Chrome URLs
From MozillaZine Knowledge Base
To overlay an existing XUL element, you first need the URL of its chrome.
Finding Chrome URLs not listed below
If you can open the desired chrome element in its own window or popup, make sure you have the DOM Inspector extension installed (it comes bundled with some applications, not with others), then:
- Open your chrome element's window
- Start the DOM Inspector via the appropriate submenu or sub-submenu of the Tools menu (its exact location varies between applications, and with the presence or absence of some other extensions), or by hitting Ctrl+Shift+I
- In the DOM Inspector window, use the "File => Inspect Chrome Document" menuitem to select your chrome element's window
- The desired chrome URL should appear in the DOM Inspector's URL bar.
All Toolkit applications
Firefox, Thunderbird, Sunbird, SeaMonkey (2.0a1pre and later), ...
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| Function | URL |
|---|---|
| Add-ons | chrome://mozapps/content/extensions/extensions.xul |
| DOM Inspector | chrome://inspector/content/inspector.xul |
Firefox
| Function | URL |
|---|---|
| Main Window | chrome://browser/content/browser.xul |
| Options | chrome://browser/content/preferences/preferences.xul Firefox 1.5: chrome://browser/content/pref/pref.xul |
| Library | chrome://browser/content/places/places.xul Firefox 1.5: chrome://browser/content/bookmarks/bookmarksManager.xul |
| Bookmark Panel | chrome://browser/content/bookmarks/bookmarksPanel.xul |
| History Panel | chrome://browser/content/history/history-panel.xul |
| Downloads | chrome://mozapps/content/downloads/downloads.xul |
| Clear Private Data | chrome://browser/content/sanitize.xul |
| Saved Passwords | chrome://passwordmgr/content/passwordManager.xul |
| Error Console | chrome://global/content/console.xul |
| Manage Cookies | chrome://browser/content/preferences/cookies.xul |
Firefox Help Links
| Function | URL |
|---|---|
| Mozilla Firefox Help | chrome://help/locale/firefox_welcome.xhtml |
| Using the Help Window | chrome://help/locale/welcome.xhtml |
| Using Mozilla Firefox | chrome://help/locale/using_firebird.xhtml |
| Using the Download Manager | chrome://help/locale/download_manager.xhtml |
| Customization | chrome://help/locale/customization.xhtml |
| Options (Preferences) | chrome://help/locale/prefs.xhtml |
| Controlling Popups | chrome://help/locale/popup.xhtml |
| Managing Cookies | chrome://help/locale/cookies.xhtml |
| Tabbed Browsing | chrome://help/locale/tabbed_browsing.xhtml |
| Keyboard Shortcuts | chrome://help/locale/shortcuts.xhtml |
| Mouse Shortcuts | chrome://help/locale/mouse_shortcuts.xhtml |
| Menu Reference | chrome://help/locale/menu_reference.xhtml |
| Help for Internet Explorer Users | chrome://help/locale/forieusers.xhtml |
| Glossary | chrome://help/locale/glossary.xhtml |
Thunderbird
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Mozilla Suite and SeaMonkey 1.0/1.1
| Function | URL |
|---|---|
| Main Window | chrome://navigator/content/navigator.xul |
| Search Panel | chrome://communicator/content/search/search-panel.xul |
| Bookmark Panel | chrome://communicator/content/bookmarks/bm-panel.xul |
| History Panel | chrome://communicator/content/history/history-panel.xul |
| Addressbook Panel | chrome://messenger/content/addressbook/addressbook-panel.xul |
| Bookmark Manager | chrome://communicator/content/bookmarks/bookmarksManager.xul |
| History Window | chrome://communicator/content/history/history.xul |
| Manage Cookies | chrome://communicator/content/permissions/cookieViewer.xul |
| Image Permissions | chrome://communicator/content/permissions/permissionsManager.xul |
| Manage Popups | chrome://communicator/content/permissions/permissionsManager.xul |
| Preferences | chrome://communicator/content/pref/pref.xul |
| Saved Passwords | chrome://communicator/content/wallet/SignonViewer.xul |
| Error Console | chrome://global/content/console.xul |
| DOM Inspector | chrome://inspector/content/inspector.xul |
| Mail & News | chrome://messenger/content/messenger.xul |
| Address Book | chrome://messenger/content/addressbook/addressbook.xul |
| Composer | chrome://editor/content/editor.xul |
| Chatzilla | chrome://chatzilla/content/chatzilla.xul |
| Calendar | chrome://calendar/content/calendar.xul |
SeaMonkey 2.0 and later
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Sunbird
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Camino
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Using the chrome URL
Once you've got your chrome URL you can load it (by typing it in the location bar), and use the DOM inspector's click-to-select tool to locate the element and get its ID.
