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In Firefox and Mozilla, you can type "about:config" in the Location Bar. In Thunderbird, you could set your Mail Start page in the Options to "chrome://global/content/config.xul" (but you can't until [https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=262626 Bug 262626] is fixed). | In Firefox and Mozilla, you can type "about:config" in the Location Bar. In Thunderbird, you could set your Mail Start page in the Options to "chrome://global/content/config.xul" (but you can't until [https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=262626 Bug 262626] is fixed). | ||
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* [http://preferential.mozdev.org/ Preferential extension] | * [http://preferential.mozdev.org/ Preferential extension] — An about:config-like extension that has some extra features (documentation for some of the preferences, for example). | ||
* [http://mozillazine.org/misc/about:config/ MozillaZine Tutorial for about:config] | * [http://mozillazine.org/misc/about:config/ MozillaZine Tutorial for about:config] — Step by step guide with screenshots. | ||
* [http://preferential.mozdev.org/preferences.html List of preferences and what they do]. | * [http://preferential.mozdev.org/preferences.html List of preferences and what they do]. | ||
* [[About:config Entries]] | * [[About:config Entries]] — MozillaZine KB's list of preferences and what they do. | ||
* [[About Protocol Links]] — other about: strings. | |||
Revision as of 18:59, 1 December 2004
What is about:config
about:config is a special page that lists all Mozilla preferences (read from "prefs.js" and "user.js"), many of which are not present in Options/Preferences dialog. Preferences can be changed here.
Warning: Changing these values can, in rare circumstances, break Mozilla, Firefox, or Thunderbird or cause strange behavior. Only edit these preferences if you know what you are doing.
Opening about:config
In Firefox and Mozilla, you can type "about:config" in the Location Bar. In Thunderbird, you could set your Mail Start page in the Options to "chrome://global/content/config.xul" (but you can't until Bug 262626 is fixed).
References
- Preferential extension — An about:config-like extension that has some extra features (documentation for some of the preferences, for example).
- MozillaZine Tutorial for about:config — Step by step guide with screenshots.
- List of preferences and what they do.
- About:config Entries — MozillaZine KB's list of preferences and what they do.
- About Protocol Links — other about: strings.
