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lolrepeatlol
Making moves
Status: Trending idea

The Library is a neglected part of Firefox that very clearly combines decades-old technology with new design specs and icons. Unfortunately, it therefore looks like a frankensteined-together part of Firefox that could really, really use a facelift because it catches you by surprise with its window-based nature when you try to manage your history or bookmarks.

This vital piece of Firefox should be rewritten to be part of a tab, like every other part of Firefox. Modernize it! 🙂

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Jon
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(Note: a similar idea was merged into this thread)

zachlabounty
Strollin' around

For those of us coming from Chrome as the changes to chromium are happening, this would make the transition smoother.

Panos_K
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To open the Library popup window into a Tab, type chrome://browser/content/places/places.xhtml and hit Enter. This xhtml document can be further customised, with a userContent.css file.

Thomas_DC
Making moves

hi 🙂

sorry if it has been already submitted.

what would you think about having bookmarks and history lists shown in tabs (one for each list), like settings, rather than in a separate window ?

 

Status changed to: New idea
Jon
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Jon
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Similar idea here: Make the Library tab-based 

Matt1
Making moves

about:library

I could get onboard with this, however whenever I have two separate windows open and i close them, only the last window closed reopens when I reopen firefox if a tab is modified (opened/closed) in that last window before closing the window. Currently the separate library window avoids this issue, but I see potential issues if one wants to have the library in a separate window (as a single tab).

ScottzPlaylistz
Strollin' around

Library in a Tab worked fine until recently...  but it broke on update for v118

See Option B  https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/questions/974185
Option A didn't work before or now.  (extension not there any more)

I put in a Bug report at Bugzilla about it..
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1858055

ScottzPlaylistz
Strollin' around

I found out that this works --->
Just Bookmark this URL
chrome://browser/content/places/places.xhtml

ScottzPlaylistz
Strollin' around

I found out that this works --->
Just Bookmark this URL
chrome://browser/content/places/places.xhtml

cubiquitous
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copying the comment that i made on reddit:

the Library, the place where it shows your History, Downloads, Tags and Bookmarks, which can be seen when you open one of these aforementioned, can be accessed in a tab by accessing `chrome://browser/content/places/places.xhtml`. you can even create a bookmark to open that (which I do), but it got me wondering why opening in a tab is not the default. I would love to have it opening in a tab and maybe an overhaul of it's UI (which is a tad dated and doesn't fit well with current firefox UI, but that's optional).

 

I hope that there is some update on this someday (ideally soon)

Thomas_DC
Making moves

should i remove this idea, to let more place to "Make the Library tab-based" ?

if yes, how to do that, please ?

Thomas_DC
Making moves

surprising to have a Mozilla feature with a "chrome:" URL !

the important thing is that works at least as if it was in the window.

if the code is sure, why not replace the window with that at once ?

the design improvements inside can be done later.

missdixy
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Noo! the window is more efficient...

Jon
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@Thomas_DC I can merge the two threads together