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Show History Frequent Sites Button by jscher2000

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  • by FußballexperteML, 5 years ago
    Thanks, you are a genius. This should be supported by FF out-of-the-box.
  • by rChaz, 5 years ago
    This is a nice mitigation after Firefox v77 removed the drop-down history symbol/UI from the address bar. So frustrating & infuriating when Mozilla does this type of update, but at least this developer graciously helped reduce the Mozilla frustration level. It's not quite identical to the lost feature, but there are a lot of nice customization options!
  • by ded-doed, 5 years ago
    Very useful, thank you! I would really like an option to increase the screen real estate that the dropdown menu occupies though, especially in terms of more height, but more width would also be useful to me.

    Developer response

    posted 5 years ago
    (UPDATED 21 June 2020) I've added a resizer in version 1.2, but unfortunately, Firefox limits this kind of "popup" to 800 pixels wide and 600 pixels tall. The drop-down _should_ automatically uses the full 800x600 if there is enough content and your screen dimensions permit. I've explored using a custom style rule in a userChrome.css file to stretch it further, but no success so far: https://www.reddit.com/r/FirefoxCSS/comments/hbr7xx/any_way_to_enlarge_extension_popup_beyond_800x600/ .
  • by Hetzermx, 5 years ago
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  • by Aenfa, 5 years ago
    Too many sites missing. I can't get it so it shows Google UK. It's doesn't show all the sites like in the old Firefox dropdown button. There needs an option for "highlights" and maybe an option to add custom URL.

    I am using Firefox's bookmark button for now as that shows "Recent Highlights" including Google UK. The only thing is that it doesn't show the URLs.

    Developer response

    posted 5 years ago
    Hi Aefna, to show the built-in list now, you can type a space in the address bar. Where does Google UK rank on the built-in list? Unfortunately, if an address was ever deleted from the address bar drop-down, it is hidden from this extension, so that's a possible reason some items on the built-in list are missing. (I filed a bug requesting a fix for that.)

    ** Google UK **

    If you are opening Google UK to run a search, you can change your default search engine to Google UK to skip that step: https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/google-uk-search/

    ** Customizing the List **

    If you want to manage the list items or list order, I suggest using the new tab page (about:newtab) Top Sites section to set up your list, and then switching this extension to using the new tab page Top Sites list instead of the pure history list.

    To add more tiles to the new tab page, you can go to Options/Preferences > Home, and set up to 4 rows (32 URLs). If you need more rows, go to about:config and edit browser.newtabpage.activity-stream.topSitesRows to the number you want (I've only tested up to 8).

    For tips on pinning, dismissing, and rearranging tiles on the new tab page, see: https://support.mozilla.org/kb/customize-new-tab-page

    ** Highlights **

    Accessing recent history or recently added bookmarks would require new permissions and a complete rewrite. If that is what you prefer and the built-in buttons don't cover it, you may want to look for a different add-on.
  • by CGA1, 5 years ago
  • by Vino, 5 years ago
    Спасибо!!! Жаль только нельзя вставить кнопку в адресную строку, было бы вобще супер. И можно ли удалить "Frequent Site URLs" ?

    Спасибо. Так быстро добавили (open / close. buttons) Огромное спасибо!!!.

    Developer response

    posted 5 years ago
    In version 1.1, I added a new option to hide the header (open ▼ / close ▲ buttons appear above the list). See https://addons.cdn.mozilla.net/user-media/previews/full/239/239383.png
  • by TraliVali, 5 years ago
    Thank you!
  • by Firefox user 13256659, 5 years ago
    thank you very much. I hate the new address bar about firefox75～。
  • by Firefox user 16034776, 5 years ago
    Great addon, fixes what the latest update broke!

    Quick question: would it be possible to have the button open the dropdown menu on mouse-button holding down and open a URL on mouse-button going up? (So that you can basically open it by drag-and-drop)
    That was possible with the old URL bar, I think it would improve this addon, too.

    Nonetheless, thanks for this!

    Developer response

    posted 5 years ago
    Thank for your review and this idea. Unfortunately, as far as I know, I can't change how the toolbar button works (i.e., switch it to dropping the panel on "mousedown" instead of "click"). If you come across any others that can do it, I'd be happy to take a look at their code.
  • by zunar_j5, 5 years ago
    Thank you! Keep up the good work. Not sure why Mozilla keeps tinkering with the address bar and removing this must have feature.
  • by MG, 5 years ago
    Great, useful, efficient add-on! Thanks for developing it and solving the irritating removal of the drop-down url bar arrow.
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