How do I properly emulate the old statusbar and some other features?

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I can see the "statusbar issue" have been discussed a lot, but couldn't find a satisfying answer.
I haven't used Internet Explorer for several years in benefit to Firefox. I hope I can keep it that way while I am also able to stay up to date at the same time.
After recently updated my FF 3.6(I think) to 4.0.1, and plenty of time trying to customize the new looks and location of bars and buttons etc to my likings, I need help with a few things:
1. How do I disable the "link hover preview bar" and make it appear on the Add-on Bar(the old statusbar replacement)?
2. How do I remove the X(close button) on the Add-on bar? I don't know if its only me, but something at the back of my head mistakes it for a pop-up or something else that needs to be closed. Very annoying to have to re-enable it every time.
3. How do I put a "border" around the new Add-on bar so it doesn't look like an extension of the webpage im currently at? The lack of a border might be the reason why I subconsciously think it's a popup. But even so, I still see no reason for the X.
4. The new colorless buttons/icons makes it easy to miss click (they all look too similar now), can I get them old ones back?
5. How do I make the Reload button and Stop button stay separate buttons instead of one combined button?
6. Lastly, I am used to have a button at the right side of the last tab to open a new tab. Now I need to add another button at the top instead. Or can I get the old "open new tab" feature back somehow?
Thank you for your time.

Answer 1

<u>'''Question 1'''</u><br />
Install the '''''Status-4-Evar''''' extension: https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/status-4-evar/<br />
After install,
#Be sure the Add-on Bar is displayed;
#*click Firefox button, click Add-on Bar to place a check mark
#*if using the Menu Bar, click View > Toolbars, click to check "Add-on Bar"
#In the Customize Toolbar window
#*Open Customize Toolbar window
#**Firefox button > Options > Toolbar Layout
#**if using the Menu Bar, View > Toolbars > Customize
#*drag any or all of the 3 items to the position you want them on the Add-on Bar:
#**'''Status text''' (this will display the website address while loading and "Done" when the page has completed loading in the Add-on Bar instead of as a "tooltip" type display in the lower left corner)
#**'''Download status''' (will display No Downloads or number of downloads in progress)
#**'''Progress meter''' (progress of page loading)
<u>'''Questions 2 & 3'''</u>
#Set the options for Status-4-Evar
#*click Firefox button, click Add-ons, click Extensions, scroll down and click Options next to Status-4-Evar
#*if using the Menu bar, click Tools, click Add-ons, click Extensions, scroll down and click Options next to Status-4-Evar
#*In the Options window for Status-4-Evar, click on "Add-on Bar" on the top
#**un-check "Show the close button" to remove the Add-on Bar close (X) button
#**check "Use alternate toolbar borders" to place a 1 pixel border across the top of the Add-on Bar
#***You can also do this with a userChrome.css addition and you can color the Add-on Bar, but it is a bit involved. If you want some basic instructions, post back and I will try to provide the information.
<u>'''Question 4'''</u>
You can add this Extension to get some color toolbar buttons similar to Firefox 3.6:
*'''''Firefox 3 Theme for Firefox 4''''': https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/firefox-3-theme-for-firefox/
<u>'''Question 5'''</u>
#Firefox 4.0 has a '''''combined''''' Go/Reload/Stop button that is positioned at the far right of the location bar.
#*During the page load process it shows as a Stop button and after the loading has finished the button is changed to a Reload button. If you type in the location bar then that button becomes a Go button.
#*You can middle-click that button to duplicate the current tab to a new tab.
#*In Firefox 4.0 you can move the Stop/Reload button out of the location bar and put them wherever you want on the toolbar. You can also make them appear as separate buttons on the toolbar.
#**click Firefox button > Options > Toolbar Layout
#**if using the Menu Bar: click View > Toolbars > Customize
#** Swap the two buttons by dragging them or move them to their previous position at the left of the location bar.
#** If the order is "Reload - Stop" you will get a combined "Reload/Stop" button.
#** Swap the order (by dragging) to "Stop - Reload" or separate them otherwise (like inserting another button or a "Space" or "Separator" between them) to get two distinct buttons.
<u>'''Question 6'''</u>
There should be a "+" to the right of the last tab by default. If it is not there, open the "Customize Toolbar" window:
*click Firefox button, click Options, click Toolbar Layout
*if using the Menu Bar, click View, click Toolbars, click Cutomize
look for a "New Tab" icon and drag it to the end of the Tab Bar while the Customize Toolbar window is open. You may need to "Restore the default toolbar set". See: https://support.mozilla.com/en-US/kb/Back%20and%20forward%20or%20other%20toolbar%20items%20are%20missing<br />
What Add-on did you install for the Open New Tab button on the toolbar? Did it disable the "+" on the Tab bar?
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