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Scripts to configure Firefox profiles
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# Firefox Legacy User Profile Customizations



These scripts enable easy configuration of Firefox profile directories.



The main [`update`](bin/update) script writes these files:

*   `$PROFILE_DIR/user.js`

*   `$PROFILE_DIR/chrome/userChrome.css`

*   `$PROFILE_DIR/chrome/userContent.css`



To make changes to [`user.js`](user.js) and [`userChrome.css`](userChrome.css),

just edit the files.



The [`compile`](bin/compile) script compiles `userContent.css`

from the contents of the [`src`](src) directory.



The [`format`](bin/format) script formats the source files.



Everyone's preferences are different, so the best way to use this repository

is as a starter template that you customize to your needs.



## Introduction



The following terminal transcript shows

*   how to install prerequisites (`npm install`)

*   how to mark a profile directory as managed (`./run bin/init`)

*   how to update the configuration of managed profiles (`./run bin/update`)

*   what the compiled `userContent.css` file looks like (`cat userContent.css`)



*Restart Firefox to pick up the new configuration.*



```

pog@bootes:~/src

$ npm install

added 410 packages from 259 contributors and audited 1612 packages in 3.249s

found 0 vulnerabilities



pog@bootes:~/src

$ ./run bin/init

Usage:

  ./run bin/init PROFILE_DIR



Examples:

  ./run bin/init /home/pog/.mozilla/firefox/6ey5rbxk.Email

  ./run bin/init /home/pog/.mozilla/firefox/ea8cttuh.Restaurants

  ./run bin/init /home/pog/.mozilla/firefox/si4c2ymx.Shop

  ./run bin/init /home/pog/.mozilla/firefox/ttcviopc.default



1 pog@bootes:~/src

$ ./run bin/init /home/pog/.mozilla/firefox/6ey5rbxk.Email

Touching /home/pog/.mozilla/firefox/6ey5rbxk.Email/.Aing1poghahm2ji3NoevaiLuocie3hij



pog@bootes:~/src

$ ./run bin/init /home/pog/.mozilla/firefox/ttcviopc.default

Touching /home/pog/.mozilla/firefox/ttcviopc.default/.Aing1poghahm2ji3NoevaiLuocie3hij



pog@bootes:~/src

$ ./run bin/update

Writing /home/pog/.mozilla/firefox/6ey5rbxk.Email/user.js

Writing /home/pog/.mozilla/firefox/6ey5rbxk.Email/chrome/userChrome.css

Writing /home/pog/.mozilla/firefox/6ey5rbxk.Email/chrome/userContent.css

Writing /home/pog/.mozilla/firefox/ttcviopc.default/user.js

Writing /home/pog/.mozilla/firefox/ttcviopc.default/chrome/userChrome.css

Writing /home/pog/.mozilla/firefox/ttcviopc.default/chrome/userContent.css



pog@bootes:~/src

$ cat userContent.css

/* MAGIC:Aing1poghahm2ji3NoevaiLuocie3hij */



@-moz-document domain("aaa.example.com"){.header{animation-play-state:paused;-webkit-animation-play-state:paused}}

@-moz-document domain("bbb.example.com"){body,html{height:initial!important;overflow-y:initial!important}#wrapper,body{position:initial!important}}

@-moz-document domain("ccc.example.com"){#openFeedbackContainer{display:none!important}}

@-moz-document domain("ddd.example.com"){main+aside{display:none!important}}

@-moz-document domain("eee.example.com"){#toasts_mount_point,.c-toast{display:none!important}}

@-moz-document domain("fff.example.com"){.commentPopover{display:none!important}}

@-moz-document domain("ggg.example.com"){.a-expander-collapsed-height{max-height:initial!important;height:initial!important}.a-expander-partial-collapse-header{display:none!important}}

@-moz-document domain("hhh.example.com"){#spinnerContainer,.annotation,.ytp-ce-element,.ytp-chrome-top-buttons,ytd-popup-container{display:none!important}}

@-moz-document regexp("https?://subdomain\\..*"){#nps-survey-inline-dialog{display:none!important}}

@-moz-document url("about:privatebrowsing"){body{display:none!important}}

@-moz-document url("https://iii.example.com/doc/doc.html"){body{background-attachment:initial!important}}

@-moz-document url-prefix("about:reader"){.toolbar{display:none!important}}

@-moz-document url-prefix("https://jjj.example.com/manual/"){.collapse{display:initial!important}}

```



## Linux



It is easy to create a site-specific browser for Gnome for a profile

to run as a separate application,

including with a custom icon in the Alt+Tab switcher.



First create a desktop file:

```

$ cat ~/.local/share/applications/firefox-example.desktop

[Desktop Entry]

Name=Example

Comment=Example

Exec=firefox -P Example --no-remote --name "firefox-example"

Icon=example

Terminal=false

Type=Application

```



The option `--name "firefox-example"`

causes Gnome to look for the `Icon` entry

in the `firefox-example.desktop` file.



For Wayland, the option is `--name "firefox-example"`.



For X, the option is `--class "firefox-example"`.



Then put the custom icons in the right location:

```

$ fd example ~/.local/share/icons

/home/pog/.local/share/icons/hicolor/128x128/apps/example.png

/home/pog/.local/share/icons/hicolor/16x16/apps/example.png

/home/pog/.local/share/icons/hicolor/256x256/apps/example.png

/home/pog/.local/share/icons/hicolor/32x32/apps/example.png

/home/pog/.local/share/icons/hicolor/512x512/apps/example.png

```



Log out and log back in to pick up the new icons, or run

```

touch ~/.local/share/icons/ && sudo gtk-update-icon-cache

```



Here is an example of how to make the icons using ImageMagick:

```

for i in 128x128 16x16 256x256 32x32 512x512; do convert -resize $i original.png example-$i.png; done

for i in 128x128 16x16 256x256 32x32 512x512; do cp example-$i.png ~/.local/share/icons/hicolor/$i/apps/example.png; done

```



The Apple App Store on the web is a good source of icons.



## macOS



Custom Cmd+Tab switcher icons appear not to be possible on the Mac.



This post describes how to create a site-specific browser

for a Firefox profile for the Mac:



*   https://spf13.com/post/managing-multiple-firefox-profiles-in-os-x/



It is possible to set a custom icon for use in the dock,

but once launched it shows up in the Cmd+Tab switcher

with the normal Firefox icon.