Update .gitattributes

prefsCleaner 1.2
- Search string made case-sensitive, because Firefox preferences are. - The script now uses regex, which allows it to understand `user.js` files formatted using single quotes, spaces and/or tabs in `user_pref` lines. Trade-off: it can no longer reset preferences that include some special characters in their names. Not an issue for now, just something to remember. See full discussion [here](https://github.com/ghacksuserjs/ghacks-user.js/pull/321).
2025-09-01 17:38:30 +02:00 · 2017-12-30 19:33:25 +01:00 · 2017-12-30 19:25:57 +01:00 · 2017-12-29 20:14:08 +00:00 · 2017-12-27 16:49:00 +01:00 · 2017-12-27 20:23:27 +13:00
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--- a/.gitattributes
+++ b/.gitattributes
@ -1,8 +1,14 @@
-* text=auto
+## * text=auto

-*.js text
-*.md text
-*.yml text
-*.txt text
+*.js text=auto
+*.md text=auto
+*.yml text=auto
+*.txt text=auto
+*.sh text=auto
+*.bat eol=crlf

 *.png binary
+
+.gitattributes export-ignore
+*.yml export-ignore
+wikipiki export-ignore
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@ -2,36 +2,20 @@
 A `user.js` is a configuration file that can control hundreds of Firefox settings. For a more technical breakdown and explanation, you can read more on the [overview](https://github.com/ghacksuserjs/ghacks-user.js/wiki/1.1-Overview) wiki page.

 ### ![](https://github.com/ghacksuserjs/ghacks-user.js/blob/master/wikipiki/bullet01.png) ghacks user.js
-The [ghacks user.js](https://github.com/ghacksuserjs/ghacks-user.js/blob/master/user.js) is a template, which, as provided, aims (![](https://github.com/ghacksuserjs/ghacks-user.js/blob/master/wikipiki/exclamation.png) with [extensions](https://github.com/ghacksuserjs/ghacks-user.js/wiki/Appendix-B:-Extensions) <sup>1</sup> ) to provide as much privacy and enhanced security as possible, and to reduce tracking and fingerprinting as much as possible - while minimizing any loss of functionality and breakage (but it will happen).
+The `ghacks user.js` is a **template**, which, as provided, aims to provide as much privacy and enhanced security as possible, and to reduce tracking and fingerprinting as much as possible - while minimizing any loss of functionality and breakage (but it will happen).

-We aim to INFORM and give you CHOICES. No one size fits all, so customize it! And not all sites have the same requirements, so use [profiles](https://github.com/ghacksuserjs/ghacks-user.js/wiki/2.3-Concurrent-Profiles) with custom versions. We won't set you wrong.
+Everyone, experts included, should at least read the [implementation](https://github.com/ghacksuserjs/ghacks-user.js/wiki/1.3-Implementation) wiki page, as it contains important information regarding a few `ghacks user.js` settings.

-INFORMATION IS POWER. So you can make informed decisions to better protect yourself online, we aim to be:
-
-* Accessible (provide information and simpler, less-technical descriptions if possible)
-* Accountable (provide reputable references/sources, [test sites](https://github.com/ghacksuserjs/ghacks-user.js/wiki/Appendix-C:-Test-Sites), dispel bad advice)
-* Change trackable (yay! we're on github now, with commits)
-* Compatible (including a [deprecated section](https://github.com/ghacksuserjs/ghacks-user.js/issues/123), [releases](https://github.com/ghacksuserjs/ghacks-user.js/releases))
-* Comprehensive (including enforcing defaults and future-proofing)
-* Current and up-to-date with stable (including [changelogs](https://github.com/ghacksuserjs/ghacks-user.js/search?q=label%3Achangelog&type=Issues&utf8=%E2%9C%93))
-* Detailed (preference versioning, hidden preference information, explanations, and more)
-* Easy to use and discuss (sections, sub-sections, numbering)
-* Helpful (including a [wiki](https://github.com/ghacksuserjs/ghacks-user.js/wiki) with features such as [extensions](https://github.com/ghacksuserjs/ghacks-user.js/wiki/Appendix-B:-Extensions), [user scripts](https://github.com/ghacksuserjs/ghacks-user.js/wiki/3.1-User-Scripts), [references](https://github.com/ghacksuserjs/ghacks-user.js/wiki/Appendix-D:-References) and more)
-* Innovative (formatting, special tags, and future plans such as branches)
-
-### ![](https://github.com/ghacksuserjs/ghacks-user.js/blob/master/wikipiki/bullet01.png) usage
-Everyone, experts included, should at least read the [implementation](https://github.com/ghacksuserjs/ghacks-user.js/wiki/1.3-Implementation) wiki page, as it contains important information regarding a few default settings we use. The rest of the [wiki](https://github.com/ghacksuserjs/ghacks-user.js/wiki) is helpful as well.
+Sitemap: [Releases](https://github.com/ghacksuserjs/ghacks-user.js/releases), [changelogs](https://github.com/ghacksuserjs/ghacks-user.js/issues?utf8=%E2%9C%93&q=is%3Aissue+label%3Achangelog), [Wiki](https://github.com/ghacksuserjs/ghacks-user.js/wiki), [stickies](https://github.com/ghacksuserjs/ghacks-user.js/issues?q=is%3Aissue+is%3Aopen+label%3A%22sticky+topic%22)

 ### ![](https://github.com/ghacksuserjs/ghacks-user.js/blob/master/wikipiki/bullet01.png) acknowledgments
 Literally thousands of sources, references and suggestions. That said...

-* Martin Brinkmann at [ghacks](https://www.ghacks.net/) <sup>2</sup>
-   * 100% genuine super-nice all-around good guy
+* Martin Brinkmann at [ghacks](https://www.ghacks.net/) <sup>1</sup>
 * The ghacks community and commentators
-   * Special mentions to [earthlng](https://github.com/earthlng), Tom Hawack, Just me, Conker, Rockin’ Jerry, Ainatar, Parker Lewis
-* [12bytes](http://12bytes.org/articles/tech/firefoxgecko-configuration-guide-for-privacy-and-performance-buffs)
+* [12bytes](http://12bytes.org/tech/firefoxgecko-configuration-guide-for-privacy-and-performance-buffs)
   * The 12bytes article now uses this user.js and supplements it with an additonal JS hosted right [here](https://github.com/atomGit/Firefox-user.js) at github

-<sup>1</sup> ![](https://github.com/ghacksuserjs/ghacks-user.js/blob/master/wikipiki/exclamation.png) Important: We HIGHLY recommend using uBlock Origin, uMatrix and a cookie extension. Section 0400, if modified, allows Tracking Protection and Safe Browsing to be disabled. Do this at your own risk. See the [implementation](https://github.com/ghacksuserjs/ghacks-user.js/wiki/1.3-Implementation) wiki page for more.
+<sup>1</sup> The ghacks user.js was an independent project by [Thorin-Oakenpants](https://github.com/Thorin-Oakenpants) started in early 2015 and was [first published](https://www.ghacks.net/2015/08/18/a-comprehensive-list-of-firefox-privacy-and-security-settings/) at ghacks in August 2015. With Martin Brinkmann's blessing, it will keep the ghacks name.

