As much as I think the change is stupid for everyone, I'd be placated well enough with just an about:config toggle.

But the problem with the current about:config flag is it's actually changing the entire code pathway, and is going to be removed in a couple months!

What do you change in about:config to change it? It's been driving me crazy since they implemented it.

browser.urlbar.update1 set to false will disable it, but that option is being removed in FireFox 77.

Confirmed [0].

[0] https://www.ghacks.net/2020/04/08/how-to-restore-the-old-fir...

I can handle about:config, but if they take it away, that will be very frustrating.

For me, the bigger address bar is just as bad as an advertisement: it's trying to steal my attention, except in this case no one else is benefiting from doing so.

If they remove the option, I hope someone smarter than me can come-up with an add-on to fix it.

There's no "if" they take it away, it's already gone in Nightly builds.

Furthermore, Firefox extensions don't have the capability to mess with the address bar.

> that option is being removed in FireFox 77

Awful. As soon as it can't be turned off, that's the moment I'll finally stop using the browser.

It breaks absolutely "normal" expectations of a GUI.

Ah yes the 90s/early 2000s way of designing desktop apps.

https://windows-cdn.softpedia.com/screenshots/miranda-im_12....

That seems insulting to the Firefox devs. Firefox's devs are clearly better than that. The Customization page is pretty bare, they can still add it there without looking like your image.

What a time. Now every option is either a) not available b) hidden somewhere where you need the Internet to find it (chrome://flags, about:config, registry ...) and c) probably removed in the next update because "people didn't use it anyway"

The picture you posted is a positive example. An example on how to customize the software you use.