I seem to remember there was a way to view only the settings I've
changed in about:config. Now I can't seem to find it. These settings still show up in bold, but the only way I can see to show fewer settings
is to use filters, which doesn't help if I can't remember the name of
the setting. Has this capability been removed from recent versions, or
am I missing something?
--
Gabor
I seem to remember there was a way to view only the settings I've
changed in about:config. Now I can't seem to find it. These settings
still show up in bold, but the only way I can see to show fewer settings
is to use filters, which doesn't help if I can't remember the name of
the setting. Has this capability been removed from recent versions, or
am I missing something?
or am I missing something?
I seem to remember there was a way to view only the settings I've changed
in about:config.
On 14/02/2021 14:34, Gabor wrote:
I seem to remember there was a way to view only the settings I've
changed in about:config. Now I can't seem to find it. These settings
still show up in bold, but the only way I can see to show fewer settings
is to use filters, which doesn't help if I can't remember the name of
the setting. Has this capability been removed from recent versions, or
am I missing something?
Help | Troubleshooting information
Scroll to "Important Modified Preferences"
On 2/14/21 9:34 AM, Gabor wrote:
I seem to remember there was a way to view only the settings I've
changed in about:config. Now I can't seem to find it. These settings
still show up in bold, but the only way I can see to show fewer
settings is to use filters, which doesn't help if I can't remember the
name of the setting. Has this capability been removed from recent
versions, or am I missing something?
--
Gabor
I don't recall that capability, but it is coming in a future version.
<https://www.ghacks.net/2021/02/06/mozilla-firefox-gets-open-to-display-modified-preferences-only-on-aboutconfig/>
Gabor,
I seem to remember there was a way to view only the settings I've changed
in about:config.
Maybe not /exactly/ what you're looking for, but if I (in FF v52) click on the "Status" header the list gets sorted on that column - meaning that all the changed entries will show up grouped together, either at the top or the bottom of the list.
Regards,
Rudy Wieser
On Sunday, 2/14/2021 9:44 AM, Jeff Layman wrote:
On 14/02/2021 14:34, Gabor wrote:
I seem to remember there was a way to view only the settings I've
changed in about:config. Now I can't seem to find it. These settings >>> still show up in bold, but the only way I can see to show fewer settings >>> is to use filters, which doesn't help if I can't remember the name of
the setting. Has this capability been removed from recent versions, or >>> am I missing something?
Help | Troubleshooting information
Scroll to "Important Modified Preferences"
Thanks, that seems to be the best way for now. Still more painful than
in older versions of FF.
On 2021-03-06 3:30 p.m., Gabor wrote:
On Sunday, 2/14/2021 9:44 AM, Jeff Layman wrote:
On 14/02/2021 14:34, Gabor wrote:
I seem to remember there was a way to view only the settings I've
changed in about:config. Now I can't seem to find it. These settings >>>> still show up in bold, but the only way I can see to show fewer settings >>>> is to use filters, which doesn't help if I can't remember the name of
the setting. Has this capability been removed from recent versions, or >>>> am I missing something?
Help | Troubleshooting information
Scroll to "Important Modified Preferences"
Thanks, that seems to be the best way for now. Still more painful than in older versions of FF.
Hi Gabor,
I think it's worth noting that the "Important Modified Preferences" section does not list all modified preferences. It's based on a list of
approved preferences. There may be more that have not yet been reviewed for their inclusion on that page, and others that have been rejected
for privacy reasons. That's why they had to add the word "Important" to the heading.
For instance, the preference browser.open.lastDir will not be listed for privacy reasons.
For now, to get a list of all non-default prefs, try the following:
1. In the Troubleshooting Information page, beside "Profile Folder" click [Open Folder].
2. Close Firefox.
3. Make a copy of the file prefs.js.
4. Open your copy of prefs.js in a text editor, such as Notepad.
On 3/6/21 5:04 PM, this is what Chris Ilias wrote:
Hi Gabor,
I think it's worth noting that the "Important Modified Preferences"
section does not list all modified preferences. It's based on a list
of approved preferences. There may be more that have not yet been
reviewed for their inclusion on that page, and others that have been
rejected for privacy reasons. That's why they had to add the word
"Important" to the heading.
For instance, the preference browser.open.lastDir will not be listed
for privacy reasons.