-<sup>2</sup> The ghacks user.js was an independent project by [Thorin-Oakenpants](https://github.com/Thorin-Oakenpants) started in early 2015 and was [first published](https://www.ghacks.net/2015/08/18/a-comprehensive-list-of-firefox-privacy-and-security-settings/) at ghacks in August 2015. It was kept up-to-date and expanded by the original author with three major updates and articles. With Martin Brinkmann's blessing, it will keep the ghacks name.
+### ![](https://github.com/ghacksuserjs/ghacks-user.js/blob/master/wikipiki/bullet01.png) [![License: MIT](https://img.shields.io/badge/License-MIT-yellow.svg)](https://opensource.org/licenses/MIT)
--- a/prefsCleaner.bat
+++ b/prefsCleaner.bat
@ -0,0 +1,113 @@
+@ECHO OFF
+TITLE prefs.js cleaner
+
+REM ### prefs.js cleaner for Windows
+REM ## author: @claustromaniac
+REM ## version: 1.2
+
+SETLOCAL EnableDelayedExpansion
+:begin
+ECHO:
+ECHO:
+ECHO                 ########################################
+ECHO                 ####  prefs.js cleaner for Windows  ####
+ECHO                 ####        by claustromaniac       ####
+ECHO                 ####              v1.2              ####
+ECHO                 ########################################
+ECHO:
+CALL :message "This script should be run from your Firefox profile directory."
+ECHO   It will remove any entries from prefs.js that also exist in user.js.
+CALL :message "This will allow inactive preferences to be reset to their default values."
+ECHO   This Firefox profile shouldn't be in use during the process.
+CALL :message ""
+TIMEOUT 1 /nobreak >nul
+CHOICE /C SHE /N /M "Start [S] Help [H] Exit [E]"
+CLS
+IF ERRORLEVEL 3 (EXIT /B)
+IF ERRORLEVEL 2 (GOTO :showhelp)
+IF NOT EXIST "user.js" (CALL :abort "user.js not found in the current directory." 30)
+IF NOT EXIST "prefs.js" (CALL :abort "prefs.js not found in the current directory." 30)
+CALL :FFcheck
+CALL :message "Backing up prefs.js..."
+COPY /B /V /Y prefs.js "prefs-backup-!date:/=-!_!time::=.!.js"
+CALL :message "Cleaning prefs.js..."
+CALL :cleanup
+CLS
+CALL :message "All done^!"
+TIMEOUT 5 >nul
+EXIT /B
+
+REM ########## Abort Function ###########
+:abort
+CALL :message %1
+TIMEOUT %~2 >nul
+EXIT
+REM ########## Message Function #########
+:message
+SETLOCAL DisableDelayedExpansion
+ECHO:
+ECHO:  %~1
+ECHO:
+ENDLOCAL
+GOTO :EOF
+REM ####### Firefox Check Function ######
+:FFcheck
+TASKLIST /FI "IMAGENAME eq firefox.exe" 2>NUL | FIND /I /N "firefox.exe">NUL
+IF NOT ERRORLEVEL 1 (
+	CLS
+	CALL :message "Firefox is still running."
+	ECHO   If you're not currently using this profile you can continue, otherwise
+	CALL :message "close Firefox first^!"
+	ECHO:
+	PAUSE
+	CLS
+	CALL :message "Resuming..."
+	TIMEOUT 5 /nobreak >nul
+)
+GOTO :EOF
+REM ######### Cleanup Function ##########
+:cleanup
+SETLOCAL DisableDelayedExpansion
+(
+	FOR /F "tokens=1,* delims=:" %%G IN ('FINDSTR /N "^" prefs.js') DO (
+		SET "_line=%%H"
+		SETLOCAL EnableDelayedExpansion
+		IF /I "user_pref"=="!_line:~0,9!" (
+			FOR /F tokens^=2^ delims^=^" %%I IN ("!_line:.=\.!") DO (
+				FINDSTR /R /C:"user_pref[ 	]*\([ 	]*[\"']%%I[\"'][ 	]*," user.js >nul
+				IF ERRORLEVEL 1 (ECHO:!_line!)
+			)
+		) ELSE (
+			ECHO:!_line!
+		)
+		ENDLOCAL
+	)
+)>tempcleanedprefs
+ENDLOCAL
+MOVE /Y tempcleanedprefs prefs.js
+GOTO :EOF
+REM ############### Help ##################
+:showhelp
+MODE 80,34
+CLS
+CALL :message "This script creates a backup of your prefs.js file before doing anything."
+ECHO   It should be safe, but you can follow these steps if something goes wrong:
+ECHO:
+CALL :message "  1. Make sure Firefox is closed."
+ECHO     2. Delete prefs.js in your profile folder.
+CALL :message "  3. Delete Invalidprefs.js if you have one in the same folder."
+ECHO     4. Rename or copy your latest backup to prefs.js.
+CALL :message "  5. Run Firefox and see if you notice anything wrong with it."
+ECHO     6. If you do notice something wrong, especially with your extensions,
+CALL :message "     and/or with the UI, go to about:support, and restart Firefox with"
+ECHO        add-ons disabled. Then, restart it again normally, and see if the
+CALL :message "     problems were solved."
+ECHO:
+CALL :message "If you are able to identify the cause of your issues, please bring it up"
+ECHO   on ghacks-user.js GitHub repository.
+ECHO:
+ECHO:
+PAUSE
+CLS
+GOTO :begin
+REM #####################################
--- a/scratchpad-scripts/ghacks-clear-57-[changes-only].js
+++ b/scratchpad-scripts/ghacks-clear-57-[changes-only].js
@ -0,0 +1,61 @@
+/***
+
+ For instructions see:
+ https://github.com/ghacksuserjs/ghacks-user.js/wiki/3.1-Resetting-Inactive-Prefs-[Scripts]
+
+***/
+
+(function() {
+  let ops = [
+    /* --- 57-alpha --- */
+    /* commented out */
+    'browser.storageManager.enabled',
+    'dom.storageManager.enabled',
+    /* removed from the user.js */
+    'browser.search.geoip.timeout',
+    'geo.wifi.xhr.timeout',
+    'gfx.layerscope.enabled',
+    'media.webspeech.recognition.enable',
+    /* moved to RFP ALTERNATIVES */
+    'dom.w3c_touch_events.enabled',
+    'media.video_stats.enabled',
+    /* moved to DEPRECATED/REMOVED */
+    'browser.bookmarks.showRecentlyBookmarked',
+    'browser.casting.enabled',
+    'devtools.webide.autoinstallFxdtAdapters',
+    'media.eme.chromium-api.enabled',
+    'social.directories',
+    'social.enabled',
+    'social.remote-install.enabled',
+    'social.share.activationPanelEnabled',
+    'social.shareDirectory',
+    'social.toast-notifications.enabled',
+    'social.whitelist',
+    /* reset parrot: check your open about:config after running the script */
+    '_user.js.parrot'
+  ]
+
+  if("undefined" === typeof(Services)) {
+    alert("about:config needs to be the active tab!");
+    return;
+  }
+  
+  let c = 0;
+  for (let i = 0, len = ops.length; i < len; i++) {
+    if (Services.prefs.prefHasUserValue(ops[i])) {   
+      Services.prefs.clearUserPref(ops[i]);
+      if (!Services.prefs.prefHasUserValue(ops[i])) {
+        console.log("reset", ops[i]);
+        c++;
+      } else { console.log("failed to reset", ops[i]); }
+    }
+  }
+  
+  focus();
+  
+  let d = (c==1) ? " pref" : " prefs";
+  if (c > 0) {
+    alert("successfully reset " + c + d + "\n\nfor details check the Browser Console (Ctrl+Shift+J)");
+  } else { alert("nothing to reset"); }
+  
+})();
--- a/scratchpad-scripts/ghacks-clear-all-up-to-57-[RFP-alternatives].js
+++ b/scratchpad-scripts/ghacks-clear-all-up-to-57-[RFP-alternatives].js
@ -0,0 +1,60 @@
+/***
+
+ This will reset the preferences that are under sections 4600 & 4700 in the ghacks user.js
+ up to and including release 57-alpha. These are the prefs that are no longer necessary,
+ or they conlfict with, privacy.resistFingerprinting if you have that enabled.
