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I want to close a window from within an application. How do I find/change setting: dom.allow_scripts_to_close_windows

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ddenbeste
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How do I find/change setting: dom.allow_scripts_to_close_windows

How do I find/change setting: dom.allow_scripts_to_close_windows

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the-edmeister
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Type about:config in the URL bar and hit Enter.
If you see the warning, you can confirm that you want to access that page.

Filter = dom.allow_scripts

cor-el
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Only tabs (windows) that have been opened by a script can be closed that way.