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Before Firefox 16 I was able to have full transparency and see through to my desktop. Now I am unable to do this but want it back, can I still do this and how?

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Depending on my theme and style I was able to force Firefox to be transparent and work with Aero to show through to my desktop or other windows behind the browser. I really liked this ability, however, sometime after Firefox 16 this stopped working and I have been looking for a solution ever since. I am currently on the the release version of Firefox.

Does Firefox not allow this anymore or is there a way I can code this feature back using Styles or modifying one of the files in Firefox?

Depending on my theme and style I was able to force Firefox to be transparent and work with Aero to show through to my desktop or other windows behind the browser. I really liked this ability, however, sometime after Firefox 16 this stopped working and I have been looking for a solution ever since. I am currently on the the release version of Firefox. Does Firefox not allow this anymore or is there a way I can code this feature back using Styles or modifying one of the files in Firefox?

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hello, i'm not aware of any changes after firefox 16 that would prohibit that - this should still be possible in current versions of firefox. please update firefox to the latest version & try to reset the browser afterwards.

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I have the most recent update for Firefox and have tried this workaround several times.

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according to your system details you've submitted you appear to be running firefox 6 which is seriously outdated - therefore i recommended the update...

could you attach a screenshot of the problem?

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Attached screen shot with Firefox version...Everything you see should be transparent.

You might be seeing I have an old version as I have a few privacy apps running.

I just attempted another reset and copied my old profile data back in.

I've attempted in the past, disabling and removing extensions and apps one by one.

Could my Styles code be incorrect?