Why Are Several Lines in About:Config Modified?

[skuddle]

I just looked at my About:Config file and noticed that several lines have been modified (i.e. shown in black). I didn't mofify anything in my config file and was wondering how those lines became modified...

[LIMPET235]

Hi,
Which particular "lines" are bolded ?
May check each one?

I believe that they, the relevant ones, will be bolded if you change anything from the default/s in the UI,
such as your Text selections, Bookmarks location, where you save files to, any mod/s that an extension makes...etc., etc.,
without you actually going into the "about:config" page.

[Brummelchen]

and was wondering how those lines became modified

firefox itself for proper working, eg timestamps.
http://kb.mozillazine.org/Firefox_:_FAQ ... ig_Entries

[makaiguy]

Some about:config entries can be created and/or modified by installed extensions.

[Brummelchen]

joking? extensions are no longer allowed to set firefox prefs there.

but i found some with services.sync.... (eg ublock, greasemonkey/violentmonkey)

[smsmith]

There are some preferences that are installation specific (for instance, where to store your downloads, path to your profile folder, etc). What are the preferences you are worried about?

[skuddle]

http://kb.mozillazine.org/Firefox_:_FAQ ... ig_Entries

That link tells me that there is currently no text on the page. Are you sure none of the link is missing?

[Frank Lion]

http://kb.mozillazine.org/Firefox_:_FAQ ... ig_Entries

That link tells me that there is currently no text on the page. Are you sure none of the link is missing?

There is a Knowledge Base searchbox on the right >

You can look for these things yourself - https://cse.google.com/cse?cx=003258325 ... gsc.page=1

[Brummelchen]

sorry, now the second time such links got scrambled
and again, edit:

Code: Select all

http://kb.mozillazine.org/About:config_entries

[Frank Lion]

sorry, now the second time such links got scrambled
and again, edit:

Code: Select all

http://kb.mozillazine.org/About:config_entries

The-link-doesn't-work.

[Brummelchen]

forum is destroying the colon

http://kb.mozillazine.org/About&#058;config_entries <- wont work here
link from code box (c&p) work.

[James]

This works for me http://kb.mozillazine.org/About:config_entries

[LIMPET235]

....& "The other one" from moi...
ref; > http://kb.mozillazine.org/About%3Aconfig

[therube]

Generally - but not always, a emboldened entry is a change that a "user" made.

"Not always", in older days, changes made or added by extensions.

And then even outside of that, some settings that FF itself sets, like perhaps, gfx.crash-guard.status.d3d11layers.
Some things FF can't know until it actually runs & queries the underlying system it is run on.
And once it knows, it can then set associated Prefs, & in doing so, they're emboldened.