The "go back/go forward" feature changed when I upgraded to 4.0. I like the old one which showed prior viewing history.
The current "go back/go forward" feature for 4.0.1 doesn't show prior viewing history like the last version did. I used to be able to put the mouse arrow over the tab and I could see the history. Now I have to right click. Can this setting be changed?
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You don't actually need any drop-down arrows displayed, and I remove the one that would show and make the back forward indicators very much smaller and with other changes I get more displayed in less toolbar space. You can right-click on the back/forward two icon area which works the same as the drop-down arrow.
Most of the time I use the back/forward button on my mouse (having 5 or more buttons), or keyboard shortcuts and just refer to the toolbar as an indication of there being pages back or forward and just remove the tab when finished.
http://dmcritchie.mvps.org/firefox/keyboard.htm http://dmcritchie.mvps.org/firefox/mouse.htm
The single drop-down replaces two separate drop-downs. Think of it as as stuff piling up in a heap. The old stuff is on the bottom the new stuff is on the top, the blue-ball with the selection envelope around points to the current display.
There are extensions, themes, and styles that will restore what you are used to as two separate drop-downs, but the graphics for better or worse may not fit in with the new styling.
This extension gives choices (large download for such an extension
Go classic https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/13129/
As I indicated I actually remove the dropdowns entirely from back/forward. with a style.
Navigation/Location Bar BIG Presentation Height | userstyles.org http://userstyles.org/styles/18864
For more information on styles, I use with the "Stylish" extension, see
http://kb.mozillazine.org/User:Dmcritchie
Also be aware that your History (Ctrl+H) can be viewed "by Last visited", and there is a History menu where you can pick up something recently viewed/deleted.
Back and forward or other toolbar items are missing | Troubleshooting | Firefox Support http://support.mozilla.com/en-US/kb/Back%20and%20forward%20or%20other%20toolbar%20items%20are%20missing
You can make Firefox 4.0.1 look like Firefox 3.6.17, see numbered items 1-10 in the following topic Fix Firefox 4.0 toolbar user interface, problems (Make Firefox 4.0 look like 3.6)