+
+ For instructions see:
+ https://github.com/ghacksuserjs/ghacks-user.js/wiki/3.1-Resetting-Inactive-Prefs-[Scripts]
+
+***/
+ 
+(function() {
+  let ops = [
+    /* section 4600 */
+    'dom.maxHardwareConcurrency',
+    'dom.enable_resource_timing',
+    'dom.enable_performance',
+    'device.sensors.enabled',
+    'browser.zoom.siteSpecific',
+    'dom.gamepad.enabled',
+    'dom.netinfo.enabled',
+    'media.webspeech.synth.enabled',
+    'geo.enabled',
+    'media.video_stats.enabled',
+    'dom.w3c_touch_events.enabled',
+    /* section 4700 */
+    'general.useragent.override',
+    'general.buildID.override',
+    'general.appname.override',
+    'general.appversion.override',
+    'general.platform.override',
+    'general.oscpu.override',
+    /* reset parrot: check your open about:config after running the script */
+    '_user.js.parrot'
+  ]
+
+  if("undefined" === typeof(Services)) {
+    alert("about:config needs to be the active tab!");
+    return;
+  }
+  
+  let c = 0;
+  for (let i = 0, len = ops.length; i < len; i++) {
+    if (Services.prefs.prefHasUserValue(ops[i])) {   
+      Services.prefs.clearUserPref(ops[i]);
+      if (!Services.prefs.prefHasUserValue(ops[i])) {
+        console.log("reset", ops[i]);
+        c++;
+      } else { console.log("failed to reset", ops[i]); }
+    }
+  }
+  
+  focus();
+  
+  let d = (c==1) ? " pref" : " prefs";
+  if (c > 0) {
+    alert("successfully reset " + c + d + "\n\nfor details check the Browser Console (Ctrl+Shift+J)");
+  } else { alert("nothing to reset"); }
+  
+})();
--- a/scratchpad-scripts/ghacks-clear-all-up-to-57-[deprecated].js
+++ b/scratchpad-scripts/ghacks-clear-all-up-to-57-[deprecated].js
@ -0,0 +1,167 @@
+/***
+
+ This will reset the preferences that have been deprecated by Mozilla
+ and used in the ghacks user.js up to and including release 57-alpha
+
+ It is in reverse order, so feel free to remove sections that do not apply
+
+ For instructions see:
+ https://github.com/ghacksuserjs/ghacks-user.js/wiki/3.1-Resetting-Inactive-Prefs-[Scripts]
+
+***/
+
+(function() {
+  let ops = [
+    /* deprecated */
+
+    /* ESR52.x users can remove sections 53-57 but it is not
+       crucial as your user.js will reinstate them */
+    /* 57 */
+    'social.whitelist',
+    'social.toast-notifications.enabled',
+    'social.shareDirectory',
+    'social.remote-install.enabled',
+    'social.directories',
+    'social.share.activationPanelEnabled',
+    'social.enabled',
+    'media.eme.chromium-api.enabled',
+    'devtools.webide.autoinstallFxdtAdapters',
+    'browser.casting.enabled',
+    'browser.bookmarks.showRecentlyBookmarked',
+    /* 56 */
+    'extensions.screenshots.system-disabled',
+    'extensions.formautofill.experimental',
+    /* 55 */
+    'geo.security.allowinsecure',
+    'browser.selfsupport.enabled',
+    'browser.selfsupport.url',
+    'browser.newtabpage.directory.ping',
+    'browser.formfill.saveHttpsForms',
+    'browser.formautofill.enabled',
+    'dom.enable_user_timing',
+    'dom.keyboardevent.code.enabled',
+    'browser.tabs.animate',
+    'browser.fullscreen.animate',
+    /* 54 */
+    'browser.safebrowsing.reportMalwareMistakeURL',
+    'browser.safebrowsing.reportPhishMistakeURL',
+    'media.eme.apiVisible',
+    'dom.archivereader.enabled',
+    /* 53 */
+    'security.tls.unrestricted_rc4_fallback',
+    'plugin.scan.Acrobat',
+    'plugin.scan.Quicktime',
+    'plugin.scan.WindowsMediaPlayer',
+    'media.getusermedia.screensharing.allow_on_old_platforms',
+    'dom.beforeAfterKeyboardEvent.enabled',
+    /* End of ESR52.x section */
+
+    /* 52 */
+    'network.http.sendSecureXSiteReferrer',
+    'media.gmp-eme-adobe.enabled',
+    'media.gmp-eme-adobe.visible',
+    'media.gmp-eme-adobe.autoupdate',
+    'dom.telephony.enabled',
+    'dom.battery.enabled',
+    /* 51 */
+    'media.block-play-until-visible',
+    'dom.vr.oculus050.enabled',
+    'network.http.spdy.enabled.v3-1',
+    /* 50 */
+    'browser.usedOnWindows10.introURL',
+    'plugins.update.notifyUser',
+    'browser.safebrowsing.enabled',
+    'security.ssl3.ecdhe_ecdsa_rc4_128_sha',
+    'security.ssl3.ecdhe_rsa_rc4_128_sha',
+    'security.ssl3.rsa_rc4_128_md5',
+    'security.ssl3.rsa_rc4_128_sha',
+    'plugins.update.url',
+    /* 49 */
+    'loop.enabled',
+    'loop.server',
+    'loop.feedback.formURL',
+    'loop.feedback.manualFormURL',
+    'loop.facebook.appId',
+    'loop.facebook.enabled',
+    'loop.facebook.fallbackUrl',
+    'loop.facebook.shareUrl',
+    'loop.logDomains',
+    'dom.disable_window_open_feature.scrollbars',
+    'dom.push.udp.wakeupEnabled',
+    /* 48 */
+    'browser.urlbar.unifiedcomplete',
+    /* 47 */
+    'toolkit.telemetry.unifiedIsOptIn',
+    'datareporting.healthreport.about.reportUrlUnified',
+    'browser.history.allowPopState',
+    'browser.history.allowPushState',
+    'browser.history.allowReplaceState',
+    /* 46 */
+    'datareporting.healthreport.service.enabled',
+    'datareporting.healthreport.documentServerURI',
+    'datareporting.policy.dataSubmissionEnabled.v2',
+    'browser.safebrowsing.appRepURL',
+    'browser.polaris.enabled',
+    'browser.pocket.enabled',
+    'browser.pocket.api',
+    'browser.pocket.site',
+    'browser.pocket.oAuthConsumerKey',
+    /* 45 */
+    'browser.sessionstore.privacy_level_deferred',
+    /* 44 */
+    'browser.safebrowsing.provider.google.appRepURL',
+    'security.tls.insecure_fallback_hosts.use_static_list',
+    'dom.workers.sharedWorkers.enabled',
+    'dom.disable_image_src_set',
+    /* 43 */
+    'browser.safebrowsing.gethashURL',
+    'browser.safebrowsing.updateURL',
+    'browser.safebrowsing.malware.reportURL',
+    'browser.trackingprotection.gethashURL',
+    'browser.trackingprotection.updateURL',
+    'pfs.datasource.url',
+    'browser.search.showOneOffButtons',
+    /* 42 and earlier */
+    'privacy.clearOnShutdown.passwords', // 42
+    'full-screen-api.approval-required', // 42
+    'browser.safebrowsing.reportErrorURL', // 41
+    'browser.safebrowsing.reportGenericURL', // 41
+    'browser.safebrowsing.reportMalwareErrorURL', // 41
+    'browser.safebrowsing.reportMalwareURL', // 41
+    'browser.safebrowsing.reportURL', // 41
+    'plugins.enumerable_names', // 41
+    'network.http.spdy.enabled.http2draft', // 41
+    'camera.control.autofocus_moving_callback.enabled', // 37
+    'privacy.donottrackheader.value', // 36
