Hide Caption Titlebar Plus 2.8.6

by DarthMadara

"Maximize your screen space by controlling the presence of Firefox window Title-bar (Caption) & borders!", to be like Chrome Browser. - Hide FF's caption with 'smart' options, *optional* custom caption & resizers. - Works with ChromiFox-like themes.

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About this Add-on

* Breaking News: *

NEW VERSION 2.8.2 Released for Fx 29+
Full compatible with Firefox 29+ (AUSTRALIS Theme). Fully tested on Windows and Linux!

Released also in *Development Channel* here, please download from that channel so you'll stay with latest version always.
Thunderbird version is available! (Windows only)

* These descriptions still needs updating of new functionality since Firefox 4: *

The main source of features info is the addon's Options/Preferences dialog, with many tooltips and descriptions. (accessible also from the context-menu mentioned below.)
There is a Context-Menu (mouse secondary-button-click) accesible from Fx main button, Max,Min&Close buttons and Drag-Window control, for opening Options dialog.
Works and looks good with ChromiFox basic theme, and also with ChromiFox Extreme, Cfx Extreme CARBON, Strata40/StrataBuddy. (theme tips in readme).
Compatible with all utility addons that I could test so far. Ie.: Tab Mix Plus, Tab Kit.

Bug/Issue reports are welcomed in the Support site. Please don't post them in a Review here. (Also, please don't report download errors, they are not caused by the addon, but by one of the many download mirrors of this site.)
Please note that in Mac OSX there are mixed reports about hiding the caption.
Check the Development Channel below for a possible newer version with last fixes! If found, you can check It's Release Notes in 'See complete version history' link.
** About Firefox 12 or later issue: Disabled Customizable-Min,Max,Close-buttons ** (in Windows with Glass desktop)
On 2012-01-15 was changed a needed Firefox capability that allows addons like HCTP to have customizable Min,Max,Close Buttons in Windows Glass desktop, that I still hope to be fixed sometime soon.
Since version 2.7.1 finally there's a workaround for this!.
FYI: In options dialog (where customizable buttons are configured), there's an option to remedy this condition (by default, customizable buttons are ON). Also, this problem don't affect you if "Show Firefox 4+ Titlebar" is setted to "enabled" (of course losing some space).

I've filed Firefox Bug 730219 on 2012-02-24 about this.
This is discussed already in the Support Site, Issue 178.

I's recommended (and very easy) to test any issue by opening a new Firefox window with a blank (fresh) profile! (You can leave open the main Firefox window, that wont be affected at all). Very useful to identify addons incompatibilities.
Simply run this command: firefox.exe -no-remote -profile "c:\_Firefox_temp_profile"

Having another Fx window with a fresh profile can also be useful to try at will this and other addons without interfering with your main Fx window/profile. (Just in case, more info here: "Opening New instance of Firefox with another profile" )

Version Information

Version 2.8.6 Released May 15, 2014 402.3 kB Works with Firefox 13.0 and later

Version 2.8.6 :
- LINUX: Fixed a little (4px) extra margin at top-of-window.

Version 2.8.5 :
- Fx29+: Fixed "Drag Fx window using Tab-bar background". (Was making Scroll-Arrows to appear always in Tab-bar and some trouble when Customizing Tab-bar too).
- Fixed: MMC customizable buttons were too tall.
- MMC buttons skin: Removed Legacy Advanced option with 'maximize-button'. Firefox Themes can style the restore button for maximized and unmax states.
(This button-id was requested for removal by Mozilla Review)

Version 2.8.4rc :

New Full-Screen option: "Autohide also Firefox 'Home' Button and Custom-Min,Max,Close buttons when autohiding Toolbars in Full-Screen mode"
Small Tabs: NEW OPTION: "Small, almost Classic Tabs"

Fixes, improvements:
- Fixed issues with "Classic Theme Restorer" addon: (For "Tabs on bottom": extra space on top. Incorrecly Hidden System-MMC-buttons)
- Fixed incompatibilities with "GlassMyFox" and similar addons. (To get glass, turn OFF the option "Disable Fx Window system-caption buttons (min,max,close)")
- PALE MOON: hide "Pale Moon"'s Main-Title at top! (fix issue #232)
- Small Tabs: adjusted NewTab-button width.
- FIXED ver 2.8.3 css bug: if a 2nd Fx window is opened & closed, It removes all latest style(css) fixes!

Source code released under GNU General Public License, version 3.0
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Development Channel

The Development Channel lets you test an experimental new version of this add-on before it's released to the general public. Once you install the development version, you will continue to get updates from this channel. To stop receiving development updates, reinstall the default version from the link above. Install development version

Caution: Development versions of this add-on have not been reviewed by Mozilla.

Version 2.8.6rc:

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Version 2.8.6 Released May 15, 2014 402.3 kB Works with Firefox 13.0 and later

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