[FEEDBACK] Question about how to install different scripts

[gonz-xo]

Version: 1.5.5

Hello, I am new to Firefox CSS and I am not super tech savvy so this may seem like a dumb question. In the description for the theme it says that it supports different installation flags that may change little bits and pieces of the theme. I was wondering how I install those scripts, especially the combination that you shared that says "Optimal Safari Experience". So that is my only question, how do I apply those?

[AdamXweb]

Hi @gonz-xo , what operating system are you using, and what version of Firefox?
E.g MacOS 14.1 or Windows 11

[gonz-xo]

Hey @AdamXweb I am using MacOS 14.5 and Firefox 129.0.1

[AdamXweb]

I may cover a bit too much detail below, apologies if i run through something you already know.

There are two ways that you can install any of the additional customisations;
1- Using the script
2- Manually copying the .css files of each customisation you want into the firefox directory.

Using the script

1. First, you'll want to open Terminal.app on your mac. You can find it in this location on your computer /System/Applications/Utilities/Terminal.app or open Spotlight or Launchpad and type Terminal.
2. You need to change the active folder that terminal is in. When it loads it will usually open your home directory which is represented by the character '~'. You need to find the directory of where you cloned the repository or downloaded the zip files. If it's in your Downloads folder, and you've extracted it, use the command cd ~/Downloads/WhiteSurFirefoxThemeMacOS-master to 'change the active terminal directory' to so you can run the commands.
3. From here, you can verify you're in the right folder by typing pwd which should show something like /Users/YOURUSER/Downloads/WhiteSurFirefoxThemeMacOS-master
4. If you're successfully in the folder, you can use the command install.sh script with any of the customisations added after the script as 'flags'. For example if you want; -u Remove the animation on URL bar to be clickable throughout You would type bash install.sh -u. If you also want the 'optimal experience' along with the above, you would type bash ./install.sh -u -c -n -s -e and it will apply all the customisations by copying the .css into the folders automatically.
5. That's it, your browser would restart and you'll have the customisations you've chosen. If you find any issues with the customisations, do please raise a ticket as Firefox changes over time and breaks things.

Manually

1. Copy any of the any of the .css customisations in the theme's custom folder into chrome/WhiteSur/custom (the directory will be empty)
2. Open Firefox and navigate to about:support
3. Find Profile Folder and click show in finder. Open the folder that looks like ******.default-release (it's random for every user)
4. Now copy the chrome folder from the theme into the ****.default-release folder
5. Restart firefox and it should all work!

Please let me know if you have any further questions or need clarification on the instructions!

[gonz-xo]

Worked perfectly! thank you