1615134 - Add an API to open macOS Security & Privacy preference panes

Status: RESOLVED FIXED

(Firefox :: Shell Integration, enhancement, P2)

Description

[Matthew N. [:MattN]]

For bug 1493103 and other issues related to macOS permissions, it would be helpful for users if Firefox could open a specific macOS Security & Privacy pane.

Comment 1

[Stephen A Pohl [:spohl]]

Apparently, this is as easy as calling the following:

[[NSWorkspace sharedWorkspace] openURL:[NSURL fileURLWithPath:@"/System/Library/PreferencePanes/[Name-Of-Pref-Pane].prefPane"]];

I haven't tested this though and it almost seems too easy to be true.

Comment 2

[Matthew N. [:MattN]]

What we need is 2 levels more advanced as we need to select the right tab and pane within that. I will attach a patch shortly.

Comment 3

[Matthew N. [:MattN]]

Attachment: Bug 1615134 - Shell service API to open macOS Security & Privacy preferences panes. r=spohl

Example: Cc["@mozilla.org/browser/shell-service;1"].getService(Ci.nsIMacShellService).showSecurityPreferences("Privacy_AllFiles")

Comment 4

[Pulsebot]

Pushed by [e-mail]:
https://hg.mozilla.org/integration/autoland/rev/ccbbd26e4bec
Shell service API to open macOS Security & Privacy preferences panes. r=spohl

Comment 5

[Cosmin Sabou [:CosminS]]

https://hg.mozilla.org/mozilla-central/rev/ccbbd26e4bec