some userChrome.css settings don't works

[sj85]

Hi,

I deploy Firefox over local network for about 400 computers.

I use userChrome.css to hide some functionnality or buttons like Updates tab in Options > Advanced.

It works in FF 45.0.1 ESR but don't works in FF 53.2.0 ESR.

See my userChrome.css file :

/*
* Do not remove the @namespace line -- it's required for correct functioning
*/
@namespace url("http://www.mozilla.org/keymaster/gatekeeper/there.is.only.xul"); /* set default namespace to XUL */

/*
* Make all the default font sizes 20 pt:
*/
*{
font-size: 15pt !important;
}

/* Remove access to user interface elements that are not suitable for application virtualization */

/* Options - Advanced - General - System Defaults */
#systemDefaultsGroup { display: none !important; }

/* Options / Advanced / Update / Firefox updates group box */
#updateApp { display: none !important; }

/* Help - About - Check for Updates button */
#updateButton { display: none !important; }

Green option to grow police (for the test) works, but options in red color don't works.

My userChrome.css file is located in C:\Users\<username>\AppData\Roaming\Mozilla\Firefox\Profiles\9bp83g10.default\chrome.

Is there some userChrome options deprecated in FF 50+ ?

has anyone succeeded to hide Updates features in Firefox +50 with userChrome.css ?

Thanks.

[LIMPET235]

Moving this to Firefox Support...

[dickvl]

See:
https://dxr.mozilla.org/mozilla-esr52/s ... vanced.xul
https://dxr.mozilla.org/mozilla-esr52/s ... Dialog.xul

It would be better to lock related prefs via the mozilla.cfg file rather than hiding button and specific sections.
See Configuration:
https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/Fir ... deployment

See also:
http://kb.mozillazine.org/Locking_preferences
http://mike.kaply.com/2012/03/16/custom ... fig-files/

[morat]

Try something like:

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/* Firefox userContent.css */

@-moz-document url-prefix("about:preferences"),
url-prefix("chrome://browser/content/preferences/in-content/preferences.xul") {
  .main-content:after {
    content: "Sorry, preferences cannot be modified.";
    font: 36px Arial;
    margin-left: 5px;
  }
  #mainPrefPane {
    display: none !important;
  }
}

http://kb.mozillazine.org/UserContent.css

systemDefaultsGroup is really old
http://dxr.mozilla.org/mozilla-esr31/se ... aultsGroup
http://dxr.mozilla.org/mozilla-esr38/se ... aultsGroup

updateApp is still valid
view-source:chrome://browser/content/preferences/in-content/preferences.xul

updateButton is still valid
view-source:chrome://browser/content/aboutDialog.xul

[sj85]

Hi,

thanks for your reply.

morat, I try userContent and it works, but I only want to hide "Updates" tab in the "Advanced" Pane.

What is the différence between userChrome and userContent ? In previous version of FF, I only user userChrome.css.

How can i found the name or ID of the "Updates" tab in the options ?
dickvl give a link to https://dxr.mozilla.org/mozilla-esr52/source/browser/components/preferences/in-content/advanced.xul and I see "<tabpanel id="updatePanel" orient="vertical">"

So maybe :

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#updatePanel  { display: none !important; }

In userChrome or userContent ?

SJ

[sj85]

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#updatePanel  { display: none !important; }

It don't works

[sj85]

updateApp still valid in FF 52
<groupbox id="updateApp" align="start">
https://dxr.mozilla.org/mozilla-esr52/source/browser/components/preferences/in-content/advanced.xul

I don't know why this code don't works in userChrome.css like previous version :

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/* Options / Advanced / Update / Firefox updates group box */
#updateApp  { display: none !important; }

[morat]

What is the difference between userChrome and userContent?

http://kb.mozillazine.org/UserChrome.css
http://kb.mozillazine.org/UserContent.css

[dickvl]

about:preferences is a web page and thus the code needs to be in userContent.css like posted above.
@namespace html url(http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml);

If you lock preferences then there is no way to override this.
userChrome.css and userContent.css are disabled in Safe Mode, so holding Shift when starting Firefox is sufficient to access these settings.