ui

   1 /* User-interface tweaks */
   2
   3
   4 /* Don't do anything when I start the browser unless I say so.
   5  *
   6  * References:
   7  *
   8  * 1. http://kb.mozillazine.org/Browser.startup.homepage
   9  */
  10 user_pref("browser.startup.homepage", "about:blank");
  11
  12
  13 /* Don't hide important information in the URL bar
  14  *
  15  * References:
  16  *
  17  * 1. https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Mozilla/Preferences/Preference_reference/browser.urlbar.trimURLs
  18  *
  19  */
  20 user_pref("browser.urlbar.trimURLs", false);
  21
  22
  23 /* Don't allow unicode trickery in the URL bar.
  24  *
  25  * References:
  26  *
  27  * 1. http://kb.mozillazine.org/Network.IDN_show_punycode
  28  * 2. https://ma.ttias.be/show-idn-punycode-firefox-avoid-phishing-urls/
  29  *
  30  */
  31 user_pref("network.IDN_show_punycode", true);
  32
  33
  34 /* Don't save files that I "Open with..." to my home directory.
  35  *
  36  * This breaks twenty-year-old cross-browser expectations, and is a
  37  * privacy issue for users who have opted not to "Save file" and
  38  * expect it not to save the goddamn file.
  39  *
  40  * References:
  41  *
  42  * 1. https://superuser.com/questions/1698026/firefox-temporary-downloads-save-location
  43  *
  44  */
  45 user_pref("browser.download.start_downloads_in_tmp_dir", true);