+    'network.websocket.enabled', // 35
+    'dom.network.enabled', // 31
+    'pageThumbs.enabled', // 25
+
+    /* reset parrot: check your open about:config after running the script */
+    '_user.js.parrot'
+  ]
+
+  if("undefined" === typeof(Services)) {
+    alert("about:config needs to be the active tab!");
+    return;
+  }
+  
+  let c = 0;
+  for (let i = 0, len = ops.length; i < len; i++) {
+    if (Services.prefs.prefHasUserValue(ops[i])) {   
+      Services.prefs.clearUserPref(ops[i]);
+      if (!Services.prefs.prefHasUserValue(ops[i])) {
+        console.log("reset", ops[i]);
+        c++;
+      } else { console.log("failed to reset", ops[i]); }
+    }
+  }
+  
+  focus();
+  
+  let d = (c==1) ? " pref" : " prefs";
+  if (c > 0) {
+    alert("successfully reset " + c + d + "\n\nfor details check the Browser Console (Ctrl+Shift+J)");
+  } else { alert("nothing to reset"); }
+  
+})();
--- a/scratchpad-scripts/ghacks-clear-all-up-to-57-[removed].js
+++ b/scratchpad-scripts/ghacks-clear-all-up-to-57-[removed].js
@ -0,0 +1,63 @@
+/***
+
+ This will reset the preferences that have been removed completely
+ from the ghacks user.js up to and including release 57-alpha
+
+ For instructions see:
+ https://github.com/ghacksuserjs/ghacks-user.js/wiki/3.1-Resetting-Inactive-Prefs-[Scripts]
+
+***/
+ 
+(function() {
+  let ops = [
+    /* removed in ghacks user.js v52-57 */
+    /* 52-alpha */
+    'browser.search.reset.enabled',
+    'browser.search.reset.whitelist',
+    /* 54-alpha */
+    'browser.migrate.automigrate.enabled',
+    'services.sync.enabled',
+    'webextensions.storage.sync.enabled',
+    'webextensions.storage.sync.serverURL',
+    /* 55-alpha */
+    'dom.keyboardevent.dispatch_during_composition', // default is false anyway
+    'dom.vr.oculus.enabled', // covered by dom.vr.enabled
+    'dom.vr.openvr.enabled', // ditto
+    'dom.vr.osvr.enabled', // ditto
+    'extensions.pocket.api', // covered by extensions.pocket.enabled
+    'extensions.pocket.oAuthConsumerKey', // ditto
+    'extensions.pocket.site', // ditto
+    /* 56-alpha: none */
+    /* 57-alpha */
+    'geo.wifi.xhr.timeout', // covered by geo.enabled
+    'browser.search.geoip.timeout', // ditto
+    'media.webspeech.recognition.enable', // default is false anyway
+    'gfx.layerscope.enabled', // default is false anyway
+    /* reset parrot: check your open about:config after running the script */
+    '_user.js.parrot'
+  ]
+
+  if("undefined" === typeof(Services)) {
+    alert("about:config needs to be the active tab!");
+    return;
+  }
+  
+  let c = 0;
+  for (let i = 0, len = ops.length; i < len; i++) {
+    if (Services.prefs.prefHasUserValue(ops[i])) {   
+      Services.prefs.clearUserPref(ops[i]);
+      if (!Services.prefs.prefHasUserValue(ops[i])) {
+        console.log("reset", ops[i]);
+        c++;
+      } else { console.log("failed to reset", ops[i]); }
+    }
+  }
+  
+  focus();
+  
+  let d = (c==1) ? " pref" : " prefs";
+  if (c > 0) {
+    alert("successfully reset " + c + d + "\n\nfor details check the Browser Console (Ctrl+Shift+J)");
+  } else { alert("nothing to reset"); }
+  
+})();
--- a/scratchpad-scripts/ghacks-clear-all-up-to-57-[the-rest-active].js
+++ b/scratchpad-scripts/ghacks-clear-all-up-to-57-[the-rest-active].js
@ -0,0 +1,409 @@
+/***
+
+ This will reset EVERYTHING that is ACTIVE in the ghacks user.js
+ release 57-alpha master, but excludes the following:
+ - prefs removed since publishing on github
+ - e10s section 1100
+ - privacy.resistFingerprinting alternatives sections 4600 & 4700
+ - deprecated section 9999
+
+ It does not matter if you clear everything, as a restart will reapply your user.js
+ Total 477 prefs from 57-alpha master: 118 inactive, 359 active
+ These have been broken into two scripts for convenience
+ 
+ For instructions see:
+ https://github.com/ghacksuserjs/ghacks-user.js/wiki/3.1-Resetting-Inactive-Prefs-[Scripts]
+ 
+***/
+ 
+(function() {
+  let ops = [
+    /* 359 ACTIVE prefs in 57-alpha master */
+    'accessibility.force_disabled',
+    'alerts.showFavicons',
+    'app.update.auto',
+    'app.update.service.enabled',
+    'app.update.silent',
+    'app.update.staging.enabled',
+    'beacon.enabled',
+    'breakpad.reportURL',
+    'browser.aboutHomeSnippets.updateUrl',
+    'browser.backspace_action',
+    'browser.bookmarks.max_backups',
+    'browser.cache.disk.capacity',
+    'browser.cache.disk.enable',
+    'browser.cache.disk.smart_size.enabled',
+    'browser.cache.disk.smart_size.first_run',
+    'browser.cache.disk_cache_ssl',
+    'browser.cache.frecency_experiment',
+    'browser.cache.offline.enable',
+    'browser.crashReports.unsubmittedCheck.autoSubmit',
+    'browser.crashReports.unsubmittedCheck.enabled',
+    'browser.ctrlTab.previews',
+    'browser.display.use_document_fonts',
+    'browser.download.folderList',
+    'browser.download.forbid_open_with',
+    'browser.download.hide_plugins_without_extensions',
+    'browser.download.manager.addToRecentDocs',
+    'browser.download.useDownloadDir',
+    'browser.eme.ui.enabled',
+    'browser.fixup.alternate.enabled',
+    'browser.fixup.hide_user_pass',
+    'browser.formfill.enable',
+    'browser.helperApps.deleteTempFileOnExit',
+    'browser.laterrun.enabled',
+    'browser.library.activity-stream.enabled',
+    'browser.link.open_newwindow',
+    'browser.link.open_newwindow.restriction',
+    'browser.newtab.preload',
+    'browser.newtabpage.activity-stream.enabled',
+    'browser.newtabpage.directory.source',
+    'browser.newtabpage.enabled',
+    'browser.newtabpage.enhanced',
+    'browser.newtabpage.introShown',
+    'browser.offline-apps.notify',
+    'browser.onboarding.enabled',
+    'browser.pagethumbnails.capturing_disabled',
+    'browser.ping-centre.telemetry',
+    'browser.rights.3.shown',
+    'browser.safebrowsing.downloads.remote.enabled',
+    'browser.safebrowsing.downloads.remote.url',
+    'browser.safebrowsing.provider.google.reportMalwareMistakeURL',
+    'browser.safebrowsing.provider.google.reportPhishMistakeURL',
+    'browser.safebrowsing.provider.google.reportURL',
+    'browser.safebrowsing.provider.google4.reportMalwareMistakeURL',
+    'browser.safebrowsing.provider.google4.reportPhishMistakeURL',
+    'browser.safebrowsing.provider.google4.reportURL',
+    'browser.safebrowsing.reportPhishURL',
+    'browser.search.countryCode',
+    'browser.search.geoip.url',
