Menu differences in Windows, Linux, and Mac
From MozillaZine Knowledge Base
Most (if not all) of the knowledge base articles related to Firefox, Thunderbird and Mozilla Suite / SeaMonkey refer to the menu sequences used in Windows. In the Linux and Mac versions of these applications, however, the menu sequences sometimes differ, as shown below.
Firefox and Thunderbird
Menu item | Windows | Linux | Mac OS X |
---|---|---|---|
Options / Preferences | Tools -> Options... | Edit -> Preferences | Firefox -> Preferences... Thunderbird -> Preferences... |
Account Settings (Thunderbird) | Tools -> Account Settings... | Edit -> Account Settings | Tools -> Account Settings... |
Mozilla Suite and SeaMonkey
Menu item | Windows | Linux | Mac OS X |
---|---|---|---|
Preferences | Edit -> Preferences... | Edit -> Preferences... | Mozilla Suite -> Preferences... SeaMonkey -> Preferences... |
Account Settings (Mail) | Edit -> Mail & Newsgroups Account Settings... | Edit -> Mail & Newsgroups Account Settings | Edit -> Mail & Newsgroups Account Settings |
If you come across other menu differences, feel free to add them to the above.
External links
- Preferences Mover extension moves preference or option related menus to the generic location.
- Menu Editor extension.