102226 - can't copy lines from about:config

Status: VERIFIED FIXED

(SeaMonkey :: Preferences, enhancement)

Description

[Quinn Yost (mythdraug)]

Build: 2001092803 Win32

Comment 1

[Boris Zbarsky [:bzbarsky]]

happening on Unix too

Comment 2

[sairuh (rarely reading bugmail)]

->chipc, who implemented about:config.

Comment 3

[Chip Clark]

And this would be an RFE?  

Why would one want to copy lines from about:config

Comment 4

[Boris Zbarsky [:bzbarsky]]

To avoid having to retype long pref names and possibly make typos?

Comment 5

[(not reading, please use [e-mail] instead)]

taking about:config bugs from chipc.

Comment 6

[[e-mail]]

bz, what would you want to copy?

Comment 7

[Boris Zbarsky [:bzbarsky]]

Pref names and pref values.  Independently (that is, I want to be able to copy
one without the other).

Comment 8

[Quinn Yost (mythdraug)]

I'll comment here as the original reporter.  

When I filed this bug, I was chatting at 
irc://irc.mozilla.org/#mozillazine when I filed this bug;
while there I was asked about what one of my prefs was 
set to.  I happily entered about:config into my nearest 
location bar, and attempted to copy the text which I 
planned to paste into the chatzilla window.

The pref in question was (at the time) undocumented and 
another experienced user wanted to see the effect of my
setting.  Rather than risking (as BZ pointed out) a typo,
I hoped to be able to copy the pref name and setting
exactly as it was displayed.  

Sorry that my original posting for this bug lacked 
details, but I didn't think that any more explanation was 
necessary since the ability to copy the text had been 
arbitrarily imposed on about:config.  There seemed to be 
no reason to prevent a user from being able to copy the text.

Comment 9

[Quinn Yost (mythdraug)]

Patch in bug 107418 should resolve this if it lands.

Comment 10

[Hideo Oshima]

I think this is fixed by bug 107418 check-in.

Comment 11

[Quinn Yost (mythdraug)]

Not quite what I had hoped for, but close enough for me.  If any of the voters
or watchers disagree; I'll leave it to them to reopen.

Comment 12

[Steve VanSlyck]

Granted I only have 1.2.1, but what fix? How does it work?

Comment 13

[Quinn Yost (mythdraug)]

The latest trunk builds (since about Jan 15th) have a reworked about:config. 
Bug 107418 details the changes, but significant here is the ability to copy
either the pref name or value.  

Comment 14

[sairuh (rarely reading bugmail)]

yep, you can copy the name and value for a given pref via the context menu.