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about:preferences " What should Firefox do with other files?" change with mozialla.cfg / How can I control this setting using mozilla.cfg?

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From my point of view, the setting " What should Firefox do with other files?" has been added in the current ESR version.

"What should Firefox do with other files?" ("Wie soll Firefox mit anderen Dateien verfahren?") . "Save files" ("Dateien speichern") . "Ask whether to open or save files" ("Fragen, ob Dateien geöffnet oder gespeichert werden sollen")


How can I control/change this setting using mozilla.cfg?


By the way:

// What should Firefox do with other files? - Wie soll Firefox mit anderen Dateien verfahren? lockPref("applications-ask-before-handling", false);

// What should Firefox do with other files? - Wie soll Firefox mit anderen Dateien verfahren? lockPref("applications-ask-before-handling", true);

works detectably via about:config but does not change the setting for "What should Firefox do with other files?".

From my point of view, the setting " What should Firefox do with other files?" has been added in the current ESR version. "What should Firefox do with other files?" ("Wie soll Firefox mit anderen Dateien verfahren?") . "Save files" ("Dateien speichern") . "Ask whether to open or save files" ("Fragen, ob Dateien geöffnet oder gespeichert werden sollen") How can I control/change this setting using mozilla.cfg? By the way: // What should Firefox do with other files? - Wie soll Firefox mit anderen Dateien verfahren? lockPref("applications-ask-before-handling", false); // What should Firefox do with other files? - Wie soll Firefox mit anderen Dateien verfahren? lockPref("applications-ask-before-handling", true); works detectably via about:config but does not change the setting for "What should Firefox do with other files?".

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Thank you, works for me

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Mike Kaply
Mike Kaply
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The preferences is:

browser.download.always_ask_before_handling_new_types

so

lockPref("browser.download.always_ask_before_handling_new_types", true);

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Thank you, works for me