For now, to get a list of all non-default prefs, try the following:
1. In the Troubleshooting Information page, beside "Profile Folder"
click [Open Folder].
2. Close Firefox.
3. Make a copy of the file prefs.js.
4. Open your copy of prefs.js in a text editor, such as Notepad.
Are you saying that only items in prefs.js are items that have been modified? And that would mean all the other settings in about:config
not modified (not highlighted) are defaults, which of course they are,
but are also not in prefs.js?
On 2021-03-06 5:11 p.m., Big Al wrote:
On 3/6/21 5:04 PM, this is what Chris Ilias wrote:
Hi Gabor,
I think it's worth noting that the "Important Modified Preferences"
section does not list all modified preferences. It's based on a list
of approved preferences. There may be more that have not yet been
reviewed for their inclusion on that page, and others that have been
rejected for privacy reasons. That's why they had to add the word
"Important" to the heading.
For instance, the preference browser.open.lastDir will not be listed
for privacy reasons.
For now, to get a list of all non-default prefs, try the following:
1. In the Troubleshooting Information page, beside "Profile Folder"
click [Open Folder].
2. Close Firefox.
3. Make a copy of the file prefs.js.
4. Open your copy of prefs.js in a text editor, such as Notepad.
Are you saying that only items in prefs.js are items that have been
modified? And that would mean all the other settings in about:config
not modified (not highlighted) are defaults, which of course they are,
but are also not in prefs.js?
That's correct. The purpose of prefs.js.
In mozilla.support.firefox,
Sailfish <NIXCAPSsailfish@NIXCAPSunforgettable.com> wrote:
My bloviated meandering follows what Chris Ilias graced us with on
Interesting. My prefs.js file has 770 pref change lines. Since I'veAre you saying that only items in prefs.js are items that have beenThat's correct. The purpose of prefs.js.
modified? And that would mean all the other settings in about:config >>>> not modified (not highlighted) are defaults, which of course they are, >>>> but are also not in prefs.js?
never made anywhere that many pref changes, can I assume that the
majority of them were made by add-ons at one time or another?
There are a bunch of things in there that are one time things, and some preferences will set multiple lines. And internal notes for the browser.
"That's a prefernece?"
user_pref("app.shield.optoutstudies.enabled", false); user_pref("browser.aboutConfig.showWarning", false); user_pref("browser.bookmarks.defaultLocation", "unfiled");
Internal notes:
user_pref("app.update.lastUpdateTime.addon-background-update-timer", 1615224513);
user_pref("app.update.lastUpdateTime.blocklist-background-update-timer", 1588905181);
user_pref("app.update.lastUpdateTime.browser-cleanup-thumbnails", 1615253073);
user_pref("app.update.lastUpdateTime.recipe-client-addon-run", 1615247529); user_pref("app.update.lastUpdateTime.region-update-timer", 1614889592); user_pref("app.update.lastUpdateTime.rs-experiment-loader-timer", 1608226166);
user_pref("app.update.lastUpdateTime.search-engine-update-timer", 1615247409);
user_pref("app.update.lastUpdateTime.services-settings-poll-changes", 1615224393);
user_pref("app.update.lastUpdateTime.telemetry_modules_ping", 1614885992); user_pref("app.update.lastUpdateTime.xpi-signature-verification", 1615224633);
user_pref("browser.slowStartup.averageTime", 4166); user_pref("browser.slowStartup.samples", 4);
One time information messages "shown":
user_pref("app.normandy.first_run", false); user_pref("browser.download.panel.shown", true); user_pref("browser.rights.3.shown", true); user_pref("toolkit.telemetry.reportingpolicy.firstRun", false)
And for "king of some preferences take up multiple lines" look at the
printer related ones. My current prefs.js is about 20% (61 lines of 306) printer stuff.
