![]() If the program menu is not visible, you can make it appear by simply pressing the ALT key once. There is a row saying "Profile Folder" with a button to open the folder next to it. With Firefox Quantum (Version 57.0), you simply open the program / file menu: "Help" - "Troubleshooting Information". First, one has to find the path / folder of the active Firefox profile. At best, it is a simple file copy action. Such a configuration file simply has to be created (or adjusted) and saved within your Firefox profile folder on your computer. ![]() This design is the same for all Windows, e.g., Windows 10 and Windows 7.Ĭonfigure a custom User Interface Design Theme On the basis of the used Firefox standard theme, our own custom compilation looks like this: For non-programmers and others without HTML or tech-knowledge it is just to say that this is a common standard which is also used for website development in general. Firefox allows redesigning its user interface through a CSS file. Manual adjustments or 'customization' of the UI can be done as follows. However, through manual adjustments of the built-in default design, a little touch of the old interface can be brought back. Maybe, there will be an add-on / theme in the future which brings back the old design. Using the default theme with Windows 7 respectively 10 Firefox looked like this before Quantum:Īt the moment of writing, there is no easy possibility to use the old design with the new Quantum. ![]() Tabs are no longer rounded but "modern" cornered, the color selection in the default mode is less discreet, the icons however turned gray. The new look primarily changed the design of the tabs and the icons of the tool bars. Users with a love to the old default interface design, however, got a negative surprise when they had to discover that after the update the usual and familiar look & feel of their web browser was gone.įirefox Quantum: New User Interface Theme Design This can go so far that the new design might be disruptive and annoying to work with - although there were no functional changes.įirefox users and fans might have been very delighted hearing about the massive performance improvements of the "Quantum Update". There are software users who get used to their favorite programs so much and use them everyday that changes in the user interface design through software updates can be a huge distraction. ![]() We show a design proposal and explain the easy installation. ![]() We should now have an extracted folder named ‘firefox’.List News Background articles Commentaries Development/Java IT Security Computer Guides & Tips Missing the old User Interface (UI) Design Theme in new Firefox Quantum?īy adjusting the Firefox configuration easily and manually, the 'feeling' of the old user interface theme can be restored a little bit on the basis of the new built-in default design. Extract the file using the following command, Once the file has been downloaded, it can be located under ‘ Downloads’ folder. (Recommended Read: How to install Tor Browser on Linux (Ubuntu, Mint, RHEL, Fedora, CentOS))įirstly we will download the Firefox Quantum from the Official Website HERE. This process is same for & has been tested on Linux Mint, Ubuntu, CentOS & RHEL. Though official repositories on Ubuntu & CentOS etc will eventually provide the update but if you are not willing to wait for the update, you can use the following tutorial to install Firefox Quantum right now. In this tutorial, we are going to discuss how to install Firefox Quantum on your Linux machines. ![]()
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