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Firefox for macOS: Opening Applescript dictionary also launches Firefox

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When opening Firefox's Applescript dictionary in Apple's Script Editor, this also launches Firefox. This is in contrast to the behavior for Apple's own scriptable applications and practically all scriptable 3rd party apps (and also very annoying for me as I the have to close Firefox again).

The same behavior is shown when the command "sdef "/Applications/Firefox.app"" is run from the command line. This should just output the contents of the application's scripting dictionary, but in addition, it also launches Firefox, which is both unexpected and unwanted.

Can this be changed to be in line with the expected behaviour of the other Applescriptable apps?

And also, it woud be great if the contents of the sdef file could be reformatted with additional line breaks to make the output of "sdef "/Applications/Firefox.app"" more legible (compare e.g. with "sdef /Applications/Calendar.app"

When opening Firefox's Applescript dictionary in Apple's Script Editor, this also launches Firefox. This is in contrast to the behavior for Apple's own scriptable applications and practically all scriptable 3rd party apps (and also very annoying for me as I the have to close Firefox again). The same behavior is shown when the command "sdef "/Applications/Firefox.app"" is run from the command line. This should just output the contents of the application's scripting dictionary, but in addition, it also launches Firefox, which is both unexpected and unwanted. Can this be changed to be in line with the expected behaviour of the other Applescriptable apps? And also, it woud be great if the contents of the sdef file could be reformatted with additional line breaks to make the output of "sdef "/Applications/Firefox.app"" more legible (compare e.g. with "sdef /Applications/Calendar.app"

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Mozilla Support Volunteers can't make changes to Firefox or work with your suggestions. But you suggestions can be posted here : To submit suggestions for new or changed features, may I suggest: Feedback: https://qsurvey.mozilla.com/s3/FirefoxInput/ or https://discourse.mozilla.org/c/add-ons

I would think you have found a bug : If you have a bug, file a bug report. https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/ Bug Writing Guidelines : https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Mozilla/QA/Bug_writing_guidelines

Thank You.

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Mozilla Support Volunteers can't make changes to Firefox or work with your suggestions. But you suggestions can be posted here : To submit suggestions for new or changed features, may I suggest: Feedback: https://qsurvey.mozilla.com/s3/FirefoxInput/ or https://discourse.mozilla.org/c/add-ons

I would think you have found a bug : If you have a bug, file a bug report. https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/ Bug Writing Guidelines : https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Mozilla/QA/Bug_writing_guidelines

Thank You.