tightly packed together.

All Replies (3)

more options

This wider menu item spacing is a feature of the Firefox 89 "Proton" redesign. I can give you a quick short-term workaround, but a more durable solution will require more work.

Temporary Fix

For testing purposes, there is a preference to switch between new style and old style menus. It helps with the spacing, but might be a tad bit glitchy:

(1) In a new tab, type or paste about:config in the address bar and press Enter/Return. Click the button accepting the risk.

(2) In the search box in the page, type or paste browser.proton.contextmenus.enabled and pause while the list is filtered

(3) Double-click the preference to switch between true (new style) and false (old style)

In my test, the Bookmarks menu on the optional top Menu Bar was messed up in the existing window, but looked okay in a new window.

Longer Term Community Workaround

This involves setting up a userChrome.css file. The full instructions are in the following thread: https://support.mozilla.org/questions/1337841

I'm sure we'll refine that during the course of the month so when the temporary preference is removed, it will be airtight.

more options

Thank you. I appreciate your time to provide an answer.

more options

jscher2000 said

This wider menu item spacing is a feature of the Firefox 89 "Proton" redesign. I can give you a quick short-term workaround, but a more durable solution will require more work. Temporary Fix For testing purposes, there is a preference to switch between new style and old style menus. It helps with the spacing, but might be a tad bit glitchy: (1) In a new tab, type or paste about:config in the address bar and press Enter/Return. Click the button accepting the risk. (2) In the search box in the page, type or paste browser.proton.contextmenus.enabled and pause while the list is filtered (3) Double-click the preference to switch between true (new style) and false (old style) In my test, the Bookmarks menu on the optional top Menu Bar was messed up in the existing window, but looked okay in a new window. Longer Term Community Workaround This involves setting up a userChrome.css file. The full instructions are in the following thread: https://support.mozilla.org/questions/1337841 I'm sure we'll refine that during the course of the month so when the temporary preference is removed, it will be airtight.

Thanks for the temp fix.

I really hope Firefox will give the option to change back. We're PC users here not mobile. The amount of websites that try to be "modern" by having HUGE buttons and lots of wasted space isn't what we're looking for. We're here to use a good browser for what we need to look for on the web. We don't turn on Firefox to admire how pretty the tabs look. My bookmarks folder before the update only goes down to half my monitor. After the update, it goes down 3/4 of the monitor.... not what we need