firefox configuration

• My firefox configuration for Firefox about:config preferences

Installation

• Install to the same direcotry of prefs.js, which is Firefox's Profiles directory.
• Open about:support in Firefox > Application Basics > Profile Folder > Show in Finder/Explorer
  • https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/profiles-where-firefox-stores-user-data#w_finding-your-profile-without-opening-firefox
  • https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/profile-manager-create-remove-switch-firefox-profiles#w_manage-profiles-when-firefox-is-open
• Restart Firefox: To apply the changes, restart Firefox. Firefox will read the user.js file on startup and apply the preferences listed there.

mac

~/Library/Application\ Support/Firefox/Profiles

windows

%APPDATA%\Roaming\Firefox\Profiles

How it works

• see user.js

• Firefox preference configuration in JavaScript

  • https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/firefox-options-preferences-and-settings
  • https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/customizing-firefox-using-autoconfig

• see Firefox about:config for a complete list of preferences

• Or you could view Firefox's prefs.js in the Profiles directory for a complete list of options

// Mozilla User Preferences

// DO NOT EDIT THIS FILE.
//
// If you make changes to this file while the application is running,
// the changes will be overwritten when the application exits.
//
// To change a preference value, you can either:
// - modify it via the UI (e.g. via about:config in the browser); or
// - set it within a user.js file in your profile.