Changing style sheets in Mozilla/Firebird?

kchess79 · 10 Dec 2003, 11:19 AM

Is this just something that can be done in IE? (Tools>Internet Options>General>Accessibility>User Style Sheets) Or can this be done in Mozilla/Opera/Netscape/Firebird/etc as well?

Just asking in case I want to use style sheets that aren't uploaded to FM servers yet...

vidvandre · 10 Dec 2003, 12:18 PM

I just tested this (all on WinXP) with IE, Opera and FireBird/Mozilla. The results;

With the "Custom Windows C:\custom.css" setting:
- Opera 7.23 : didn't work...
- Firebird 0.7 : didn't work...
- Explorer 6.0 : style sheet was loaded...

With the "Custom Windows C:\custom.css (Alt)" setting:
- Opera 7.23 : didn't work...
- Firebird 0.7 : didn't work...
- Explorer 6.0 : style sheet was loaded...

I don't know how/if this feature works on other platforms. There seems to a option for Unix systems, but as this didn't work with either FireBird or Opera...

I suspect this is one of the main reasons that the option to store custom in the FileStorage area has been so much requested...

(Sets style sheet preference back to Naturals, deletes C:\custom.css and moves on to next thread...)

redmyrlin · 11 Dec 2003, 03:57 AM

See this post

Not tried it in Firebird, but it should work.

DrStrabismus · 11 Dec 2003, 06:23 AM

It does work on Mozilla/FreeBSD. In my case the path was ~/.mozilla/default/tt73ooq5.slt/chrome

Since you are setting the styesheet to NONE, rather than a path, does that mean that the styesheet will get picked-up on other sites?

redmyrlin · 11 Dec 2003, 06:46 AM

I think that the userContent.css will be used wherever there are no site styles set, i.e site styles take precedence over user styles. If you wanted to use your own styles on all sites you visit you would need to use the !important directive.

This site has a nice introduction to customizing Mozilla Firebird

DrStrabismus · 11 Dec 2003, 07:58 AM

Actually, it didn't work. I have the display style set to NONE, but it's actually showing ordinary professional blue.

s a · 11 Dec 2003, 08:45 AM

DrStrabismus · 11 Dec 2003, 10:34 AM

Ok shutting down Mozilla did it (I did try that the first time but I think I missed a download complete dialogue box, or something)

The upside is that all the warnings about insecure content, caused by the images, go away. The downside is that any background image ends up on other websites, where it does horrible things to the text.

10 Dec 2003, 11:19 AM	#1
kchess79 Master of the @ Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Chicagoland Posts: 1,142	Changing style sheets in Mozilla/Firebird? Is this just something that can be done in IE? (Tools>Internet Options>General>Accessibility>User Style Sheets) Or can this be done in Mozilla/Opera/Netscape/Firebird/etc as well? Just asking in case I want to use style sheets that aren't uploaded to FM servers yet...

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redmyrlin Master of the @ Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Scotland Posts: 1,409	I think that the userContent.css will be used wherever there are no site styles set, i.e site styles take precedence over user styles. If you wanted to use your own styles on all sites you visit you would need to use the !important directive. This site has a nice introduction to customizing Mozilla Firebird Last edited by redmyrlin : 11 Dec 2003 at 04:20 PM.

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10 Dec 2003, 12:18 PM	#2
vidvandre Cornerstone of the Community Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Sørumsand(!), Norway Posts: 625	I just tested this (all on WinXP) with IE, Opera and FireBird/Mozilla. The results; With the "Custom Windows C:\custom.css" setting: - Opera 7.23 : didn't work... - Firebird 0.7 : didn't work... - Explorer 6.0 : style sheet was loaded... With the "Custom Windows C:\custom.css (Alt)" setting: - Opera 7.23 : didn't work... - Firebird 0.7 : didn't work... - Explorer 6.0 : style sheet was loaded... I don't know how/if this feature works on other platforms. There seems to a option for Unix systems, but as this didn't work with either FireBird or Opera... I suspect this is one of the main reasons that the option to store custom in the FileStorage area has been so much requested... (Sets style sheet preference back to Naturals, deletes C:\custom.css and moves on to next thread...)

11 Dec 2003, 03:57 AM	#3
redmyrlin Master of the @ Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Scotland Posts: 1,409	See this post Not tried it in Firebird, but it should work.

11 Dec 2003, 06:23 AM	#4
DrStrabismus The "e" in e-mail Join Date: May 2002 Posts: 2,804	It does work on Mozilla/FreeBSD. In my case the path was ~/.mozilla/default/tt73ooq5.slt/chrome Since you are setting the styesheet to NONE, rather than a path, does that mean that the styesheet will get picked-up on other sites?

11 Dec 2003, 07:58 AM	#6
DrStrabismus The "e" in e-mail Join Date: May 2002 Posts: 2,804	Actually, it didn't work. I have the display style set to NONE, but it's actually showing ordinary professional blue.

11 Dec 2003, 10:34 AM	#8
DrStrabismus The "e" in e-mail Join Date: May 2002 Posts: 2,804	Ok shutting down Mozilla did it (I did try that the first time but I think I missed a download complete dialogue box, or something) The upside is that all the warnings about insecure content, caused by the images, go away. The downside is that any background image ends up on other websites, where it does horrible things to the text.