How DO i Revert Back to Previous TB Version?

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How DO i Revert Back to Previous TB Version?

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How do I revert back to my previous tb version? The newest version 91 messed up the look of my tb.
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It might be helpful if you told us what version you have now and what you updated from.
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DanRaisch wrote:It might be helpful if you told us what version you have now and what you updated from.
I have the most up to date which is 91.2.0 and I had the version just before it.
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zlaer wrote:
DanRaisch wrote:It might be helpful if you told us what version you have now and what you updated from.
I have the most up to date which is 91.2.0 and I had the version just before it.
There have been 2 routes to get to v91. Was your previous version v91.x or v78.x?
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Gone Postal wrote:
zlaer wrote:
DanRaisch wrote:It might be helpful if you told us what version you have now and what you updated from.
I have the most up to date which is 91.2.0 and I had the version just before it.
There have been 2 routes to get to v91. Was your previous version v91.x or v78.x?
IMHO I really dont know. Is there a way to find out?
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See http://webcache.googleusercontent.com/s ... =1&vwsrc=0 (cached version of go back to an older version KB article) Most of it is explaining the layout of the http://download-origin.cdn.mozilla.net/ ... /releases/ web site so that you can find the setup program you want.

You'll need to export your address books as .csv or .ldif files if you want to use a version earlier than 78. That's when they switched from *.mab files to a sqlite file for address books.

"The newest version 91 messed up the look of my tb."

What's wrong with it? It might be something that's customizable.
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tanstaafl wrote:
What's wrong with it? It might be something that's customizable.
The latest version cant get my CSS to respond. Thats the problem.

But how do i know which version I had last before upgrading to the newest version?
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Check Help > More Troubleshooting Information > Show Update History.
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Check that toolkit.legacyUserProfileCustomizations.stylesheets is true. I think that requirement was added with version 68. You might also try removing the @namespace url(http://www.mozilla.org/keymaster/gateke ... s.only.xul); line in userChrome.css.

https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1606013

Also see http://forums.mozillazine.org/viewtopic.php?p=14866214 (morat's thread about how to explore the DOM). Its possible the name of some of the windows changed.
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WaltS48 wrote:Check Help > More Troubleshooting Information > Show Update History.
So the last version was 78.14.. appreciate that
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tanstaafl wrote:Check that toolkit.legacyUserProfileCustomizations.stylesheets is true. I think that requirement was added with version 68. You might also try removing the @namespace url(http://www.mozilla.org/keymaster/gateke ... s.only.xul); line in userChrome.css.
That customization has always been true in the settings. Why would it suddenly change? My last version before updating to 91 was 78.14.

I dont think removing the "@namepace...." line will work since I only have 2 minor codes with that address in my userChrome.css and theyre not responsible for the greater issues.
Also see http://forums.mozillazine.org/viewtopic.php?p=14866214 (morat's thread about how to explore the DOM). Its possible the name of some of the windows changed.
This is most likely it. But the problem is when I use the dev toolbox TB goes blank. Very strange. So I dont know what to do now.
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