+    'browser.search.geoSpecificDefaults',
+    'browser.search.geoSpecificDefaults.url',
+    'browser.search.region',
+    'browser.search.suggest.enabled',
+    'browser.search.update',
+    'browser.send_pings',
+    'browser.send_pings.require_same_host',
+    'browser.sessionhistory.max_entries',
+    'browser.sessionstore.interval',
+    'browser.sessionstore.max_tabs_undo',
+    'browser.sessionstore.max_windows_undo',
+    'browser.sessionstore.privacy_level',
+    'browser.sessionstore.resume_from_crash',
+    'browser.shell.checkDefaultBrowser',
+    'browser.shell.shortcutFavicons',
+    'browser.slowStartup.maxSamples',
+    'browser.slowStartup.notificationDisabled',
+    'browser.slowStartup.samples',
+    'browser.ssl_override_behavior',
+    'browser.startup.homepage_override.mstone',
+    'browser.tabs.closeWindowWithLastTab',
+    'browser.tabs.crashReporting.sendReport',
+    'browser.tabs.insertRelatedAfterCurrent',
+    'browser.tabs.loadDivertedInBackground',
+    'browser.tabs.loadInBackground',
+    'browser.tabs.selectOwnerOnClose',
+    'browser.tabs.warnOnClose',
+    'browser.tabs.warnOnCloseOtherTabs',
+    'browser.tabs.warnOnOpen',
+    'browser.taskbar.lists.enabled',
+    'browser.taskbar.lists.frequent.enabled',
+    'browser.taskbar.lists.recent.enabled',
+    'browser.taskbar.lists.tasks.enabled',
+    'browser.taskbar.previews.enable',
+    'browser.uitour.enabled',
+    'browser.uitour.url',
+    'browser.urlbar.autoFill',
+    'browser.urlbar.autoFill.typed',
+    'browser.urlbar.clickSelectsAll',
+    'browser.urlbar.decodeURLsOnCopy',
+    'browser.urlbar.doubleClickSelectsAll',
+    'browser.urlbar.filter.javascript',
+    'browser.urlbar.maxHistoricalSearchSuggestions',
+    'browser.urlbar.oneOffSearches',
+    'browser.urlbar.speculativeConnect.enabled',
+    // 'browser.urlbar.suggest.bookmark', // this may not get reset by your user.js - see issue #308
+    // 'browser.urlbar.suggest.history', // ditto
+    // 'browser.urlbar.suggest.openpage', // ditto
+    'browser.urlbar.suggest.searches',
+    'browser.urlbar.trimURLs',
+    'browser.urlbar.usepreloadedtopurls.enabled',
+    'browser.urlbar.userMadeSearchSuggestionsChoice',
+    'browser.xul.error_pages.expert_bad_cert',
+    'camera.control.face_detection.enabled',
+    'canvas.capturestream.enabled',
+    'captivedetect.canonicalURL',
+    'datareporting.healthreport.about.reportUrl',
+    'datareporting.healthreport.uploadEnabled',
+    'datareporting.policy.dataSubmissionEnabled',
+    'device.storage.enabled',
+    'devtools.chrome.enabled',
+    'devtools.debugger.remote-enabled',
+    'devtools.webide.autoinstallADBHelper',
+    'devtools.webide.enabled',
+    'dom.allow_cut_copy',
+    'dom.allow_scripts_to_close_windows',
+    'dom.caches.enabled',
+    'dom.disable_beforeunload',
+    'dom.disable_window_flip',
+    'dom.disable_window_move_resize',
+    'dom.disable_window_open_feature.close',
+    'dom.disable_window_open_feature.location',
+    'dom.disable_window_open_feature.menubar',
+    'dom.disable_window_open_feature.minimizable',
+    'dom.disable_window_open_feature.personalbar',
+    'dom.disable_window_open_feature.resizable',
+    'dom.disable_window_open_feature.status',
+    'dom.disable_window_open_feature.titlebar',
+    'dom.disable_window_open_feature.toolbar',
+    'dom.disable_window_status_change',
+    'dom.event.clipboardevents.enabled',
+    'dom.flyweb.enabled',
+    'dom.idle-observers-api.enabled',
+    'dom.imagecapture.enabled',
+    'dom.IntersectionObserver.enabled',
+    'dom.ipc.plugins.flash.subprocess.crashreporter.enabled',
+    'dom.ipc.plugins.reportCrashURL',
+    'dom.popup_allowed_events',
+    'dom.popup_maximum',
+    'dom.push.connection.enabled',
+    'dom.push.enabled',
+    'dom.push.serverURL',
+    'dom.push.userAgentID',
+    'dom.serviceWorkers.enabled',
+    'dom.vibrator.enabled',
+    'dom.webaudio.enabled',
+    'dom.webnotifications.enabled',
+    'dom.webnotifications.serviceworker.enabled',
+    'dom.workers.enabled',
+    'experiments.activeExperiment',
+    'experiments.enabled',
+    'experiments.manifest.uri',
+    'experiments.supported',
+    'extensions.autoDisableScopes',
+    'extensions.blocklist.enabled',
+    'extensions.blocklist.url',
+    'extensions.enabledScopes',
+    'extensions.formautofill.addresses.enabled',
+    'extensions.formautofill.available',
+    'extensions.formautofill.creditCards.enabled',
+    'extensions.formautofill.heuristics.enabled',
+    'extensions.getAddons.cache.enabled',
+    'extensions.getAddons.showPane',
+    'extensions.pocket.enabled',
+    'extensions.shield-recipe-client.api_url',
+    'extensions.shield-recipe-client.enabled',
+    'extensions.update.autoUpdateDefault',
+    'extensions.webcompat-reporter.enabled',
+    'extensions.webextensions.keepStorageOnUninstall',
+    'extensions.webextensions.keepUuidOnUninstall',
+    'extensions.webservice.discoverURL',
+    'font.blacklist.underline_offset',
+    'full-screen-api.enabled',
+    'general.useragent.compatMode.firefox',
+    'general.useragent.locale',
+    'general.warnOnAboutConfig',
+    'geo.wifi.uri',
+    'gfx.downloadable_fonts.enabled',
+    'gfx.downloadable_fonts.woff2.enabled',
+    'gfx.font_rendering.graphite.enabled',
+    'gfx.font_rendering.opentype_svg.enabled',
+    'gfx.offscreencanvas.enabled',
+    'intl.accept_languages',
+    'intl.locale.matchOS',
+    'intl.regional_prefs.use_os_locales',
+    'javascript.options.asmjs',
+    'javascript.options.wasm',
+    'javascript.use_us_english_locale',
+    'keyword.enabled',
+    'layers.acceleration.disabled',
+    'layout.css.font-loading-api.enabled',
+    'layout.css.visited_links_enabled',
+    'layout.spellcheckDefault',
+    'lightweightThemes.update.enabled',
+    'mathml.disabled',
+    'media.autoplay.enabled',
+    'media.block-autoplay-until-in-foreground',
+    'media.eme.enabled',
+    'media.getusermedia.audiocapture.enabled',
+    'media.getusermedia.browser.enabled',
+    'media.getusermedia.screensharing.allowed_domains',
+    'media.getusermedia.screensharing.enabled',
+    'media.gmp-gmpopenh264.autoupdate',
+    'media.gmp-gmpopenh264.enabled',
+    'media.gmp-manager.updateEnabled',
+    'media.gmp-manager.url',
+    'media.gmp-manager.url.override',
+    'media.gmp-provider.enabled',
+    'media.gmp-widevinecdm.autoupdate',
+    'media.gmp-widevinecdm.enabled',
