Comments on: Disable favicon support in Firefox

By: panser

panser — Tue, 27 Apr 2010 15:36:20 +0000

I have no particular problem with favicons as far as tabs go. I even think that they are crucial to distinguish between tabs faster.

What I would like to get rid of are favicons next to the bookmarks bar. Mainly because it leaves a lot less space for bookmarks. Safari style bookmark bar is really what I’m looking for in firefox. I have however found an add-on that removes labels and just leaves the icons on the bookmarks bar. This seems as a completely useless idea to me, because I’ve found that it is too hard to locate and actually left click on a needed icon. Since the icons are so small, I tend to miss the ones I want and tap the left or the right one instead.

But I kind of get this feeling that just removing icons from Bookmark bar and leaving the rest of the favicons (tabs, general bookmarks) intact is not something that can be done as easy

By: Andrew

Andrew — Sun, 09 Nov 2008 08:51:56 +0000

I also salute you.

By: John

John — Sun, 18 Nov 2007 23:04:12 +0000

Sir. Thank you. I’ve been using an older version because I couldn’t turn off those damn favicons. Dude, I salute you.

By: hmills

hmills — Wed, 04 Apr 2007 22:03:38 +0000

I like favicons too, what’s everyones deal? it makes it easier to find things in a cluttered bookmark menu

By: Murphy

Murphy — Wed, 04 Apr 2007 16:52:49 +0000

I like them. It makes it easier to glance at the tabs and see the one you want to click. But like the post says, options are good too.

By: Omdurman

Omdurman — Tue, 03 Apr 2007 17:14:03 +0000

favicons are obnoxious, about time we can get rid of them