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firefox_change_default_values

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As the world turns more and more towards 'default dumb user' in every application, some changes is needed to make it fit nerds. As I kept on forgetting which values to change when installing new machines, I've decided to write them down:

  • browser.urlbar.autoFill → FALSE - Effect: Disables autocomplete of url's (e.g. 192.168.5.1 makes Firefox autofill 192.168.5.108. Pretty annoying! I'm not a dumb user, Firefox, I KNOW what I'm typing. I didn't mean “.108” when I wrote “.1” and pressed enter. I meant “.1”, nothing else. Don't correct it. Me master, you machine)
  • browser.urlbar.trimURLs → FALSE - Effect: Shows current protocol in URL bar. When enabled it removes the protocol definition. Am I using FTP, HTTP, HTTPS? I don't know, because Firefox removed it! Goddamn Chrome-wannabe-behaviour)
  • dom.disable_window_move_resize → TRUE - Effect: Disallows javascript to resize browser windows. I KNOW my window size, and that is the size I want it. Don't fuck with it. Me master, you machine.
  • dom.event.contextmenu.enabled → FALSE - Effect: Disallows javascript to remove the top menu, disable rightclicking etc.
  • browser.backspace_action → 0 - Effect: Enables press of the backspace-button to go back one page.
  • browser.showQuitWarning → TRUE - Effect: Activates a prompt asking to save tabs or not when exiting Firefox. This is nice when accidentally hitting CTRL+Q
  • geo.enabled → FALSE - Effect: Disables geo-location feature. You don't need to know where I am, neither do any weird websites. There is enough logging in the world as it is.
firefox_change_default_values.1366192518.txt.gz · Last modified: 2015/08/15 22:56 (external edit)

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