diff --git a/private_dot_mozilla/private_firefox/private_personal-profile.default/user-overrides.js.tmpl b/private_dot_mozilla/private_firefox/private_personal-profile.default/user-overrides.js.tmpl index 013e18e..e0bb8a6 100644 --- a/private_dot_mozilla/private_firefox/private_personal-profile.default/user-overrides.js.tmpl +++ b/private_dot_mozilla/private_firefox/private_personal-profile.default/user-overrides.js.tmpl @@ -1,7 +1,6 @@ /* * name: Personal Arkenfox User.js Overrides * date: 07 Jul 2023 - * modified: 07 Jul 2023 */ /*** [SECTION 0000]: CUSTOM UNDEFINED SETTINGS ***/ @@ -48,16 +47,19 @@ user_pref("browser.bookmarks.max_backups", 5); /* 0102: set startup page [SETUP-CHROME] * 0=blank, 1=home, 2=last visited page, 3=resume previous sessio * [SETTING] Home>New Windows and Tabs>Homepage and new windows ***/ +// Reason: I prefer loading my previous session of tabs user_pref("browser.startup.page", 3); /* 0103: set HOME+NEWWINDOW page * about:home=Firefox Home (default, see 0105), custom URL, about:blank * [SETTING] Home>New Windows and Tabs>Homepage and new windows ***/ +// Reason: Prefer firefox home/starter page (except sponsored, pocket, etc) user_pref("browser.startup.homepage", "about:home"); /* 0104: set NEWTAB page * true=Firefox Home (default, see 0105), false=blank page * [SETTING] Home>New Windows and Tabs>New tabs ***/ +// Reason: Prefer firefox home/starter page (except sponsored, pocket, etc) user_pref("browser.newtabpage.enabled", true); @@ -78,6 +80,7 @@ user_pref("keyword.enabled", true); * URL shortcuts use a cached randomly named .ico file which is stored in your * profile/shortcutCache directory. The .ico remains after the shortcut is deleted * If set to false then the shortcuts use a generic Firefox icon ***/ +// Reason: Prefer seeing actual favicons user_pref("browser.shell.shortcutFavicons", true); @@ -92,6 +95,7 @@ user_pref("browser.shell.shortcutFavicons", true); * 0=always (default), 1=only if base domains match, 2=only if hosts match * [SETUP-WEB] Breakage: older modems/routers and some sites e.g banks, vimeo, icloud, instagram * If "2" is too strict, then override to "0" and use Smart Referer extension (Strict mode + add exceptions) ***/ +// Reason: Some sites don't work without this, may try 1 user_pref("network.http.referer.XOriginPolicy", 0); @@ -101,6 +105,7 @@ user_pref("network.http.referer.XOriginPolicy", 0); * [SETTING] General>DRM Content>Play DRM-controlled content * [TEST] https://bitmovin.com/demos/drm * [1] https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2017/10/drms-dead-canary-how-we-just-lost-web-what-we-learned-it-and-what-we-need-do-next ***/ +// Reason: Breaks various streamingf sites user_pref("media.eme.enabled", true); @@ -111,8 +116,11 @@ user_pref("media.eme.enabled", true); * [NOTE] If "history" is true, downloads will also be cleared * [NOTE] "sessions": Active Logins: refers to HTTP Basic Authentication [1], not logins via cookies * [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Basic_access_authentication ***/ +// Reason: Prefer to not clear cache user_pref("privacy.clearOnShutdown.cache", false); // [DEFAULT: true] +// Reason: Prefer not to clear my history user_pref("privacy.clearOnShutdown.history", false); // [DEFAULT: true] +// Reason: Prefer to have my sessions restored user_pref("privacy.clearOnShutdown.sessions", false); // [DEFAULT: true] @@ -140,6 +148,13 @@ user_pref("privacy.clearOnShutdown.cookies", false); // Cookies /*** [SECTION 4500]: RFP (RESIST FINGERPRINTING) +/* 4501: enable privacy.resistFingerprinting [FF41+] + * [SETUP-WEB] RFP can cause some website breakage: mainly canvas, use a site exception via the urlbar + * RFP also has a few side effects: mainly timezone is UTC0, and websites will prefer light theme + * [1] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/418986 ***/ +// Reason: Still using the arkenfox setting, causes sites to be unable to detect system theme (dark vs light) +// user_pref("privacy.resistFingerprinting", false); + /* 4504: enable RFP letterboxing [FF67+] * Dynamically resizes the inner window by applying margins in stepped ranges [2] * If you use the dimension pref, then it will only apply those resolutions. @@ -149,4 +164,6 @@ user_pref("privacy.clearOnShutdown.cookies", false); // Cookies * [WARNING] DO NOT USE: the dimension pref is only meant for testing * [1] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/1407366 * [2] https://hg.mozilla.org/mozilla-central/rev/6d2d7856e468#l2.32 ***/ +// Reason: Disabled as this really makes video players and sites take up much less space +// This is likely due to privacy.window.maxInnerWidth and Height needing to be manually set based on resolution user_pref("privacy.resistFingerprinting.letterboxing", false); // [HIDDEN PREF]