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soulhotel edited this page Aug 8, 2024 · 19 revisions

A list of Settings and Preferences found on the about:config page.

To access theme settings:

  1. Open Firefox
  2. Type about:config in the URL Bar
  3. Accept the warning & continue
  4. Type ultima or user.theme to view the list

FF Ultima applies all of it's customization by filtering through user preferences (example: ultima.vertical) found on the about:config page. And below is a list of every custom preference as well as a brief preview of what it will do.

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Preference Function Preview
Switching Tab Size [40px] ultima.tabs.size.xs
[165px] ultima.tabs.size.s
[250px] ultima.tabs.size.l

⚠️ Set one to true, the others false.
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ultima.tabs.vertical when enabled, the tabs bar is transformed into a vertical layout (default)

when disabled, the tabs bar is reverted to a tabs on top layout (with modifications)
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ultima.tabs.autohide Enable/Disable Autohide for tabs

ℹ️ When autohide is off, vertical tabs will default to whichever ultima.tab.size setting you are using
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ultima.tabs.vertical.hide Hide vertical tabs

ℹ️ To keep vertical tabs completely hidden
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ultima.tabs.vertical.onlyprivate Hide vertical tabs

ℹ️ To keep vertical tabs completely hidden ~ except for in Private Windows
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ultima.tabs.closetabsbutton Enable the close x button for vertical tabs.

ℹ️ You can multiselect tabs and press the x button to close them all. It functions just as regular Firefox tabs.

ℹ️ You can also middle click tabs to close them.
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ultima.sidebar.autohide Autohide the Sidebar. Expanding it on hover. firefox_dnANLwlC7F
ultima.sidebar.hidden When the sidebar has autohiding enabled, it will become completely hidden < 1px

ℹ️ When used with xstyle.squared or xstyle.squished you can hover screen corners to trigger sidebar expansion
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ultima.sidebar.longer When autohiding the sidebar, the expanded width will be longer (350px) 🚧
ultima.sideberry.autohide Autohide only Sideberry

ℹ️ The Sidebar will autohide/show only when Sideberry is displayed. Other Sidebar pages like Bookmarks, History, etc, will stay in a fully visible state.
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ultima.theme.extensions Extensions-Panel theme, compact-icons or default list-view themeextensions
ultima.xstyle.containertabs Three optional styles for container tabs, make your pick tc1 tc2 tc3
ultima.xstyle.squared Square the theme; No margins, borders, or rounded corners themesquared
ultima.xstyle.squished Same as above, but preserving the theme's rounded aesthetic..

No margins and borders
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ultima.xstyle.urlbar when add-on-themes are in use the url bar default view becomes transparent with no shadow prev
ultima.urlbar.suggestions Toggle URL Bar suggestions on/off ...
ultima.urlbar.centered Center URL Bar text ...
ultima.urlbar.hidebuttons Hide URL Bar buttons unless hovered ...
ultima.OS.(etc) For linux title buttons to render correctly, select your DE ...
ultima.OS.mac This can be used regardless of OS, to simulate left side titlebar buttons. Mac Users will automatically have correct placement. os mac
toolkit.tabbox.switchByScrolling When enabled, you can scroll through the tabs bar to switch up and down between them.

ℹ️ Depending on your workflow, you may like this preference.
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