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Firstly, the new downloads dropdown and panel (which I like) have replaced the old pause button with cancel. Is this customizable (how do I change it back without changing back the old downloads?)

Secondly, as before, my download rate peaks when I quickly pause and then resume a download. Why doesn't firefox download at this faster speed permanently? When I have 3 concurrent downloads, and I do this to them, they are far faster than when I simply leave them to download.

Firstly, the new downloads dropdown and panel (which I like) have replaced the old pause button with cancel. Is this customizable (how do I change it back without changing back the old downloads?) Secondly, as before, my download rate peaks when I quickly pause and then resume a download. Why doesn't firefox download at this faster speed permanently? When I have 3 concurrent downloads, and I do this to them, they are far faster than when I simply leave them to download.

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The Download Panel is not blessed with many configuration options. Perhaps someone will develop an extension to modify it?

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You can find items like Pause and Resume in the right-click context menu of an item in the new Download Manager interface.

Modified by cor-el

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I know they can be found here, but I use them more often than cancel (because of my second question above). Is there a way to change the button (eg. in about:config)?

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Chosen Solution

The Download Panel is not blessed with many configuration options. Perhaps someone will develop an extension to modify it?