Cynosphere/MSFX
1
0
Fork 0
Code Issues Pull requests Projects Releases Packages Wiki Activity
Fork of the MSFX Firefox userChrome
11 commits 1 branch 0 tags 581 KiB
JavaScript 52.3%
CSS 42.1%
HTML 5.6%
Find a file
Cynthia Foxwell ccae90fb3e the huge 117+ fixes update
2023-12-24 20:34:22 -07:00
.assets Initial commit 2 2023-03-01 18:54:13 -07:00
chrome the huge 117+ fixes update 2023-12-24 20:34:22 -07:00
ffroot the huge 117+ fixes update 2023-12-24 20:34:22 -07:00
LICENSE Initial commit 2023-03-02 01:23:04 +00:00
README.md the huge 117+ fixes update 2023-12-24 20:34:22 -07:00

README.md

MSFX

Fork of the MSFX Firefox userChrome.

Screenshot of MSFX

Changes

  • Uses normal firefox-scripts instead of a stripped down version for greater userscript compatibility
    • Fixed up for 117+ and now bundled with again, as the upstream repo's maintainer is MIA.
  • More accurate styles in some places
    • Bookmarks bar folder menus
    • All tabs button
      • Replaced with overflow arrows icon
    • Scrollbars forced to light theme
    • Selected address bar forced to light theme
    • Resize grabber no longer appears when maximized
    • Autoplay Pending indicator icon replaced
    • Accurate menus (117+)
    • Unlocked toolbar style has proper bottom resizer (visual only)
    • Properly styled address bar dropdown
    • Proper hover/active states for menu bar items
    • Scrollbar dithering
  • Internet status bar widget is its own component
    • Empty boxes have been removed in favor of putting extensions on the status bar
  • Address bar is no longer forced to the Address toolbar (configurable, enabled by default)
  • Works with Firefox 117+ (fixes developed for on 122.0b3)
    • A lot of legacy styling was removed to where the appearance property does nothing, everything that used this to achieve the classic style has been accurately recreated as best as possible.

What's missing?

  • The stock extensions menu, the main menu and the overflow tabs menu are not styled, as I do not personally use them.
  • More configuration options probably. There might've been some things I commented out for my own liking that you may not agree with in terms of accuracy to IE5.
  • Default favicons for bookmark items, as these cannot be changed in pure CSS. (needs investigation)
  • Extension button tooltips don't seem to be standard tooltips.

Known issues

  • Opening "Customize Toolbar" resets the access key for the Favorites (bookmarks) menu item back to "B", resulting in "Favorites (B)"

What can be improved?

  • Stop using base64 URLs everywhere.
  • More configuration.
  • Nested rulesets, since Firefox itself uses them everywhere. (117+)
    • Some of the 117+ fixes have been using them (e.g. context menus)
  • Multiple files.

Installation

  • Set the following keys in about:config:
    • toolkit.legacyUserProfileCustomizations.stylesheets to true
    • svg.context-properties.content.enabled to true
    • ui.prefersReducedMotion to 1
    • browser.display.windows.non_native_menus to 0 (removed in 117+)
  • Copy the contents of ffroot into your Firefox install folder (typically C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox)
    • There is an extra set of folders added (browser\chrome\icons\default) to change the main window icon. The default is the IE5 page icon, but the 2001-2003 Mozilla icon is included as well, just needs to be renamed from _main-window.ico to main-window.ico.
  • Merge chrome folder from the repo into your profile's chrome folder. (path can be found via about:profiles or about:support)

Recommendations