App.update.promptWaitTime

Background

In Firefox 3, the Software Update feature has two ways to notify the user of an available update: a small notification/alert that pops up, and the full-blown Software Update dialog box. This preference determines how long to wait after displaying the unobtrusive alert before showing the full Software Update dialog.

Possible values and their effects

The number of seconds to wait after displaying the unobtrusive alert before the full Update Checking/Ready UI is shown (Default: 43200, or 12 hours)

Caveats

• app.update.enabled must be true and app.update.silent must be false for this preference to have an effect.
• The full Software Update dialog is still subject to app.update.idletime.

First checked in

2007-11-23 by Reed Loden (Patch by Dão Gottwald)

Has an effect in

• Firefox (nightly builds since 2007-11-23; 3.0b1 and above)

Related preferences

• app.update.enabled
• app.update.interval
• app.update.silent
• app.update.download.backgroundInterval
• app.update.incompatible.mode
• app.update.nagTimer.restart
• app.update.idletime

Related bugs

• Bug 391598 - make upgrade/update process smoother and avoid confusing/modal dialogs