| Firefox 8: Blank Page Favicon Some people, including myself, do not like favicons and disable their use in about:config by setting browser.chrome.favicons to false.
Apparently, the Firefox developers, in their unique wisdom, decided to replace the "blank page" favicon in Firefox 8 with a "checkered square" favicon.
I prefer the old look. Does anyone know how to get it back? |
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 imtim83Premium
join:2001-06-03
Kenner, LA | said by Timothy :Some people, including myself, do not like favicons and disable their use in about:config by setting browser.chrome.favicons to false.
Apparently, the Firefox developers, in their unique wisdom, decided to replace the "blank page" favicon in Firefox 8 with a "checkered square" favicon.
I prefer the old look. Does anyone know how to get it back?
Yes put this as a new userstyle
#page-proxy-favicon:not(src),
#tabbrowser-tabs .tab-icon-image:not(src),
#personal-bookmarks .bookmark-item .toolbarbutton-icon:not(src) {
list-style-image: url("chrome://global/skin/icons/folder-item.png")!important;
-moz-image-region: rect(0px, 16px, 16px, 0px)!important;
}
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Sabotage is surely happening and I have the evidence to prove it. There is no way I would never notice. The sabotage does not surprise me. It is funny how it stands out so much. I am not stupid. |
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| Thanks for the suggestion. I appreciate it. But I don't use Stylish. Is there some way I could achieve the same effect using userChrome (or something else)? |
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| reply to Timothy
Was looking into the favicon issue myself and found this:
»support.mozilla.com/en-US/questions/890741
The post you are interested in is near the bottom of the page and has this link:
»pastebin.com/raw.php?i=7f3nB8vT
I'm using it now, and it seems to work quite well.
Copy/paste in userchrome.css and it does it's magic! |
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| That fix works almost perfectly, Sundog. Thanks for bringing it to my attention.
The only remaining issue for me is that the fix makes my folder icons on the Bookmarks Toolbar look like page icons instead of folders. The folders still function as folders. But, as I said, they look like page icons. I'll have to do some experimenting to see whether I can get them back to looking like folders.
But this is much better. I don't feel like my bookmarks are a lot of boxes waiting to be checked. Seems like this "enhancement" is a step back, not forward, |
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 DataDocMy avatar looks like me, if I was 2D.Premium
join:2000-05-14
Greenville, NC | reply to Timothy
I don't know why they made them look so weird, but it sure lets you know what's been visited since the v7 upgrade.
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| Just to add to the discussion, I've found that deleting the following -- #personal-bookmarks .bookmark-item .toolbarbutton-icon:not(src), -- from the fix that Sundog referenced above restores my folder icons on the Bookmarks Toolbar without messing up anything else for me.
However, I strongly suspect that if you have a bookmark or bookmarks on the Bookmarks Toolbar, as opposed to a folder, that this change I am posting would bring back the checkered favicon, at least on the Bookmarks Toolbar.
If you have a mix of folders and individual bookmarks on the Bookmarks Toolbar, I guess you'll have to choose what's most important to you, i.e., having the folders look like folders (with the bookmarks being checkered) or vice versa.
I hope that's clear to everyone because it's just barely clear to me  |
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| reply to Sundog
Like the OP, I also dislike site favicons and disable them.
Thanks very much Sundog.
Your suggestion seems to have pretty much fixed this annoyance for me.
Just the same, I think it's an annoyance that need not have been created in the first place. |
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| I've always had favicons disabled and this 'new feature' was really getting on my nerves. So thank you guys for a great fix. |
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 SentinelPremium
join:2001-02-07
Florida
kudos:1 | reply to Timothy
Just curious ... whats wrong with favicons? |
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 MarkRHPremium
join:2005-02-08
Oklahoma City, OK | I hate websites that don't have favicons. I like them as it makes finding bookmarks so much easier. But, to each their own. |
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| reply to Sentinel
said by Sentinel:Just curious ... whats wrong with favicons?
There's nothing wrong with favicons at all if you like them.
It's purely a matter of personal preference. |
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 SteelyI rise when the sun goes downPremium
join:2000-10-15
Princeton Junction, NJ
kudos:1 | reply to MarkRH
said by MarkRH:I hate websites that don't have favicons. I like them as it makes finding bookmarks so much easier. But, to each their own.
+1 |
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SentinelPremium
join:2001-02-07
Florida
kudos:1 | reply to Stumblebum
Oh, OK. I was just wondering if there something I was missing that made them bad or something. Personally I don't mind them much one way or the other. I don't have much use for them and would not notice if they went away but they don't get in the way or anything either. |
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| I'm not aware about present issues with favicons but for sure there have been some in the past.
Link
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 chrisretusnRetiredPremium
join:2007-08-13
Philippines
kudos:1 | reply to Timothy
I like the new look. |
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| reply to Timothy
Thanks for the info. I also never use favicons and the new look is really ugly so this fix is very welcomed. |
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| reply to Timothy
Hi,
Does anyone know the CSS code which would put the old icon back inside the Location Bar/Awesome Bar for websites that do not have favicon.ico ?
That would be awesome.
Many thanks. |
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