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:''This article applies to Firefox, Mozilla Suite, and Thunderbird.''
:''This article applies to Firefox, Mozilla Suite, and Thunderbird.''


Want to change where the <tt>[http://kb.mozillazine.org/Commonly_Used_Words#Browser-Related_Terms throbber]</tt> takes you?
Want to change where the [[Commonly Used Words#Browser-Related Terms | throbber]] (or activity indicator) takes you?


== Firefox ==
== Firefox ==
#Go to [[about:config]] (through your Location Bar)
#Go to [[about:config]] (through your Location Bar).
#Put ''throbber'' into the filter bar
#Type ''throbber'' into the filter bar.
#Now right-click on ''browser.throbber.url'''s value and choose modify
#Right-click on the value for ''browser.throbber.url'' and choose "Modify".
#Change the value to the url you would like to be taken to (eg. ''http://kb.mozillazine.org''), restart Mozilla Suite and you are done
#Change the value to the URL you would like to be taken to (e.g., ''<nowiki>http://kb.mozillazine.org</nowiki>'').
# Restart Firefox if the new setting does not take effect immediately.


== Mozilla Suite ==
== Mozilla Suite ==
#Go to [[about:config]] (through your Location Bar)
You can configure the Mozilla Suite throbber URLs separately for each window. For instance, you could have the Navigator throbber take you to one URL and the Mail & Newsroups throbber take you to a different URL.
#Put ''throbber'' into the filter bar
#Now right-click on each config option's value and choose modify
#Change the value to the url you would like to be taken to (eg. ''http://kb.mozillazine.org''), restart Mozilla Suite and you are done


=== Config Option List ===
#Go to [[about:config]] (through your Location Bar).
==== Navigator ====
#Type ''throbber'' into the filter bar.
#For each throbber URL that you would like to change (see options below), right-click on the corresponding value and choose "Modify".
#Change the value to the URL you would like to be taken to (e.g., ''<nowiki>http://kb.mozillazine.org</nowiki>'').
#Restart Mozilla Suite if the new settings do not take effect immediately.
 
=== Navigator ===
:browser.throbber.url (''Shared'')
:browser.throbber.url (''Shared'')
==== Mail & Newsgroups ====
=== Mail & Newsgroups ===
:browser.throbber.url (''Shared'')
:browser.throbber.url (''Shared'')
==== Address Book ====
=== Address Book ===
:addressbook.throbber.url
:addressbook.throbber.url
==== Composer ====
=== Composer ===
:compose.throbber.url
:compose.throbber.url
==== Editor ====
=== Editor ===
:editor.throbber.url
:editor.throbber.url
==== IRC Chat ====
=== IRC Chat ===
:messenger.throbber.url
:messenger.throbber.url


==Thunderbird==
==Thunderbird==
Thunderbird has throbbers displayed in the main window, the Compose window, and the Address Book window. You can change the throbber URL for each separately. For each that you want to change, add the appropriate lines of code below into your [[user.js file]] and replace <tt><nowiki>"http://kb.mozillazine.org/"</nowiki></tt> with whatever URL you want to use. You can also change these settings through [[about:config]].
Thunderbird has throbbers displayed in the main window, the Compose window, and the Address Book window. You can change the throbber URL for each separately. For each that you want to change, exit Thunderbird and add the appropriate lines of code below into your [[user.js file]], replacing <tt><nowiki>"http://kb.mozillazine.org/"</nowiki></tt> in the examples below with whatever URL you want to use. You can also change these settings through [[about:config]].


===Main Window===
===Main Window===

Revision as of 13:30, 14 May 2005

This article applies to Firefox, Mozilla Suite, and Thunderbird.

Want to change where the throbber (or activity indicator) takes you?

Firefox

  1. Go to about:config (through your Location Bar).
  2. Type throbber into the filter bar.
  3. Right-click on the value for browser.throbber.url and choose "Modify".
  4. Change the value to the URL you would like to be taken to (e.g., http://kb.mozillazine.org).
  5. Restart Firefox if the new setting does not take effect immediately.

Mozilla Suite

You can configure the Mozilla Suite throbber URLs separately for each window. For instance, you could have the Navigator throbber take you to one URL and the Mail & Newsroups throbber take you to a different URL.

  1. Go to about:config (through your Location Bar).
  2. Type throbber into the filter bar.
  3. For each throbber URL that you would like to change (see options below), right-click on the corresponding value and choose "Modify".
  4. Change the value to the URL you would like to be taken to (e.g., http://kb.mozillazine.org).
  5. Restart Mozilla Suite if the new settings do not take effect immediately.

Navigator

browser.throbber.url (Shared)

Mail & Newsgroups

browser.throbber.url (Shared)

Address Book

addressbook.throbber.url

Composer

compose.throbber.url

Editor

editor.throbber.url

IRC Chat

messenger.throbber.url

Thunderbird

Thunderbird has throbbers displayed in the main window, the Compose window, and the Address Book window. You can change the throbber URL for each separately. For each that you want to change, exit Thunderbird and add the appropriate lines of code below into your user.js file, replacing "http://kb.mozillazine.org/" in the examples below with whatever URL you want to use. You can also change these settings through about:config.

Main Window

// Change throbber URL in main window
user_pref("messenger.throbber.url", "http://kb.mozillazine.org/");

Compose window

// Change throbber URL in Compose window
user_pref("compose.throbber.url", "http://kb.mozillazine.org/");

Address Book window

// Change throbber URL in Address Book window
user_pref("addressbook.throbber.url", "http://kb.mozillazine.org/");