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These prefs may be useful for people writing Mozilla extensions. They should be added to [[user.js]] or [[about:config]].
These prefs may be useful for people writing Mozilla extensions. They should be added to [[user.js]] or [[about:config]].


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*[[Dev : Tips : Disable XUL cache|Disable XUL cache]] (so you don't have to restart everytime you change a XUL file)
// [[Dev : Tips : Disable XUL cache|Disable XUL cache]] (so you don't  
user_pref("nglayout.debug.disable_xul_cache", true);
// have to restart everytime you change a XUL file)
user_pref("nglayout.debug.disable_xul_cache", true);


// Enable dump() output ([[Dev : Tips : Enabling dump|read more]])
*Enable dump() output ([[Dev : Tips : Enabling dump|read more]])
user_pref("browser.dom.window.dump.enabled", true);
  user_pref("browser.dom.window.dump.enabled", true);


// Show chrome errors in the JavaScript console
*Show chrome errors in the JavaScript console
user_pref("javascript.options.showInConsole", true);
user_pref("javascript.options.showInConsole", true);


// Enable strict JavaScript warnings. (Note, that since most people have it  
*Enable strict JavaScript warnings. (Note, that since most people have it turned off, you will see dozens of warnings in their code. Use with caution).
// turned off, you will see dozens of warnings in their code. Use with caution).
user_pref("javascript.options.strict", true);
user_pref("javascript.options.strict", true);
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Revision as of 15:56, 16 May 2005

These prefs may be useful for people writing Mozilla extensions. They should be added to user.js or about:config.

user_pref("nglayout.debug.disable_xul_cache", true);
 user_pref("browser.dom.window.dump.enabled", true);
  • Show chrome errors in the JavaScript console
user_pref("javascript.options.showInConsole", true);
  • Enable strict JavaScript warnings. (Note, that since most people have it turned off, you will see dozens of warnings in their code. Use with caution).
user_pref("javascript.options.strict", true);