ui: prevent websites from hijacking keyboard shortcuts.

[firefox-user-prefs.git] / ui

diff --git a/ui b/ui
index d5dd753b28b48c3fa9ff0f5b765a213432557ab8..78ba578601a2605fce5cf969bf173aed92126f72 100644 (file)
--- a/ui
+++ b/ui
@@ -30,3 +30,29 @@ user_pref("browser.urlbar.trimURLs", false);
  */
 user_pref("network.IDN_show_punycode", true);
 
+
+/* Don't save files that I "Open with..." to my home directory.
+ *
+ * This breaks twenty-year-old cross-browser expectations, and is a
+ * privacy issue for users who have opted not to "Save file" and
+ * expect it not to save the goddamn file.
+ *
+ * References:
+ *
+ * 1. https://superuser.com/questions/1698026/firefox-temporary-downloads-save-location
+ *
+ */
+user_pref("browser.download.start_downloads_in_tmp_dir", true);
+
+
+/* Disallow hotkey hijacking by default.
+ *
+ * When I hit Ctrl-K or Ctrl-L, I want that to be sent to the browser
+ * and not to (for example) Github.
+ *
+ * References:
+ *
+ * 1. https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/questions/1241294
+ *
+ */
+user_pref("permissions.default.shortcuts", 2);