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I tried to establish the Menu Bar in Firefox 4, but the process did not work. I had to reinstall Firefox 3. Why?

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gafurford
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I installed Firefox 4 on my Vista based PC, and there was not Menu Bar nor was there a Status Bar. I followed the instructions in the help article, but I couldn't get either tool bar to appear. The main problem was I did not get the temporary Menu Bar when I pressed the Alt key and released it. Since I use the Menu Bar all the time, I ended up reinstalling Firefox 3. From what I saw of Firefox 4 it seems to be a good upgrade, but I need my tool bars. Is there some other way to get the Menu bar without using the Alt key?

I installed Firefox 4 on my Vista based PC, and there was not Menu Bar nor was there a Status Bar. I followed the instructions in the help article, but I couldn't get either tool bar to appear. The main problem was I did not get the temporary Menu Bar when I pressed the Alt key and released it. Since I use the Menu Bar all the time, I ended up reinstalling Firefox 3. From what I saw of Firefox 4 it seems to be a good upgrade, but I need my tool bars. Is there some other way to get the Menu bar without using the Alt key?

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Helper7677
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The Firefox Button in the upper left has replaced the Menu Bar but you can, optionally use the Menu Bar; instructions below

The Status Bar has been replaced by the Add-on Bar in Firefox 4, by can get some of the functionality by installing an Add-on; see below.



You can turn the Menu Bar on/Firefox Button off in Firefox 4. You have the Menu Bar on.

To toggle the Menu Bar on/off (Firefox Button off/on), do one of the following to check/un-check (on/off) Menu Bar:

  • HOLD the ALT key while pressing the letters VTM on your keyboard
  • Using the Menu Bar: click View > Toolbars, click Menu Bar
  • Using the Firefox Button: click Firefox Button > Options, click Menu Bar



The Status Bar has been eliminated and replaced by the Add-on Bar. You can restore some of the prior Status Bar functionality on the new Add-on Bar by

  • installing the Status-4-Evar extension: https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/status-4-evar/
  • Be sure the Add-on bar is diplayed at the bottom of the Firefox 4 window
    • Ctrl+/ toggles the Add-on Bar displayed or not displayed
    • Firefox button > Options OR, if you are optionally using the Menu Bar instead of the Firefox button, View > Toolbars OR right-click in a blank space on a toolbar::
      • if no check mark next to Add-on Bar, click Add-on bar to place a check mark.
      • If Add-on bar has a check mark, it is already displayed
  • then drag 3 widgets to the Add-on Bar from the Customize Toolbar window (the 3 widgets are: Status Text, Progress Meter, Download Status). To open the Customize Toolbar window
    • Using Menu Bar: click View > Toolbars > Customize
    • Using Firefox button: click Firefox button, click small arrow to the right of Options, click Toolbar Layout
    • Note: Instead of either of the above, you can do as in the past, right-click an empty space in the Navigation toolbar and choose Customize
  • set options for Status-4-Evar:
    • Menu Bar: Tools > Add-ons, click on Status4Ever, click Options, set options to your liking
    • Firefox button: click Firefox button, click Add-ons, scroll down to Status-4-Evar, click Options, set options to your liking
gafurford
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Thank you, that worked perfectly. I now have both the Menu Bar and Status Bar.

gafurford

Helper7677
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Glad I could help.

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