Browser.bookmarks.import system favorites

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The title given to this article is incorrect due to technical limitations. The correct title is browser.bookmarks.import_system_favorites.

This article describes the preference browser.bookmarks.import_system_favorites. To add, delete, or modify this preference, you will need to edit your configuration — do not edit this article.

1 Background
2 Possible values and their effects
- 2.1 True
- 2.2 False
3 Caveats
4 Previous effects
5 First checked in
6 Has an effect in
7 Related bugs
8 Related preferences
9 External links

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Background

Mozilla Suite and SeaMonkey can display a live, read-only view of the favorites currently on your system beneath the Bookmarks menu. This preference enables or disables that feature.

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Possible values and their effects

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True

Under the Bookmarks menu, display a folder containing the system’s current favorites.

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False

Do not display the current favorites under the Bookmarks menu. (Default)

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Caveats

When this preference is true, browser.bookmarks.added_static_root has no effect.
This preference has no effect in Firefox. For a similar effect, try the PlainOldFavorites extension.

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Previous effects

Earlier versions of Mozilla Suite (0.9 through 0.9.8) used this preference to determine whether or not to import a copy of the system favorites as “native” Mozilla bookmarks at startup. After the import was complete, the preference would be set to false. (browser.bookmarks.added_static_root is now used for this purpose.)

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