[Hendrix] re-add about:config browser.urlbar.richResults

[Ben Weaver]

Name: Ben Weaver
Email: weaver-ffatcoptixdotcom
Product: Firefox
Summary: re-add about:config browser.urlbar.richResults

Comments:
Please re-add browser.urlbar.richResults to about:config in firefox 3.
I like the extended functionality of the awesomebar, but don't like its
appearance because items use twice the vertical space and I think it's
visually noisy (title font is too large, green font is distracting,
using two lines is excruciating because I have to spend more effort
"scanning" the dropdown list, etc).

I realize some people might like the new appearance and that having the
new appearance be the default is probably good as "new-feature PR", but
I feel very strongly that it should be opt-out. Opting out should not
be left as add-on functionality (i.e. "oldbar") because of versioning
issues. I can't install oldbar right now because it's not compatible
with FF 3.0b3 (only 3.0b3pre at this time). I'm sure the oldbar author
will update the add-on soon, but it's frustrating to have a browser
feature that I interact with every time I type a URL potentially break
when I upgrade to a new minor version.

I didn't see any solid rational for removing this about:config option in
the bug report (https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=407836)
other an "I'd like to" and "we should". Please reconsider keeping this
about:config option in the final version of FF 3.0.

Thanks again for all of your hard work.

[FX Coudert]

> I didn't see any solid rational for removing this about:config option in
> the bug report (https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=407836)
> other an "I'd like to" and "we should".  Please reconsider keeping this
> about:config option in the final version of FF 3.0.

I opened a bug report to ask that this be added again, it was closed
as INVALID, and I was redirected to "oldbar" extension:
https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/6227

FX

[kavanutz]

On Feb 12, 9:42 pm, Ben Weaver <hendrix-no-replyatmozilladotorg>
wrote:

> Name:    Ben Weaver
> Email:   weaver-ffatcoptixdotcom
> Product: Firefox
> Summary: re-add about:config browser.urlbar.richResults
>
> Comments:
> Please re-add browser.urlbar.richResults to about:config in firefox 3.
> I like the extended functionality of the awesomebar, but don't like its
> appearance because items use twice the vertical space and I think it's
> visually noisy (title font is too large, green font is distracting,
> using two lines is excruciating because I have to spend more effort
> "scanning" the dropdown list, etc).  
>
> I realize some people might like the new appearance and that having the
> new appearance be the default is probably good as "new-feature PR", but
> I feel very strongly that it should be opt-out.  Opting out should not
> be left as add-on functionality (i.e. "oldbar") because of versioning
> issues.  I can't install oldbar right now because it's not compatible
> with FF 3.0b3 (only 3.0b3pre at this time).  I'm sure the oldbar author
> will update the add-on soon, but it's frustrating to have a browser
> feature that I interact with every time I type a URL potentially break
> when I upgrade to a new minor version.
>
> I didn't see any solid rational for removing this about:config option in
> the bug report (https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=407836

> other an "I'd like to" and "we should".  Please reconsider keeping this
> about:config option in the final version of FF 3.0.
>
> Thanks again for all of your hard work.

right click and do a 'Save Link As' on the 'Install Now' from
https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/6227

it should download a file called oldbar-1.1-fx.xpi

then you should be able to unzip oldbar-1.1-fx.xpi and edit the
install.rdf

change the

<em:maxVersion>3.0b3pre</em:maxVersion>

to

<em:maxVersion>3.0b3</em:maxVersion>

then add install.rdf back to your zip file.

after that all you should have to do is browse to the new zip file on
your filesystem and install the extension