When using an internet browser, be it Microsoft?s Internet Explorer or Mozilla?s Firefox, you?ve probably used the full screen option that?s available when pressing F11. This is great for those of you who want a bit more breathing room while viewing the content.
Yet, in spite of how liberating that option can be, there are those times when you?d like to have some your browsing features available ? such as the status bar or the address field. As in the past, I?ve happened upon a neat Firefox extension that introduces a new way of browsing, just one of a myriad of add-ons that significantly augments your browsing experience.
It?s called Hide GUI Bars, and it allows users to select which elements they?d like to remove from the browser, ultimately freeing up the viewing area on Firefox.? Those segments that you can specify the removal of include the navigation bar, the tab bar, the menu bar, the status bar, and the bookmark bar. Multiple combinations ? if you, for instance, only want the bookmark bar visible — are available when using this extension.
There is a default hot key (CTRL-SHIFT-A), but it can be changed to suit your preference by using any other combination of keys.? Absolutely free, this is yet another example of the ingenuity that has propelled Firefox to the head of the browsing class.
You can grab Hide GUI Bars here.