How to disable the new tab search field?
One of the recent versions of Firefox (31?) introduced a search box on new tab, over the speed dial thumbnails. How can I disable it? It makes for a really poor layout, taking a lot of space, squashing the thumbnails to flat forms.
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Here's a UserStyle for hiding that Search container on the newtab page. https://userstyles.org/styles/103765/fx-31-about-newtab-hide-the-search-bar
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It's actually not just the search field that takes up space. There's also space reserved for the "Undo" bar that only shows up when you press the [X] icon on a tile.
The simplest way to get rid of both is to install the New Tab Tools add-on. It also allows you to reduce the margins so that the tiles are larger. If you don't want the launcher at the bottom, you can turn that off in the Add-ons Manager: click the Options button next to New Tab Tools.
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Here's a UserStyle for hiding that Search container on the newtab page. https://userstyles.org/styles/103765/fx-31-about-newtab-hide-the-search-bar
Thank you, guys!