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How do i modify Clear Recent History's entries for time to add 5 minutes or 1 minute?

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Frogz
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i need to know how to edit the firefox list of "clear recent history" items to add 5 minute and 1 minute options or where i can submit a feature request, or bug request as every feature is a bug and every bug a feature

i need to know how to edit the firefox list of "clear recent history" items to add 5 minute and 1 minute options or where i can submit a feature request, or bug request as every feature is a bug and every bug a feature

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That is not possible, those ranges are set as fixed constants in the source code. See lines 77 and 218.

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cor-el
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That is not possible, those ranges are set as fixed constants in the source code. See lines 77 and 218.

Terry
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You can create a preference to show minutes in History (if they are not presently shown) and delete them there.

To submit an idea go to https://connect.mozilla.org. To submit an enhancement request https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/

Frogz
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thanks @cor-el, i was literally asking how to edit the source code and where it was by the way :) also thank you terry for the urls and i think that by posting this question it may have been added?! 

 TIMESPAN_5MIN: 5, this isnt in my copy of firefox but maybe it will be soon? :)

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