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Update troubleshooting-help.md
2025-09-01 09:28:31 +02:00 · 2020-03-12 03:37:46 +00:00 · 2020-02-25 00:21:42 +00:00 · 2020-02-25 00:20:19 +00:00 · 2020-02-22 13:56:30 +00:00 · 2020-02-15 12:55:59 +00:00
3 changed files with 27 additions and 21 deletions
--- a/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/troubleshooting-help.md
+++ b/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/troubleshooting-help.md
@ -8,11 +8,11 @@ assignees: ''
 ---

 Before you proceed...
-  - Keep reading this. Seriously.
-  - Note that we do not support forks (i.e. IceCat, Pale Moon, WaterFox, etc).
-  - Make sure you searched for the `[Setup` tags in the `user.js`.
+  - Issues will be closed as invalid if you do not [troubleshoot](https://github.com/ghacksuserjs/ghacks-user.js/wiki/1.4-Troubleshooting), including
+     - confirming the problem is caused by the `user.js`
+     - searching the `[Setup` tags in the `user.js`
  - Search the GitHub repository. The information you need is most likely here already.
-  - Check out our [troubleshooting](https://github.com/ghacksuserjs/ghacks-user.js/wiki/1.4-Troubleshooting) wiki page, including steps to see if the problem is caused by the `user.js` or an extension.
+  - Note: We do not support forks

 See also:
  - Extension breakage due to prefs [issue 391](https://github.com/ghacksuserjs/ghacks-user.js/issues/391)
--- a/prefsCleaner.sh
+++ b/prefsCleaner.sh
@ -2,7 +2,7 @@

 ## prefs.js cleaner for Linux/Mac
 ## author: @claustromaniac
-## version: 1.1
+## version: 1.2

 ## special thanks to @overdodactyl and @earthlng for a few snippets that I stol..*cough* borrowed from the updater.sh

@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ fQuit() {
 fFF_check() {
 	# there are many ways to see if firefox is running or not, some more reliable than others
 	# this isn't elegant and might not be future-proof but should at least be compatible with any environment
-	while [ -e webappsstore.sqlite-shm ]; do
+	while [ -e lock ]; do
 		echo -e "\nThis Firefox profile seems to be in use. Close Firefox and try again.\n"
 		read -p "Press any key to continue."
 	done
@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ echo -e "\n\n"
 echo "                   ╔══════════════════════════╗"
 echo "                   ║     prefs.js cleaner     ║"
 echo "                   ║    by claustromaniac     ║"
-echo "                   ║           v1.1           ║"
+echo "                   ║           v1.2           ║"
 echo "                   ╚══════════════════════════╝"
 echo -e "\nThis script should be run from your Firefox profile directory.\n"
 echo "It will remove any entries from prefs.js that also exist in user.js."
--- a/user.js
+++ b/user.js
@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 /******
 * name: ghacks user.js
-* date: 24 January 2020
-* version 72
+* date: 11 March 2020
+* version 73
 * authors: v52+ github | v51- www.ghacks.net
 * url: https://github.com/ghacksuserjs/ghacks-user.js
 * license: MIT: https://github.com/ghacksuserjs/ghacks-user.js/blob/master/LICENSE.txt
@ -204,8 +204,8 @@ user_pref("app.update.auto", false);
 * [SETTING] about:addons>Extensions>[cog-wheel-icon]>Update Add-ons Automatically (toggle) ***/
   // user_pref("extensions.update.autoUpdateDefault", false);
 /* 0306: disable extension metadata
- * used when installing/updating an extension, and in daily background update checks: if false, it
- * hides the expanded text description (if it exists) when you "show more details about an addon" ***/
+ * used when installing/updating an extension, and in daily background update checks:
+ * when false, extension detail tabs will have no description ***/
   // user_pref("extensions.getAddons.cache.enabled", false);
 /* 0308: disable search engine updates (e.g. OpenSearch)
 * [NOTE] This does not affect Mozilla's built-in or Web Extension search engines
@ -358,7 +358,7 @@ user_pref("browser.ping-centre.telemetry", false);
 /* 0517: disable Form Autofill
 * [NOTE] Stored data is NOT secure (uses a JSON file)
 * [NOTE] Heuristics controls Form Autofill on forms without @autocomplete attributes
- * [SETTING] Options>Privacy & Security>Forms and Autofill>Autofill addresses (FF74+)
+ * [SETTING] Privacy & Security>Forms and Autofill>Autofill addresses (FF74+)
 * [1] https://wiki.mozilla.org/Firefox/Features/Form_Autofill
 * [2] https://www.ghacks.net/2017/05/24/firefoxs-new-form-autofill-is-awesome/ ***/
 user_pref("extensions.formautofill.addresses.enabled", false); // [FF55+]
@ -1080,10 +1080,6 @@ user_pref("_user.js.parrot", "2500 syntax error: the parrot's shuffled off 'is m
 * [NOTE] From FF52+ Battery Status API is only available in chrome/privileged code. see [1]
 * [1] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/1313580 ***/
   // user_pref("dom.battery.enabled", false);
-/* 2504: disable virtual reality devices
- * Optional protection depending on your connected devices
- * [1] https://developer.mozilla.org/docs/Web/API/WebVR_API ***/
-   // user_pref("dom.vr.enabled", false);
 /* 2505: disable media device enumeration [FF29+]
 * [NOTE] media.peerconnection.enabled should also be set to false (see 2001)
 * [1] https://wiki.mozilla.org/Media/getUserMedia
@ -1104,6 +1100,15 @@ user_pref("dom.webaudio.enabled", false);
 * [1] https://github.com/WICG/media-capabilities
 * [2] https://wicg.github.io/media-capabilities/#security-privacy-considerations ***/
   // user_pref("media.media-capabilities.enabled", false);
+/* 2520: disable virtual reality devices
+ * Optional protection depending on your connected devices
+ * [1] https://developer.mozilla.org/docs/Web/API/WebVR_API ***/
+   // user_pref("dom.vr.enabled", false);
+/* 2521: set a default permission for Virtual Reality (see 2520) [FF73+]
+ * 0=always ask (default), 1=allow, 2=block
+ * [SETTING] to add site exceptions: Page Info>Permissions>Access Virtual Reality Devices
+ * [SETTING] to manage site exceptions: Options>Privacy & Security>Permissions>Virtual Reality>Settings ***/
+   // user_pref("permissions.default.xr", 0);

