Is form auto-fill feature is removed from firefox?
I couldn't find the form auto-fill feature in settings > privacy & security. Is there any way to enable it without installing any extension?
Chosen solution
Changing extensions.formautofill.available from detect to on, in about:config page fixed the problem.
Why did such a basic feature disappear from options in the first place?!
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See also this pref on the about:config page for the basic form fill feature.
- dom.forms.autocomplete.formautofill = true
You can open the about:config page via the location/address bar. You can click the button to "Accept the Risk and Continue".
Modified by cor-el
jonzn4SUSE said
Do you not see it here? see screenshot
No :( Here is my screenshot. There is no autofill option in between Logins and Passwords & History :(
cor-el said
See also this pref on the about:config page for the basic from fill feature.You can open the about:config page via the location/address bar. You can click the button to "Accept the Risk and Continue".
- dom.forms.autocomplete.formautofill = true
I set that value to true but nothing changed. I didn't found it on settings :(
jonzn4SUSE said
What do you have set here? see screenshot
It's same as your screenshot. Are you using any extension for autofill?
No extensions here. Have you tried downloading another version just to see if it has the settings?
https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/all/#product-desktop-release
May also try logging into another windows account to see if that account also is seeing the same thing.
jonzn4SUSE said
No extensions here. Have you tried downloading another version just to see if it has the settings? https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/all/#product-desktop-release May also try logging into another windows account to see if that account also is seeing the same thing.
I just installed Nightly build, still same. No auto fill feature there :(
(1) In a new tab, type or paste about:config in the address bar and press Enter/Return. Click the button promising to be careful or accepting the risk.
(2) In the search box above the list, type or paste extensions.formautofill.available and pause while the list is filtered
(3) Double-click the extensions.formautofill.available preference to display a small dialog and change detect to on and then click OK
My browsers all have detect, but it still works.
Chosen Solution
Changing extensions.formautofill.available from detect to on, in about:config page fixed the problem.
Why did such a basic feature disappear from options in the first place?!
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