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How do i get rid of the 'new' addressbar ?

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Since FF75 whenever i open a new tab or type in the adressbar the adressbar enlarges unnecessarily (see red marking in the picture (b), (c)), bleeding over in the tabs above (a) and covering (darkening, with a shadow effect) the bookmarks below the addressbar (d).

to me this is completely unusable in this state and everytime i see it, it is highly disturbing to the eye. how do i get rid of this?

Since FF75 whenever i open a new tab or type in the adressbar the adressbar enlarges unnecessarily (see red marking in the picture (b), (c)), bleeding over in the tabs above (a) and covering (darkening, with a shadow effect) the bookmarks below the addressbar (d). to me this is completely unusable in this state and everytime i see it, it is highly disturbing to the eye. how do i get rid of this?
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go to about:config and adjust these settings:

browser.urlbar.openViewOnFocus browser.urlbar.update1 browser.urlbar.update1.interventions browser.urlbar.update1.searchTips

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Eve
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go to about:config and adjust these settings:

browser.urlbar.openViewOnFocus browser.urlbar.update1 browser.urlbar.update1.interventions browser.urlbar.update1.searchTips

Modified by Eve

me
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thx. fixed

cor-el
cor-el
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Note that support for most these prefs is only temporarily and these workarounds will likely be gone in a few months (Firefox 77 and later).

browser.urlbar.update1 is already removed in 77.0a1.

  • 1627969 - Remove the megabar pref

(please do not comment in bug reports
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/page.cgi?id=etiquette.html)

In future Firefox versions you will need code in userChrome.css to undo the larger location bar.

For modifying what to show as suggestions there are settings in "Options/Preferences -> Privacy".

  • Options/Preferences -> Privacy & Security
    Address Bar: When using the location bar, suggest.

Settings in "Options/Preferences -> Home" for the new tab page also apply.

Marcin
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https://www.userchrome.org/megabar-styling-firefox-address-bar.html see Megabar Styler at the end (and instructions above)