Removing Go Button

Allows the Go’ button to removed from the Firefox address bar.

Compatibility

  • Tweak does not work with Firefox 3.6 or newer

Background

With the new default theme for Firefox 2 there is not a ’simple’ way to remove the ‘Go’ Button from the navigation toolbar. Many users found this ‘button’ unnecessary as a simple ‘enter’ upon entering the address would do the same thing. By removing the ‘go button’ the address box will be a little bigger. Note: this tweak applies to Firefox 2 only.

The Tweak

There a couple ways to remove the Go Button either via about:config or modifying your userChrome.css file.

about:config method

  1. In a new tab and type about:config
  2. In the filter box type (or paste) browser.urlbar.hideGoButton
  3. The default settings is FALSE. Double click on the entry to change the value to TRUE
  4. Changes are effective immediately

userChrome.css method

Use the ChromEdit Plus extension. Add these lines to your userChrome.css file located in your profile folder:

 #go-button-stack, .search-go-button-stack {
 display: none !important;
 }

Be sure to save and then restart Firefox for the changes to take effect.

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