Ubuntu Tips (beta)

This hint illustrates how to improve the default look of the web form controls in the Firefox browser.

Use the following commands the accomplish the task.

% cd /tmp
% wget http://users.tkk.fi/~otsaloma/art/firefox-form-widgets.tar.gz
% tar -xvzf firefox-form-widgets.tar.gz
% sudo cp /usr/share/firefox/res/forms.css /usr/share/firefox/res/forms.css.bak
% cat firefox-form-widgets/res/forms-extra.css | sudo tee --append /usr/share/firefox/res/forms.css > /dev/null
% sudo cp -r firefox-form-widgets/res/form-widgets /usr/share/firefox/res
% rm -rf firefox-form-widgets

This hint originates from Ubuntu Forums. Submitted by ian.