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0 pointscpeterso11y ago0 comments

The about:config prefs for "browser.newtabpage.rows" and "browser.newtabpage.columns" seem to work in Firefox 32, but not 33. I don't know if this is a bug or a design change.

UPDATE: This is Firefox bug 1005596. The prefs only work when you zoom out.

https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1005596

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nd711y ago· 1 in thread

Reddit suggested a temporary solution to this issue by installing the extension(not bug fixes, but still): https://addons.mozilla.org/ru/firefox/addon/new-tab-tools/?s...

kevincrane11y ago

Oh awesome, thanks! I was looking for addons yesterday, but I must've missed this one. It does everything I want, so I'm placated for the moment.

kevincrane11y ago

Yeah, I saw that (the default for one of them changed to 5 for some reason). Searching around, I found this link: https://wiki.mozilla.org/QA/Newtab_page_Tiles/Test_Plan

It looks like something about the tabs changed for Firefox 33, but I really can't tell what from that document. The two notable parts I saw were:

- If there is not enough space for the fixed size tile and it's gutters, rows and/or columns are removed from the grid.

- In the Tile Grid, there will be Top Sites tiles (based on user frequency), but also Sponsored or Partner tiles.

I don't know why the first one changed (as opposed to just scaling the tiles like they did before). The second one seems like a whole different scary thing.

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