firefox syspref.js not working
Affects | Status | Importance | Assigned to | Milestone | |
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firefox (Ubuntu) |
Invalid
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Undecided
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Unassigned |
Bug Description
I'm trying to use /etc/firefox/
In /etc/firefox/
pref("browser.
But when people start firefox, it's still set to about:startpage, which was the previous default.
ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 11.04
Package: firefox 5.0+build1+
ProcVersionSign
Uname: Linux 2.6.38-10-generic x86_64
Architecture: amd64
Date: Thu Jul 14 08:44:56 2011
FirefoxPackages:
firefox 5.0+build1+
flashplugin-
adobe-flashplugin N/A
icedtea-plugin N/A
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 10.04 LTS "Lucid Lynx" - Release amd64 (20100427.1)
ProcEnviron:
LANGUAGE=nb_NO:en
LANG=en_GB.UTF-8
LC_MESSAGES=
SHELL=/bin/bash
SourcePackage: firefox
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to natty on 2011-04-28 (76 days ago)
This is because the default homepage is set in ubufox, which is loaded after that preference file. TBH, we should just get rid of that file entirely, as it doesn't behave as people expect and you need to understand how the preference system in Firefox works to understand its limitations