How about just using a different homepage?

https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/How%20to%20set%20the%20home%20page

I want to keep the default home page WITHOUT the crap I noted. I am not interested in a different homepage, or I would have just set one up. Thanks for your thoughts, but I do hope someone figures out the real answer to my question.

Add code to the userContent.css file in the chrome folder

• http://kb.mozillazine.org/userContent.css

The customization files userChrome.css (interface) and userContent.css (websites) are located in the chrome folder in the user profile folder.

See also:

• http://kb.mozillazine.org/Editing_configuration
• http://kb.mozillazine.org/Editing_configuration/Troubleshooting

@-moz-document url(about:home){
 #launcher { display: none !important; }
}

it's very simple... follow these instructions

1. Go to to "view" in menu bar by (Alt+V)

2. in "Toolbars", uncheck the "navigation bar" and "bookmarks toolbar"

i hope your problem is solved....

What I would like to remove are the new so-called quick launch buttons on the bottom third of Firefox 13's home page. No suggestions have worked yet. Any more ideas? Thanks for the help.

Did you add the above posted code to the userContent.css file?

• http://kb.mozillazine.org/userContent.css

You can use the ChromEdit Plus or Stylish extension to have easier access to the customization files.

• ChromEdit Plus: http://webdesigns.ms11.net/chromeditp.html
• Stylish: https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/stylish/

Yes, I did try this, had to create the CHROME folder and built the CSS file as you said, and it all went well, but didn't work. Any ideas you have are certainly welcome, thanks.

Make sure that the name of the chrome folder is lowercase and the userContent.css doesn't have a hidden .txt file extension (e.g. userContent.css.txt)

See also:

• http://kb.mozillazine.org/Editing_configuration/Troubleshooting

Does other content in the file work?

@-moz-document url-prefix(about:blank) {
 * { background-color:#808080; }
}

Guess what? I'm now using FF13 with all of the "quick link" crap gone!!! I tried what you suggested last and the blank home page came up dark gray. and so I rebuilt the file and evidently fixed something I had typed wrong or something like that. The bottom line is that your recommendations do work and the junk I wanted gone is gone and I am delighted!!! You're a Firefox genius and thank you enormously for your patient help!!

So glad you were able to build your own file & blank webpg, BOBNAGEL, from Cor-el's directions. My usage abilities of the Web aren't advanced like yours. Therefore, a "remove" type button next to the line of quick links, or even at each link, would be great for those at my level. This is why I can't pick the "Solution chosen" response yet.

Isn't there anyone at Mozilla Firefox willing / able to add a "remove" type area to the quick links? Someone decided to globally put the links there. That same person can also put a little "x" or such next to the quick links for anyone to remove them. Thank you.

I agree with you totally that the Mozilla developers should stop embedding useless and unwanted junk on the menu and in the tab links and everywhere else. It couldn't be too difficult to add an option to the OPTIONS to not display all this crap. Thank you for your interest and good luck with it.