On Fri, 19 Jul 2002, Richard A. O'Keefe wrote:
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> Is there any way of making the new button row in a Browser go away?

Yep! Preferences dialog, browsing category, "optionalButtons" preference,
uncheck.

> I know how to get these things anyway, and screen real estate is *precious*.
> (I do see the usefulness of the button row; my students should find it a big
> help.  But I _personally_ don't need it.)

It's been there for a while and I find it convenient so used to enable
it. I think it became "standard" because it improves the out of box
feeling for newcomers.

(Clearly, you get that :))

Cheers,
Bijan Parsia.