Granted, I already have an idea of what I want to talk about, but if I get a lot of requests for a certain area, I may move that up on the to-do list. I will be taking questions on what areas you want to learn more about. Then I’ll be back soon with the first lessons which will include theme packaging and creating the identity. Familiarize yourself with the folders and basic structure. To get started download iPox Remix and look around. However looking at some themes out there, it’s not required. And something like PimpZilla, well that takes tons of time.Ĭreativity is good too. Without CSS knowledge, you’ll be limited to the edits you can make. If you know CSS, that’ll help a lot to, but it’s not required. That may be using Photoshop, Fireworks, GIMP or another graphics application. You’ll need to know how to create or edit images to customize your theme. You can get rid of the blue bookmark bar, add your own buttons, change the throbber, modify the scrollbars or just use iPox Remix as a base to make your own theme. You can pretty much do whatever you want.

Yes, you can use the iPox source to work with, but don’t go taking other theme pieces or elements from the web and just assume that you can use them. A link or some sort of acknowledgment would be nice!!ģ) Don’t use copyrighted material or someone elses work without their permission. I’m not giving you permission to take iPox and claim it as your own. One of the first tutorials will be creating an identity so be sure not to miss that step.Ģ) Please give me a little credit. If you don’t, you’ll end up with a bunch of issues. I’ll be giving tutorials and tips to help you either modify iPox or create your own, brand new Firefox theme.ġ) If you choose to publish any version iPox Remix to Mozilla’s addon site or anyplace else, please rename the theme and get a unique UUID. The process of uploading a theme is similar to submitting an extension.

When your theme is generated, visit the Developer Hub to upload it for signing.

Visit the theme syntax and properties page for further details. Download Canvas - Make your own Firefox theme Mozilla Addon, Canvas - Make your own Firefox theme Addon for Mozilla FireFox web browser browser is to. If you want to create a more detailed theme, you can use the static theme approach to create a theme XPI and make further modifications to the new tab background, sidebar, icons, and more. IPox Remix is my way of letting the user customize the iPox Firefox theme to their liking. You will also be able to export the theme you create on Firefox Color.

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