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Torturing Firefox with userchrome.js and userchrome.css in response to Mozilla's successive degradation of the browser window.

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Thomashighbaugh/firefox

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Higgs Boson Firefox Theme

A comprehensive Firefox customization project providing a highly customized browser experience with vertical tabs, custom toolbars, and extensive UI modifications.

Firefox Theme Screenshot

πŸš€ Quick Start

  1. Enable userChrome CSS support:

    • Navigate to about:config
    • Set toolkit.legacyUserProfileCustomizations.stylesheets to true
  2. Install the theme:

    • Copy all files to your Firefox profile's chrome/ directory
    • Restart Firefox
  3. For JavaScript functionality (optional):

πŸ“š Complete Documentation

Getting Started

Technical Documentation

Development

✨ Key Features

  • πŸ”„ Vertical Tabs: Custom vertical tab implementation with drag-and-drop support
  • πŸ“Š Second Sidebar: Advanced sidebar system with web panels (like Vivaldi/Floorp)
  • 🎨 Custom Toolbars: Redesigned toolbar layout framing the browser window
  • πŸŒ™ Theme Support: Light/dark mode with blur effects and custom styling
  • ⚑ JavaScript Extensions: Enhanced functionality through UserChrome.js scripts
  • πŸ“± Responsive Design: Adapts to different window sizes and screen resolutions
  • πŸ”§ Highly Customizable: Extensive configuration options via CSS variables

🎯 Target Use Cases

This theme is designed for users who:

  • Want a clean, efficient browser interface
  • Prefer vertical tab management for better space utilization
  • Use many browser extensions and need quick access
  • Appreciate customizable, keyboard-friendly workflows
  • Want advanced sidebar functionality with web panels

πŸ—οΈ Architecture

firefox-theme/
β”œβ”€β”€ userChrome.css # Main CSS entry point
β”œβ”€β”€ userContent.css # Content page styling 
β”œβ”€β”€ css/ # CSS modules
β”‚ β”œβ”€β”€ chrome/ # Browser UI styling
β”‚ β”œβ”€β”€ common/ # Shared variables and utilities
β”‚ └── content/ # Web content styling
β”œβ”€β”€ JS/ # JavaScript modules
β”‚ β”œβ”€β”€ second_sidebar/ # Advanced sidebar system
β”‚ └── *.uc.js # UserChrome.js scripts
β”œβ”€β”€ resources/ # Assets and configurations
└── .github/documentation/ # Comprehensive documentation

πŸ”§ System Requirements

  • Firefox: Version 100+ (tested with latest stable, ESR, Beta, and Nightly)
  • Operating Systems: Windows 10/11, macOS 10.15+, Linux (most distributions)
  • Optional: fx-autoconfig for JavaScript functionality

⚠️ Installation Notes

NixOS Users: This configuration integrates with NixOS declarative configurations. See the "imperative" branch for non-declarative installation methods.

JavaScript Features: The second sidebar and advanced features require fx-autoconfig script loader. The theme works with CSS-only installation but with reduced functionality.

🀝 Contributing

We welcome contributions! Please see our Development Guide for:

  • Setting up a development environment
  • Code style guidelines and best practices
  • Testing procedures
  • Pull request process

πŸ“„ License

This project is released under the Mozilla Public License.

πŸ™ Acknowledgments

  • fx-autoconfig - Script loading framework
  • aminomancer - Comprehensive userChrome.js documentation
  • MrOtherGuy - Firefox CSS resources and tools
  • Firefox userChrome.css community - Inspiration and code examples

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Need help? Check our troubleshooting guide or browse the complete documentation.

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