FF 68 - Is the "wrap_long_lines" setting being ingnored?

[jbuck]

After I updated to FF 68 on my desktop I noticed that long lines are wrapping to fit the window, even though I have set "plain_text.wrap_long_lines" to be "false" in about:config.

It is like this setting is now being ignored.

For what it is worth, I now have the same problem on my Android phone when it updated to FF 68.

[therube]

If I'm reading correctly, they've killed it.

Bug 1459483 Remove broken support for plain_text.wrap_long_lines in subframes.
|-> Bug 1514655 Plaintext documents in subframes (or <object>) don't get word-wrapping

[jbuck]

I do not think this is the same thing. But if I read it correctly and it applied here, I would see the opposite (word wrap will not enable).

What I am seeing is in relation to a setting in about:config. The pages I am viewing are plain text, not HTML. Everything had displayed fine up to 67.x, but now 68 no good.

[therube]

While view_source.wrap_long_lines is "view source", see if it might not have an effect?

[jbuck]

Interesting!

In about:config "view_source.wrap_long_lines" is indeed set to "false" and when I "view page source" it works; that is, the lines do not wrap. The text file I am viewing looks as it should!

The only difference is the lines are shifted to the right to accommodate for line numbers, I assume. (Being a plain text file and not HTML there are no line numbers presented.)

A nice work around, but would be nicer if it were back to normal.

[Elgonn]

Does anyone know what is required to get this functionality back so plain text files can be viewed correctly by default?

Is there a userChrome entry that can be edited?

[therube]

plain_text.wrap_long_lines looks to be working in FF 70 (default value is 'true').
(Don't have a 68 on hand to test against.)

My test file, test.TXT:

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Usage: C:\TMP\SEA\homey\65\core\firefox.exe [ options ... ] [URL]
       where options include:

  -h or --help       Print this message.  -v or --version    Print Firefox version.  -P <profile>       Start with <profile>.  --profile <path>   Start with profile at <path>.
  --migration        Start with migration wizard.  --ProfileManager   Start with ProfileManager.  --no-remote        Do not accept or send remote commands; implies --new-instance.
  --new-instance     Open new instance, not a new window in running instance.  --UILocale <locale> Start with <locale> resources as UI Locale.  --safe-mode        Disables extensions and themes for this session.  -MOZ_LOG=<modules> Treated as MOZ_LOG=<modules> environment variable, overrides it.
  -MOZ_LOG_FILE=<file> Treated as MOZ_LOG_FILE=<file> environment variable, overrides it.  If MOZ_LOG_FILE is not specified as an argument or as an environment variable, logging will be written to stdout.  --console          Start Firefox with a debugging console.
  --headless         Run without a GUI.  --save-recordings  Save recordings for all content processes to a directory.  --browser          Open a browser window.  --new-window <url> Open <url> in a new window.
  --new-tab <url>    Open <url> in a new tab.  --private-window <url> Open <url> in a new private window.  --preferences      Open Options dialog.  --screenshot [<path>] Save screenshot to <path> or in working directory.
  --window-size width[,height] Width and optionally height of screenshot.  --search <term>    Search <term> with your default search engine.  --setDefaultBrowser Set this app as the default browser.  --jsconsole        Open the Browser Console.
  --jsdebugger       Open the Browser Toolbox.  --wait-for-jsdebugger Spin event loop until JS debugger connects.  Enables debugging (some) application startup code paths.  Only has an effect when `--jsdebugger` is also supplied.
  --devtools         Open DevTools on initial load.  --start-debugger-server [ws:][ <port> | <path> ] Start the debugger server on a TCP port or Unix domain socket path. Defaults to TCP port
                     6000. Use WebSocket protocol if ws: prefix is specified.
  --recording <file> Record drawing for a given URL.
  --recording-output <file> Specify destination file for a drawing recording.


Save it, drag it into a FF window...

[therube]

65 works.
68.0.1 fails.
70 works.

(Don't know about 69 offhand. So at the least, you might expect things to be working by 70's release .)

[jbuck]

Yup. Updated to 68.0.1 this morning and it is still bad.

The View Source trick still works which helps for now.