MozillaFirebird

user_pref("browser.chrome.multiline_tooltips", true);
// add to user.js
// This one makes a huge difference. Last value in milliseconds (default is 250) 
// makes page start to render immediately, 
// tb makes it WAY faster (make sure to do again)
user_pref("nglayout.initialpaint.delay", 0);

uninstalling extensions

This is a howto posted by Sboulema, 9th Oct 2003 on the MozFirebird forum -- Seems to work in Mozilla.

Quote:

Uninstalling Extensions
Until the uninstall feature for extensions is implemented (bug 170006), use this procedure as a workaround:

1. Exit Mozilla Firebird
2. Change to the chrome dir of your Mozilla Firebird application dir
3. Delete chrome.rdf and the overlayinfo dir (they are regenerated on next start)
4. Delete [extension].jar (or the [extension] dir, if it's used unpacked)
5. Remove every line with a reference to [extension] from installed-chrome.txt (usually there are two: one to the content and one to the locale)
6. A few extensions might use additional files; TBE for example has a tabextensions.js in [Phoenix dir]/defaults/pref to store its defaults in. Search through your app dir for such files and delete them.
7. Restart Mozilla Firebird


It seems to have worked for me.

However I should make two remarks.
I deleted both the chrome file and overlay stuff in the main directory and in the profile dir since I remembered installing Quicknote in the profile dir.

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/* call this file userchrome.css and put in your profile directory.
works wonders */


tabbrowser tab[selected="true"] {
  -moz-appearance: none !important; /* sometimes requiered to apply "background-color" */
  background-color: blue !important;
}

/* If you want background tabs to be dark, add this too. */
tabbrowser tab:not([selected="true"]) {
  -moz-appearance: none !important;
  background-color: ThreeDShadow !important;
}