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It's because FF is a much better browser and everyone should use it. Oh wait ............ that doesn't explain it at all, does it? 

Right, now if you said IE7 is a much better browser and everyone should use it. then you would have it right. 

I still like IE better than FF but if I could get IE7 to display my toolbars like IE6 does (all on one toolbar) then I'd use it. Microsoft says you can, but I've tried it and it doesn't work.

I want it to look like this:

  And by the way, while we are on the subject of Firefox - my fine furry friend that I use and like better than IE7 no matter what. lol. Sometimes I will jump to a web page and the page will say done loading (at the bottom left hand of the screen) when in actuality, it is just a blank page, with the address of the site on the address bar. I am sure it has something to do with the pipelining setting. Any thoughts?

  Hmm. That's the first I saw that. Makes sense though. I am going to try it, I will report back and let you know if it works. I know FF has something almost similiar- - - -

Streamlined Firefox Layout

To provide maximum viewable space in Firefox you may wish to use a 'streamlined' Firefox layout - the difference between the default and the streamlined view is shown below:






As you can see, the streamlined view retains all the main functionality of Firefox, but reconfigures the layout to be as minimal as possible. Instructions are provided below:

1. Open only one instance of Firefox, go to the View menu, select Toolbars and untick the 'Bookmarks Toolbar' item.

2. If you have a Sidebar showing, under the View menu select Sidebar and unselect any items.

3. Under the View menu select Toolbars and then select Customize. Alternatively you can right-click on an empty spot on a toolbar and select Customize.

4. In the 'Customize Toolbar' box which appears, select Icons in the Show box (not 'Icons and Text', or Text). If you're running a lower screen resolution also tick the 'Use Small Icons' box.

5. Now remove any icon or element in the Firefox toolbar at the top of the browser which you don’t need. For example, drag and drop the Search box into the 'Customize Toolbar' box to remove it from the Firefox toolbar. You can also remove any unnecessary space fillers, such as the large white space filler at the top right of the Navigation toolbar. You can always re-add these elements at any time if you change your mind later on.

6. Now drag and drop each icon in the bottom Firefox toolbar up to the top toolbar, just to the right of the 'Help' menu item. This includes the large white Address Bar. The aim is to have everything on a single toolbar.

7. Insert any additional icons, separators or blank spaces you need from the selection shown in the 'Customize Toolbar' box into the relevant spots on the top Firefox toolbar. When finished, click the Done button.

8. Finally, go to the View menu, and under Toolbars unselect the 'Navigation Toolbar' as it should now be completely empty anyway.

You should now have a single Firefox toolbar at the top of your browser, complete with all the menu commands, relevant icons and the address box as pictured further above. This gives you much more vertical viewable space. If you need more viewing space, go to the View menu and untick the 'Status Bar' item as it is not vital, and provides a further bit of vertical viewable space. Obviously this layout may not suit everyone, and can be modified to suit your taste. However once you get used to it, it is extremely efficient and provides maximum viewable space in Firefox.