How To Fix Annoyances With Firefox 4's New Look

Firefox 4 has a lot going for it, but many of you (and us) mentioned that its UI has a few quirks that are a little annoying.

Here's how to fix some of the worst offenders.

This post originally appeared on Lifehacker.

Move the tabs back to the bottom

While a lot of people are happy Firefox is joining the other tabs-on-top browsers, you can easily stick them back where they were by going to Options > Tabs on Top, and just unchecking that box. Simple!

Move the reload button

Firefox 4 moved the reload button inside the address bar, which saves space, but may throw some of you off. If you prefer it where it was, next to the back and forward buttons you may not realize you can move it just like a regular toolbar button.

If you head into Options > Toolbar Layout, it becomes a regular reload and stop button that you can move around as normal. If you move it away from the rightmost edge of the address bar, it will act like a normal button again.

Get rid of the Google search box

It boggles my mind that Firefox still sticks a Google search box in there by default when the awesomebar searches just fine.

To remove it, jump back into Options > Toolbar Layout and just drag the Google search bar into the Customize window. You'll get a nice long, Chrome-like address bar with all the fixings of Google search built-in.

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