103963 - make preferences in about:config editable

Status: VERIFIED DUPLICATE of bug 17199

(SeaMonkey :: Preferences, enhancement)

Description

[Stefan Seifert]

Every time since I discovered about:config I wished that I could edit these
preferences right in place. Instead I have to write a note with the exact name
of the pref (you can't even copy the name, copy in context menu is deactivated
:( ) close Mozilla (so my prefs.js doesn't get overwritten) and put the
user_pref in my prefs.js. This would be much easier if I could edit the prefs in
about:pref either by getting an edit field (just a textfield) when double
clicking on a line or on the value field or by getting a dialog for the pref,
wichever is easier to implement. This way I don't have to hand write the pref
name (and maybe introducing typos) and avoid having to close Mozilla.

I know there are propably low resources for a feature like this but it would be
really cool anyway. At least until there is a real interface for evrey pref out
there... And maybe it helps lowering the barrier for setting user prefs and
testing some new feature that is pref'd out.

Comment 1

[Daniel Veditz [:dveditz]]

*** This bug has been marked as a duplicate of 17199 ***

Comment 2

[sairuh (rarely reading bugmail)]

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