how to restart browser in ver 69.0

[petergo]

hi there

took the plunge and upgraded from, ESR 50 something to FF ver 69

I am crying tears in my beers because of not having old faithful extensions I have had for many years and become accustomed to.

Is there a way after adding a new extension to restart FF?

CTRL + ALT + Z used to work, but not anymore

Is there an alternative to Tab Mix Plus please?

thanks, cheers
peter

[siffemoz]

Never heard of CTRL + ALT + Z - was that a feature of an extension?

Go to about:profiles > Restart normally... button.

Not sure about TabMix.

[LIMPET235]

Hello Peter,
Why are you having trouble "Re-starting" Firefox after an extension install or update?

I would suggest just closing Firefox & re-opening it "normally", as this was the usual way.

Anyway,
please ref; these 2 links re; Tab Mix Plus...
TMP Forum > http://tabmixplus.org/forum/

&, the alternative/new webextension...
> https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefo ... src=search

HTH.

ps. I did a quick Google & found this article...
> https://www.thewindowsclub.com/restart- ... -same-tabs

[petergo]

g'day Mr.L

in my previous version of FF, there was an extension called Classic Theme Restorer which has a selection by clicking on it to restart FF, and all open browser windows and tabs would reopen refreshed

Thanks m8 for the links

I find the new FF fastter, and the big test will be this afternoon (my time) if it hangs like the previous version did every day.
Other wise I am tempted to go back to version ESR 59 ( i think it was ) as I am sorely missing my favourite extensions, such as TMP, Tabs below bookmark and menu bar and a few others

all the best
peter

[LIMPET235]

Hi Peter,
No probs.

There is a way to get the tabs below the Bookmarks but I believe it requires a little
.css coding to be applied.

Maybe someone will know it & reply.

You might like to try a forum search for anything related to "Tabs On Bottom"?

[morat]

I'm using a restart button userChrome.js hack.

Firefox Quantum compatible userChrome.js
http://github.com/Sporif/firefox-quantum-userchromejs

Try this:

* start firefox
* set toolkit.legacyUserProfileCustomizations.stylesheets pref to true
* exit firefox
* create userChrome.css file in chrome folder
* create userChrome.xml file in chrome folder
* create RestartFirefoxButton_Movable.uc.js file in chrome folder
* start firefox
* test restart button on nav bar next to hamburger button

userChrome.css
http://github.com/Sporif/firefox-quantu ... Chrome.css

userChrome.xml
http://github.com/Sporif/firefox-quantu ... Chrome.xml

RestartFirefoxButton_Movable.uc.js
http://gist.github.com/Sporif/ad6e917d8 ... 80d3c8918c

It works for me in Firefox 69.

[kerft]

I believe none of the extensions compatible with Firefox 69 need a restart to work. They start working either as soon as installed or when their button or option menu is set to on.

[morat]

And, if you want tabs on the bottom, these two work (the last one if you use the menubar):

https://github.com/MrOtherGuy/firefox-c ... bottom.css
https://github.com/MrOtherGuy/firefox-c ... _patch.css

Thanks for all the help here!

More info: http://forums.mozillazine.org/viewtopic ... #p14843603

[mightyglydd]

I believe none of the extensions compatible with Firefox 69 need a restart to work. They start working either as soon as installed or when their button or option menu is set to on.

That's not what the OP's talking about.

[petergo]

Morat, Limpet and Kefrt

thank you folks for posting suggestions

Sadly and regretably I don't know what to do with those css thingys

thanks, cheers
peter

[LIMPET235]

Hi Peter,
For how to use the code, please ref; the userChrome.css article.
(NOTE the Capital "C" in the name.)
> http://kb.mozillazine.org/UserChrome.css

Take your time....It's easy to do & you can't hurt anything if you go wrong.
It just won't work.

[morat]

If you are not familiar with userChrome.css tweaks, then you really shouldn't mess with userChrome.js tweaks like the restart button.

[LIMPET235]

Morat...
I'm not too sure but I think that Peter has been told about & may be using some .css code for another problem/fix he wanted.
Peter, are you using or have you used the userChrome.css option before?
Yeah or Nay?

[dickvl]

What reasons do you have to restart Firefox?
It shouldn't be necessary to restart Firefox often.

I usually open the about:profiles page in a tab and click the "Restart normally" button on this page like posted above in the first reply.
I have the homepage set to about:about for easier access to all about pages.

[siffemoz]

If you are not familiar with userChrome.css tweaks, then you really shouldn't mess with userChrome.js tweaks like the restart button.

That's for sure! BTW, the restart button is still working on beta/dev/nightly.