 /*** [SECTION 2600]: MISCELLANEOUS ***/
 user_pref("_user.js.parrot", "2600 syntax error: the parrot's run down the curtain!");
@ -1429,10 +1434,11 @@ user_pref("privacy.firstparty.isolate", true);
      FF65: pointerEvent.pointerid (1492766)
 ** 1485266 - disable exposure of system colors to CSS or canvas (see 4615) (FF67+)
 ** 1407366 - enable inner window letterboxing (see 4504) (FF67+)
- ** 1540726 - return "light" with prefers-color-scheme (see 4616) (FF67+)
+ ** 1494034 - return "light" with prefers-color-scheme (see 4616) (FF67+)
      [1] https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/CSS/@media/prefers-color-scheme
 ** 1564422 - spoof audioContext outputLatency (FF70+)
 ** 1595823 - spoof audioContext sampleRate (FF72+)
+ ** 1607316 - spoof pointer as coarse and hover as none (ANDROID) (FF74+)
 ***/
 user_pref("_user.js.parrot", "4500 syntax error: the parrot's popped 'is clogs");
 /* 4501: enable privacy.resistFingerprinting [FF41+]
Author	SHA1	Message	Date
Thorin-Oakenpants	4139630635	73 final	2020-03-12 03:37:46 +00:00
Thorin-Oakenpants	a542701ba5	Update troubleshooting-help.md	2020-02-25 00:21:42 +00:00
Thorin-Oakenpants	e67a0c868d	Update troubleshooting-help.md	2020-02-25 00:20:19 +00:00
Thorin-Oakenpants	1afd52de6e	0306: minor tweak There is no "show more details about an addon" anymore since they moved to the new html/card layout	2020-02-22 13:56:30 +00:00
Thorin-Oakenpants	64f34f1471	73-beta	2020-02-15 12:55:59 +00:00
Thorin-Oakenpants	5f3e3b2691	VR default prompt, RFP info, start 73-alpha	2020-02-14 01:00:02 +00:00
earthlng	1ce1f74494	Update user.js	2020-02-12 12:03:29 +00:00
earthlng	03f558b09c	nit: 0517 SETTING we don't include `Options>` in [SETTING] lines	2020-02-10 17:12:08 +00:00
earthlng	cd9fc110b0	v1.2 look for `lock` file instead of `webappsstore.sqlite-shm` to detect if firefox is running or not (with this profile) see https://github.com/ghacksuserjs/ghacks-user.js/pull/405#issuecomment-581447586 and follow-up comments. Thanks @atomGit for reporting the issue and @rusty-snake for confirming it.	2020-02-10 16:47:17 +00:00