Comments on: Change Firefox Search Bar Size

By: LcF

LcF — Thu, 09 Nov 2006 10:55:43 +0000

Update: This tip has been updated for Firefox 2. Please visit “Firefox 2 Tip: Change Search Bar Size“

By: J Daggar

J Daggar — Thu, 09 Nov 2006 08:08:40 +0000

Not working.

The Firefox 2 search box insists on expanding to use all the available space, making the whole thing flicker when I use the Google search bar next to it. Very annoying. How do I throttle the damn thing into a fixed size?

By: Bob

Bob — Mon, 30 Oct 2006 18:19:53 +0000

Resizing the search bar: Your code does not work on my Firefox 2.0. The code was already there (from 1.5), but my search bar got small when I installed 2.0. Changing the width values have now effect now.

By: S

Tue, 09 Nov 2004 16:57:20 +0000

Here’s how to remove the search bar entirely:
1) open ./chrome/browser.jar with winzip
2) delete file search.xml
3) save your change
4) start firefox – search bar is gone!

By: LcF

LcF — Mon, 11 Oct 2004 14:14:58 +0000

yes, thank you.

By: Lim Chee Aun

Lim Chee Aun — Mon, 11 Oct 2004 12:59:11 +0000

Actually, you can just group them up:
#searchbar, #search-container { -moz-box-flex: 400 !important; }