Note: You do not need the folder-item.png file in the chrome folder if you intend to only use the fill-colour method of dealing with the Bookmark folders. (4) Now make a copy of the image file into the chrome folder. Do not change the name of the file, the CSS script relies on the image file having the title folder-item.png (2) Right-click on the image and select " Save image as." (1) Click on this link: folder-item.png A webpage will open with an image in the page. (D) Getting the Image File Needed to Work with the CSS Code (3) Now double-click the chrome folder to open it. (It must have the title chrome - all lower-case characters.) (2) If such a folder doesn't exist create one. (1) In the root of your Profile folder (which is where Firefox opened the Explorer window - so you don't have to drill into any other folder) look to see if there is a folder titled chrome (C) Create a chrome Folder (if one doesn't already exist) Click on that button and an Explorer window will open showing the content of your Profile folder. (3) You will see an entry titled " Profile Folder" to the right of that entry you will see a button titled " Open Folder". (2) In that tab look at the Application Basics table information. (1) In Firefox select (Menu) Help > Troubleshooting Information If there is a tick in that box then untick it (so that you will be able to see all file extensions in your Explorer windows) then click the "OK" button. (4) Look for an entry titled " Hide extensions for known file types". (3) When the " Folder Options" dialogue opens click on the " View (tab)" (2) In Windows Explorer go (Menu) Tools > Folder Options. (If you are using another version of Windows you will need to work out how to make the equivalent setting in your version of Windows.) I will explain how to do this for a Windows 7 system. To do the filename manipulations that are in this guide we must be able to see filename "extensions" in Windows Explorer. For example, in a file named " New Text Document.txt" the "extension" is the characters ". (1) In Windows a filename "extension" is the characters that occur from (and include) the last 'dot/period' of a filename. (A) Setting Windows Explorer to Show Filename Extensions Example: How to Change Firefox's Grey Bookmarks Folders Nevertheless, huge thanks to Morat for pointing in the right direction.Ī Beginner's Guide to Creating and Using a userChrome.css File The code-blocks used in this guide are the improved code. At a later date I came across "improved" code that allowed this for both solutions. There was a problem with both code-blocks that Morat offered to manage this - both solutions did work with the (Menu) Bookmarks drop-down but neither solution worked when going (Menu) Bookmarks > Show All Bookmarks. His second solution was to replace the grey folders with the (traditional) old-style yellow Bookmarks folders. Morat's first solution was to give the user choice over the Bookmarks folder colour by allowing the user to specify an alternative "fill-colour" for the grey folders. As an example for the guide, code is provided to implement Morat's two ways (given above) of changing the (awful) grey Bookmarks folders in Firefox Quantum. This is step-by-step guide to creating and using a userChrome.css file. I'll do the second solution (the most complex one) as once you can do that you will be able to do the first solution with no problems (because you'll have the understanding then). But, who knows, maybe someone else will jump in first.īuddhaNature wrote:Elcid, I'll do a step-by-step guide for you sometime tonight, when I get the time. If you set that up for yourself I'll post up this evening with further instructions. If there is a tick in that box then untick it (so that you will be able to see all file extensions). Now look for an entry titled " Hide extensions for known file types". Once the " Folder Options" dialogue opens up, click on the " View (tab)". In Win7 to view the extensions of files you would go in Explorer (Menu) Tools > Folder Options. I don't know how to that on a Win8 system but on Win7 it is done this way: For example, for a file titled "New Text Document.txt" you need to be able to see that ".txt" part of the filename (and of course once you have that setup you'll be able to see the extensions for all files). However, in preparation for this you would need to make sure that on your Win8 you have Windows Explorer setup so that you can see the "extension" of all filenames. I'm on Win7 but, as far as the solution goes, you being on Win8 shouldn't affect doing this userChrome.css thingy. Elcid, I'll do a step-by-step guide for you sometime tonight, when I get the time.
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