user_pref("print.print_bgcolor", false);
user_pref("print.print_bgimages", false);
user_pref("print.print_duplex", 0);
user_pref("print.print_evenpages", true); user_pref("print.print_margin_bottom", "0.5"); user_pref("print.print_margin_left", "0.5"); user_pref("print.print_margin_right", "0.5"); user_pref("print.print_margin_top", "0.5");
user_pref("print.print_oddpages", true);
user_pref("print.print_orientation", 0);
user_pref("print.print_page_delay", 50);
user_pref("print.print_paper_data", 0);
user_pref("print.print_paper_height", " 11.00"); user_pref("print.print_paper_name", "na_letter"); user_pref("print.print_paper_size_unit", 0); user_pref("print.print_paper_width", " 8.50"); user_pref("print.print_scaling", " 1.00"); user_pref("print.print_shrink_to_fit", true); user_pref("print.print_to_file", false);
Plus I have another 37 lines with details about my current printer, some
of which duplicate those, eg:
user_pref("print.printer_Brother_HL_L6200DW_series.print_bgcolor", false); user_pref("print.printer_Brother_HL_L6200DW_series.print_bgimages", false); user_pref("print.printer_Brother_HL_L6200DW_series.print_duplex", 0);
On one system that I had continuously upgraded the browser in place
(starting with Phoenix nightly builds, and progressing to Firebird
nightlies, Firefox nightlies, and then Firefox releases) over ~10 years
I recall inspecting prefs.js and finding half of it was filled with
printer preferences. Over those same ten-plus years, in that office, I
had used maybe ten different printers. And all the settings were in
there.
My bloviated meandering follows what Chris Ilias graced us with on
Interesting. My prefs.js file has 770 pref change lines. Since I'veAre you saying that only items in prefs.js are items that have beenThat's correct. The purpose of prefs.js.
modified? And that would mean all the other settings in about:config
not modified (not highlighted) are defaults, which of course they are,
but are also not in prefs.js?
never made anywhere that many pref changes, can I assume that the
majority of them were made by add-ons at one time or another?
On one system that I had continuously upgraded the browser in place
(starting with Phoenix nightly builds, and progressing to Firebird
nightlies, Firefox nightlies, and then Firefox releases) over ~10 years
I recall inspecting prefs.js and finding half of it was filled with
printer preferences. Over those same ten-plus years, in that office, I
had used maybe ten different printers. And all the settings were in
there.
On 3/8/21 11:19 PM, Sailfish wrote:
On one system that I had continuously upgraded the browser in place
(starting with Phoenix nightly builds, and progressing to Firebird
nightlies, Firefox nightlies, and then Firefox releases) over ~10 years
I recall inspecting prefs.js and finding half of it was filled with
printer preferences. Over those same ten-plus years, in that office, I
had used maybe ten different printers. And all the settings were in
there.
Doing a Refresh Firefox <https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/refresh-firefox-reset-add-ons-and-settings>
would most likely remove those printers from a current version.
--
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On 3/9/21 2:29 PM, WaltS48 wrote:
On 3/8/21 11:19 PM, Sailfish wrote:Not a chance, "Refresh Firefox" only restores a lot of random old
On one system that I had continuously upgraded the browser in place
(starting with Phoenix nightly builds, and progressing to Firebird
nightlies, Firefox nightlies, and then Firefox releases) over ~10 years
I recall inspecting prefs.js and finding half of it was filled with
printer preferences. Over those same ten-plus years, in that office, I
had used maybe ten different printers. And all the settings were in
there.
Doing a Refresh Firefox
<https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/refresh-firefox-reset-add-ons-and-settings>
would most likely remove those printers from a current version.
stuff that got stuck in your profile at Mozilla, like bookmarks you
deleted 6 years ago etc.
On 3/9/21 2:29 PM, WaltS48 wrote:
Doing a Refresh Firefox
<https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/refresh-firefox-reset-add-ons-and-settings>
would most likely remove those printers from a current version.
Not a chance, "Refresh Firefox" only restores a lot of random old stuff
that got stuck in your profile at Mozilla, like bookmarks you deleted 6
years ago etc.
On 3/8/21 11:19 PM, Sailfish wrote:
On one system that I had continuously upgraded the browser in place
(starting with Phoenix nightly builds, and progressing to Firebird
nightlies, Firefox nightlies, and then Firefox releases) over ~10 years
I recall inspecting prefs.js and finding half of it was filled with
printer preferences. Over those same ten-plus years, in that office, I
had used maybe ten different printers. And all the settings were in
there.
Doing a Refresh Firefox <https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/refresh-firefox-reset-add-ons-and-settings>
would most likely remove those printers from a current version.
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