+    'media.gmp-widevinecdm.visible',
+    'media.gmp.trial-create.enabled',
+    'media.navigator.enabled',
+    'media.navigator.video.enabled',
+    'media.ondevicechange.enabled',
+    'media.peerconnection.enabled',
+    'media.peerconnection.ice.default_address_only',
+    'media.peerconnection.ice.no_host',
+    'media.peerconnection.ice.tcp',
+    'media.peerconnection.identity.enabled',
+    'media.peerconnection.identity.timeout',
+    'media.peerconnection.turn.disable',
+    'media.peerconnection.use_document_iceservers',
+    'media.peerconnection.video.enabled',
+    'middlemouse.contentLoadURL',
+    'network.allow-experiments',
+    'network.auth.subresource-img-cross-origin-http-auth-allow',
+    'network.captive-portal-service.enabled',
+    'network.cookie.cookieBehavior',
+    'network.cookie.leave-secure-alone',
+    'network.cookie.thirdparty.sessionOnly',
+    'network.dns.blockDotOnion',
+    'network.dns.disablePrefetch',
+    'network.dns.disablePrefetchFromHTTPS',
+    'network.http.altsvc.enabled',
+    'network.http.altsvc.oe',
+    'network.http.redirection-limit',
+    'network.http.referer.hideOnionSource',
+    'network.http.referer.spoofSource',
+    'network.http.referer.trimmingPolicy',
+    'network.http.referer.userControlPolicy',
+    'network.http.referer.XOriginPolicy',
+    'network.http.referer.XOriginTrimmingPolicy',
+    'network.http.sendRefererHeader',
+    'network.http.spdy.enabled',
+    'network.http.spdy.enabled.deps',
+    'network.http.spdy.enabled.http2',
+    'network.http.speculative-parallel-limit',
+    'network.IDN_show_punycode',
+    'network.jar.block-remote-files',
+    'network.jar.open-unsafe-types',
+    'network.manage-offline-status',
+    'network.predictor.enable-prefetch',
+    'network.predictor.enabled',
+    'network.prefetch-next',
+    'network.protocol-handler.external.ms-windows-store',
+    'network.proxy.autoconfig_url.include_path',
+    'network.proxy.socks_remote_dns',
+    'network.stricttransportsecurity.preloadlist',
+    'offline-apps.allow_by_default',
+    'pdfjs.disabled',
+    'pdfjs.enableWebGL',
+    'permissions.manager.defaultsUrl',
+    'plugin.default.state',
+    'plugin.defaultXpi.state',
+    'plugin.scan.plid.all',
+    'plugin.sessionPermissionNow.intervalInMinutes',
+    'plugins.click_to_play',
+    'privacy.clearOnShutdown.cache',
+    'privacy.clearOnShutdown.cookies',
+    'privacy.clearOnShutdown.downloads',
+    'privacy.clearOnShutdown.formdata',
+    'privacy.clearOnShutdown.history',
+    'privacy.clearOnShutdown.offlineApps',
+    'privacy.clearOnShutdown.sessions',
+    'privacy.clearOnShutdown.siteSettings',
+    'privacy.cpd.cache',
+    'privacy.cpd.cookies',
+    'privacy.cpd.formdata',
+    'privacy.cpd.history',
+    'privacy.cpd.offlineApps',
+    'privacy.cpd.passwords',
+    'privacy.cpd.sessions',
+    'privacy.cpd.siteSettings',
+    'privacy.donottrackheader.enabled',
+    'privacy.firstparty.isolate',
+    'privacy.firstparty.isolate.restrict_opener_access',
+    'privacy.resistFingerprinting',
+    'privacy.sanitize.sanitizeOnShutdown',
+    'privacy.sanitize.timeSpan',
+    'privacy.trackingprotection.ui.enabled',
+    'security.ask_for_password',
+    'security.block_script_with_wrong_mime',
+    'security.cert_pinning.enforcement_level',
+    'security.csp.enable',
+    'security.csp.experimentalEnabled',
+    'security.data_uri.block_toplevel_data_uri_navigations',
+    'security.dialog_enable_delay',
+    'security.family_safety.mode',
+    'security.fileuri.strict_origin_policy',
+    'security.insecure_field_warning.contextual.enabled',
+    'security.insecure_password.ui.enabled',
+    'security.mixed_content.block_active_content',
+    'security.mixed_content.send_hsts_priming',
+    'security.mixed_content.use_hsts',
+    'security.OCSP.enabled',
+    'security.OCSP.require',
+    'security.password_lifetime',
+    'security.pki.sha1_enforcement_level',
+    'security.sri.enable',
+    'security.ssl.disable_session_identifiers',
+    'security.ssl.enable_ocsp_stapling',
+    'security.ssl.errorReporting.automatic',
+    'security.ssl.errorReporting.enabled',
+    'security.ssl.errorReporting.url',
+    'security.ssl.treat_unsafe_negotiation_as_broken',
+    'security.tls.enable_0rtt_data',
+    'security.tls.version.fallback-limit',
+    'security.tls.version.max',
+    'security.tls.version.min',
+    'security.xpconnect.plugin.unrestricted',
+    'services.blocklist.signing.enforced',
+    'services.blocklist.update_enabled',
+    'signon.autofillForms',
+    'signon.autofillForms.http',
+    'signon.formlessCapture.enabled',
+    'signon.storeWhenAutocompleteOff',
+    'startup.homepage_override_url',
+    'startup.homepage_welcome_url',
+    'startup.homepage_welcome_url.additional',
+    'toolkit.telemetry.archive.enabled',
+    'toolkit.telemetry.bhrPing.enabled',
+    'toolkit.telemetry.cachedClientID',
+    'toolkit.telemetry.enabled',
+    'toolkit.telemetry.firstShutdownPing.enabled',
+    'toolkit.telemetry.newProfilePing.enabled',
+    'toolkit.telemetry.server',
+    'toolkit.telemetry.shutdownPingSender.enabled',
+    'toolkit.telemetry.unified',
+    'toolkit.telemetry.updatePing.enabled',
+    'ui.submenuDelay',
+    'ui.use_standins_for_native_colors',
+    'view_source.tab',
+    'webchannel.allowObject.urlWhitelist',
+    'webgl.disable-extensions',
+    'webgl.disable-fail-if-major-performance-caveat',
+    'webgl.disabled',
+    'webgl.dxgl.enabled',
+    'webgl.enable-debug-renderer-info',
+    'webgl.enable-webgl2',
+    'webgl.min_capability_mode',
+
+    /* reset parrot: check your open about:config after running the script */
+    '_user.js.parrot'
+  ]
+
+  if("undefined" === typeof(Services)) {
+    alert("about:config needs to be the active tab!");
+    return;
+  }
+  
+  let c = 0;
+  for (let i = 0, len = ops.length; i < len; i++) {
+    if (Services.prefs.prefHasUserValue(ops[i])) {   
+      Services.prefs.clearUserPref(ops[i]);
+      if (!Services.prefs.prefHasUserValue(ops[i])) {
+        console.log("reset", ops[i]);
+        c++;
+      } else { console.log("failed to reset", ops[i]); }
+    }
+  }
+  
+  focus();
+  
+  let d = (c==1) ? " pref" : " prefs";
+  if (c > 0) {
+    alert("successfully reset " + c + d + "\n\nfor details check the Browser Console (Ctrl+Shift+J)");
+  } else { alert("nothing to reset"); }
+  
+})();
