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How to make new tab page look like FF 32?

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dave_881
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How do I get the new tab page to use smaller tiles consolidated in the middle of the screen like they appeared before updating to FF 33?

I find if much easier to work with the more compact placement of tiles. I understand that some users prefer larger thumbnails and find the scaled tiles to be beneficial, however, I find the older, more compact arrangement to work with.

I already use the Classic Theme Restorer plug-in to get rid of the Australius UI "enhancements," as I find them distracting and inconsistent with my overall system configuration. In general, I like my UI to be compact, and usually prefer corners to the rounded elements that are becoming increasingly common design elements.

How do I get the new tab page to use smaller tiles consolidated in the middle of the screen like they appeared before updating to FF 33? I find if much easier to work with the more compact placement of tiles. I understand that some users prefer larger thumbnails and find the scaled tiles to be beneficial, however, I find the older, more compact arrangement to work with. I already use the Classic Theme Restorer plug-in to get rid of the Australius UI "enhancements," as I find them distracting and inconsistent with my overall system configuration. In general, I like my UI to be compact, and usually prefer corners to the rounded elements that are becoming increasingly common design elements.

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CoryMH
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Unfortunately, I don't think that there is an add-on that does specifically what you want. With the latest Firefox update, the number of tiles is now determined on screen size - if you zoom out or expand the window you can have more tiles appear.

If you want to set a fixed number of tiles, you can do so with the following extension:

You can also see jscher2000's Chosen Solution here: https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/questions/1025414 It requires the Stylish add-on but will automatically shrink the tiles on the page:

dave_881
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Thanks, the New-Tab-Tools add-on gets me pretty close to what I want.

Stylish looks like it has a lot of capabilities, but I just want to keep a simple, clean interface without much flash. I often have to work on computers that I don't own, and my employer is very particular about the software installed.

New-Tab-Tools seems to be the simplest way to get back to a simpler interface.

Is there a good way to tell Mozilla that some of their design choices suck?

the-edmeister
the-edmeister
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That is changed a bit in Firefox 34, which is slated for release on Nov 25th.

CoryMH
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Yes Stylish is highly customizable beyond the new tabs page, so might not be well suited to what you are looking for. The new tabs page is constantly changing/improving so you can try out the default again in the next version of Firefox to see if its to your liking.

You can always leave feedback by going to:

  • Help (or New Fx Menu > Help-29) > Submit Feedback

Or by going to the link: https://input.mozilla.org/en-US/feedback/firefox/