Closed Bug 189404 Opened 22 years ago Closed 21 years ago

Insert instructive comment in prefs.js

Categories

(Core :: Preferences: Backend, enhancement)

Product:
Core
Component:
Preferences: Backend
Type:
enhancement
Priority:
Not set
Severity:
normal

Tracking

()

Status:
RESOLVED WONTFIX

People

(Reporter: sbwoodside, Assigned: bnesse)

Details

(Keywords: helpwanted) 

Insert an instructive comment in the prefs.js file, that explains that users who
wish to edit their preferences should (create and) edit the user.js file and NOT
edit the prefs.js file.

This comes up frequently on the list.
this deserves to go into the trunk (as well as the chimera / branch). moving over...
Assignee: sfraser → bnesse
Component: Preferences → Preferences: Backend
Keywords: helpwanted
OS: MacOS X → All
Product: Chimera → Browser
Hardware: Macintosh → All
Version: unspecified → Trunk
this shouldn't be done. direct editing of prefs.js is dangerous. malformed pref
additions can cause the loss of other prefs in the file. users who need to make
edits should use the existing preferences UI or about:config.
Status: NEW → RESOLVED
Closed: 21 years ago
Resolution: --- → WONTFIX
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