--- a/scratchpad-scripts/ghacks-clear-all-up-to-57-[the-rest-inactive].js
+++ b/scratchpad-scripts/ghacks-clear-all-up-to-57-[the-rest-inactive].js
@ -0,0 +1,167 @@
+/***
+
+ This will reset EVERYTHING that is INACTIVE in the ghacks user.js
+ release 57-alpha master, but excludes the following:
+ - prefs removed since publishing on github
+ - e10s section 1100
+ - privacy.resistFingerprinting alternatives sections 4600 & 4700
+ - deprecated section 9999
+
+ It does not matter if you clear everything, as a restart will reapply your user.js
+ Total 477 prefs from 57-alpha master: 118 inactive, 359 active
+ These have been broken into two scripts for convenience
+ 
+ For instructions see:
+ https://github.com/ghacksuserjs/ghacks-user.js/wiki/3.1-Resetting-Inactive-Prefs-[Scripts]
+
+***/
+ 
+(function() {
+  let ops = [
+    /* 118 INACTIVE prefs in 57-alpha master */
+    'accessibility.typeaheadfind',
+    'app.update.enabled',
+    'browser.cache.memory.capacity',
+    'browser.cache.memory.enable',
+    'browser.chrome.favicons',
+    'browser.chrome.site_icons',
+    'browser.download.autohideButton',
+    'browser.privatebrowsing.autostart',
+    'browser.safebrowsing.allowOverride',
+    'browser.safebrowsing.blockedURIs.enabled',
+    'browser.safebrowsing.downloads.enabled',
+    'browser.safebrowsing.downloads.remote.block_dangerous',
+    'browser.safebrowsing.downloads.remote.block_dangerous_host',
+    'browser.safebrowsing.downloads.remote.block_potentially_unwanted',
+    'browser.safebrowsing.downloads.remote.block_uncommon',
+    'browser.safebrowsing.malware.enabled',
+    'browser.safebrowsing.phishing.enabled',
+    'browser.safebrowsing.provider.google.gethashURL',
+    'browser.safebrowsing.provider.google.updateURL',
+    'browser.safebrowsing.provider.google4.gethashURL',
+    'browser.safebrowsing.provider.google4.updateURL',
+    'browser.safebrowsing.provider.mozilla.gethashURL',
+    'browser.safebrowsing.provider.mozilla.updateURL',
+    'browser.sessionhistory.max_total_viewers',
+    'browser.startup.page',
+    'browser.stopReloadAnimation.enabled',
+    'browser.storageManager.enabled',
+    'browser.tabs.loadBookmarksInTabs',
+    'browser.urlbar.autocomplete.enabled',
+    'browser.urlbar.maxRichResults',
+    'clipboard.autocopy',
+    'dom.event.contextmenu.enabled',
+    'dom.indexedDB.enabled',
+    'dom.presentation.controller.enabled',
+    'dom.presentation.discoverable',
+    'dom.presentation.discovery.enabled',
+    'dom.presentation.enabled',
+    'dom.presentation.receiver.enabled',
+    'dom.presentation.session_transport.data_channel.enable',
+    'dom.storage.enabled',
+    'dom.storageManager.enabled',
+    'dom.vr.enabled',
+    'extensions.screenshots.disabled',
+    'extensions.systemAddon.update.url',
+    'extensions.update.enabled',
+    'font.name.monospace.x-unicode',
+    'font.name.monospace.x-western',
+    'font.name.sans-serif.x-unicode',
+    'font.name.sans-serif.x-western',
+    'font.name.serif.x-unicode',
+    'font.name.serif.x-western',
+    'font.system.whitelist',
+    'full-screen-api.warning.delay',
+    'full-screen-api.warning.timeout',
+    'general.autoScroll',
+    'geo.wifi.logging.enabled',
+    'gfx.direct2d.disabled',
+    'javascript.options.baselinejit',
+    'javascript.options.ion',
+    'media.flac.enabled',
+    'media.mediasource.enabled',
+    'media.mediasource.mp4.enabled',
+    'media.mediasource.webm.audio.enabled',
+    'media.mediasource.webm.enabled',
+    'media.mp4.enabled',
+    'media.ogg.enabled',
+    'media.ogg.flac.enabled',
+    'media.opus.enabled',
+    'media.raw.enabled',
+    'media.wave.enabled',
+    'media.webm.enabled',
+    'media.wmf.amd.vp9.enabled',
+    'media.wmf.enabled',
+    'media.wmf.vp9.enabled',
+    'network.cookie.lifetime.days',
+    'network.cookie.lifetimePolicy',
+    'network.dns.disableIPv6',
+    'network.dnsCacheEntries',
+    'network.dnsCacheExpiration',
+    'network.http.fast-fallback-to-IPv4',
+    'offline-apps.quota.warn',
+    'permissions.memory_only',
+    'places.history.enabled',
+    'plugin.state.flash',
+    'privacy.clearOnShutdown.openWindows',
+    'privacy.cpd.downloads',
+    'privacy.cpd.openWindows',
+    'privacy.resistFingerprinting.block_mozAddonManager',
+    'privacy.trackingprotection.annotate_channels',
+    'privacy.trackingprotection.enabled',
+    'privacy.trackingprotection.lower_network_priority',
+    'privacy.trackingprotection.pbmode.enabled',
+    'privacy.usercontext.about_newtab_segregation.enabled',
+    'privacy.userContext.enabled',
+    'privacy.userContext.longPressBehavior',
+    'privacy.userContext.ui.enabled',
+    'privacy.window.maxInnerHeight',
+    'privacy.window.maxInnerWidth',
+    'reader.parse-on-load.enabled',
+    'security.mixed_content.block_display_content',
+    'security.nocertdb',
+    'security.ssl.require_safe_negotiation',
+    'security.ssl3.dhe_rsa_aes_128_sha',
+    'security.ssl3.dhe_rsa_aes_256_sha',
+    'security.ssl3.ecdhe_ecdsa_aes_128_sha',
+    'security.ssl3.ecdhe_rsa_aes_128_sha',
+    'security.ssl3.rsa_aes_128_sha',
+    'security.ssl3.rsa_aes_256_sha',
+    'security.ssl3.rsa_des_ede3_sha',
+    'services.blocklist.addons.collection',
+    'services.blocklist.gfx.collection',
+    'services.blocklist.onecrl.collection',
+    'services.blocklist.plugins.collection',
+    'signon.rememberSignons',
+    'svg.disabled',
+    'toolkit.cosmeticAnimations.enabled',
+    'urlclassifier.trackingTable',
+    'xpinstall.signatures.required',
+    /* reset parrot: check your open about:config after running the script */
+    '_user.js.parrot'
+  ]
+
+  if("undefined" === typeof(Services)) {
+    alert("about:config needs to be the active tab!");
+    return;
+  }
+  
+  let c = 0;
+  for (let i = 0, len = ops.length; i < len; i++) {
+    if (Services.prefs.prefHasUserValue(ops[i])) {   
+      Services.prefs.clearUserPref(ops[i]);
+      if (!Services.prefs.prefHasUserValue(ops[i])) {
+        console.log("reset", ops[i]);
+        c++;
+      } else { console.log("failed to reset", ops[i]); }
+    }
+  }
+  
+  focus();
+  
+  let d = (c==1) ? " pref" : " prefs";
+  if (c > 0) {
+    alert("successfully reset " + c + d + "\n\nfor details check the Browser Console (Ctrl+Shift+J)");
+  } else { alert("nothing to reset"); }
+  
+})();
--- a/scratchpad-scripts/test.js
+++ b/scratchpad-scripts/test.js
@ -1 +0,0 @@
-// boo!
