Browser.offline-apps.notify

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Background

The HTML 5 Specification defines a mechanism allowing web pages to store information and pre-cached data with a web browser. When websites offer data for offline use, Firefox displays a notification bar in the browser. This preference determines whether Firefox will display the notification or ignore data for offline use.

Possible values and their effects

True

Display a notification bar when websites offer data for offline use (Default)

False

Do not show when websites have offline data available

UI

Firefox 3

The checkbox “Tell me when a website asks to store data for offline use” under “Tools → Options → Advanced → Network → Offline Storage” toggles this preference between true and false.

SeaMonkey 2.13

Edit → Preferences → Offline Apps → The checkbox "Notify me when a website wants to store data for offline use."

First checked in

2008-02-21 by Dave Camp

Has an effect in

  • Firefox (nightly builds since 2008-02-21)
  • SeaMonkey 2.1b3 and later

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