Issues regarding customizing Menus and toolbars

Question

First i would like to know how i can move the tabs back to below the navigation bar yet still above the bookmarks toolbar.
Secondly i cannot return the search bar back to the position it was originally before the latest update and if i try to move it anywhere else it become way too large, also the search bar does not have the small blue google symbol on the right side and it no longer says google search.
If there is no way to change these setting can you please give e directions on how to uninstall the latest update so i can return to my original format as i find it very annoying that every time i update firefox it changer everything and each time has removed customization ability which is supposed to be a prominent feature of firefox.

Answer 1

Hi Samuel,
TABS
There are probbly addons that will achieve this.
* [[Find and install add-ons to add features to Firefox]]
This search lists some, but a search from your own machine may give better results
* https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/search/?q=tabs&appver=34.0
* One of the top results is [https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/tabs-on-bottom/ Tabs On Bottom]
*Also possibly of interest
** [[Customize Firefox controls, buttons and toolbars]]
**[[Learn more about the design of the new Firefox]]
SEARCH BAR
In fact the searchbar is getting to be rather redundant, as there re other searchbars on Firefox: the default homepage,and on newtabs page for instance. Also search terms may be entered direct in to the location bar.
* [[How to search IMDB, Wikipedia and more from the address bar]]
* [[Awesome Bar - Find your bookmarks, history and tabs when you type in the address bar]]
By default there is nothing between the location bar and the searchbar, other than a flexible space, this allows them to be dragged to change their lengths, without even needing to open the customisations ( customisZations ) option. The mouse pointer becomes a double-headed arrow once between the two. You may need to move some fixed icon obstructing the unseen flexible space.
The change to Yahoo will have caught some by surprise. I wish Firefox had directly advise users of this change, but it is easy to change back.
After reading this and the linked articles, please post back. Say what you have tried and whether you need me to explain anything in more detail, Thanks John
'''What has changed?'''<br>
In the US and Canada, the default search engine has been changed from ''Google'' to ''Yahoo''. In Russia, ''Yandex Search'' will become the default search and in China, ''Baidu'' will continue to be the default search. However, all other search engines will still be available in these regions. You will notice this change in Firefox 34.
'''Would you like to know more about the change?'''<br>
See the blog post written by Chris Beard, [https://blog.mozilla.org/blog/2014/11/19/promoting-choice-and-innovation-on-the-web/ New Search Strategy for Firefox: Promoting Choice & Innovation] and the News Release, [https://blog.mozilla.org/press/2014/11/yahoo-and-mozilla-form-strategic-partnership/ Yahoo and Mozilla Form Strategic Partnership].
'''Do you want to change your default search engine?'''<br>
In Firefox 33 or below, you would change your default search engine from the Search bar, as shown in [/gallery/image/19894 this animation]. Starting in Firefox 34, you can use one of these methods:<br>
''Note: The following may not apply to localized versions of Firefox.''
* Click the menu button [[Image:New Fx Menu]] and choose '''Options''' on Windows or '''Preferences''' on Mac or Linux, then select the '''Search''' settings panel.
* Click on the magnifying glass icon in the Search bar, then click on Change Search Settings, as shown here:
:[[Image:search prefs 34]]
In the Search settings panel that opens, select a different search engine from the drop-down menu (see [/en-US/gallery/image/20002 this screenshot]).
For more information, see the article [[Search bar - add, change and manage search engines on Firefox]].