--- a/updater.bat
+++ b/updater.bat
@ -1,107 +1,264 @@
-@ECHO OFF
-TITLE ghacks user.js updater
-
-REM ### ghacks-user.js updater for Windows
-REM ## author: @claustromaniac
-REM ## version: 2.1
-
-SETLOCAL EnableDelayedExpansion
-SET "_ua="
-SET "_log="
-:parse
-IF "%~1"=="" GOTO endparse
-IF "%~1"=="-unattended" SET "_ua=true"
-IF "%~1"=="-log" SET "_log=true"
-SHIFT
-GOTO parse
-:endparse
-SET "_name="
-SET "_date="
-SET "_version="
-SET /A "_line=0"
-ECHO.
-IF EXIST user.js (
-	FOR /F "delims=" %%i IN (user.js) DO (
-		IF !_line! EQU 1 SET "_name=%%i"
-		IF !_line! EQU 2 SET "_date=%%i"
-		IF !_line! EQU 3 SET "_version=%%i"
-		SET /A "_line+=1"
-		IF !_line! GEQ 4 GOTO break
-	)
-	:break
-	IF !_line! GEQ 4 (
-		IF "ghacks"=="!_name:~8,6!" (
-			FOR /F "delims=:" %%G IN ("!_version!") DO SET "_version=%%G"
-			SET "_version=!_version:~2!"
-			SET "_date=!_date:~8!"
-			ECHO ghacks user.js !_version!, !_date!
-		) ELSE ( ECHO Current user.js version not recognised. )
-	) ELSE ( ECHO Current user.js version not recognised. )
-) ELSE ( ECHO user.js not detected in the current directory. )
-ECHO.
-IF NOT "%_ua%"=="true" (
-	ECHO This batch should be run from your Firefox profile directory. It will download the latest version of ghacks user.js from github and then append any of your own changes from user-overrides.js to it.
-	ECHO.
-	REM ECHO Visit the wiki for more detailed information.
-	REM ECHO.
-	CHOICE /M "Continue"
-	IF ERRORLEVEL 2 GOTO end
-)
-CLS
-ECHO.
-IF "%_log%"=="true" (
-	CALL :log >>user.js-update-log.txt 2>&1 
-	EXIT /B
-	:log
-	ECHO ##################################################################
-	ECHO.
-	ECHO %date%, %time%
-	ECHO.
-)
-IF EXIST user.js (
-	IF EXIST user.js.bak REN user.js.bak user.js.old.bak
-	REN user.js user.js.bak
-	ECHO Current user.js file backed up.
-	ECHO.
-)
-ECHO Retrieving latest user.js file from ghacks github repository...
-powershell -Command "(New-Object Net.WebClient).DownloadFile('https://github.com/ghacksuserjs/ghacks-user.js/raw/master/user.js', 'user.js')" >nul
-ECHO.
-IF EXIST user.js (
-	IF EXIST "user-overrides.js" (
-		ECHO Appending user-overrides.js...
-		ECHO.
-		COPY /B /V /Y user.js+"user-overrides.js" "tempuserjs"
-		DEL /F user.js
-		REN tempuserjs user.js
-		ECHO.
-	)
-	ECHO Handling backups...
-	SET "changed="
-	IF EXIST user.js.bak ( FC user.js.bak user.js >nul && SET "changed=false" || SET "changed=true" )
-	ECHO.
-	ECHO.
-	IF "!changed!"=="true" (
-		IF EXIST user.js.old.bak DEL /F user.js.old.bak
-		ECHO Update complete.
-	) ELSE (
-		IF "!changed!"=="false" (
-			DEL /F user.js.bak
-			IF EXIST user.js.old.bak REN user.js.old.bak user.js.bak
-			ECHO Update completed without changes.
-		) ELSE ECHO Update complete.
-	)
-	ECHO.
-) ELSE (
-	IF EXIST user.js.bak REN user.js.bak user.js
-	IF EXIST user.js.old.bak REN user.js.old.bak user.js.bak
-	ECHO.
-	ECHO Update failed. Make sure PowerShell is allowed internet access.
-	ECHO.
-	ECHO No changes were made.
-	ECHO.
-)
-IF NOT "%_log%"=="true" (
-        IF NOT "%_ua%"=="true" PAUSE
-)
-:end
+@ECHO OFF & SETLOCAL EnableDelayedExpansion
+TITLE ghacks user.js updater
+
+REM ## ghacks-user.js updater for Windows
+REM ## author: @claustromaniac
+REM ## version: 4.2
+REM ## instructions: https://github.com/ghacksuserjs/ghacks-user.js/wiki/3.3-Updater-Scripts
+
+SET _myname=%~n0
+SET _myparams=%*
+:parse
+IF "%~1"=="" (GOTO endparse)
+IF /I "%~1"=="-unattended" (SET _ua=1)
+IF /I "%~1"=="-log" (SET _log=1)
+IF /I "%~1"=="-logp" (SET _log=1 & SET _logp=1)
+IF /I "%~1"=="-multioverrides" (SET _multi=1)
+IF /I "%~1"=="-merge" (SET _merge=1)
+IF /I "%~1"=="-updatebatch" (SET _updateb=1)
+SHIFT
+GOTO parse
+:endparse
+IF DEFINED _updateb (
+	REM The normal flow here goes from phase 1 to phase 2 and then phase 3.
+	IF NOT "!_myname:~0,9!"=="[updated]" (
+		IF EXIST "[updated]!_myname!.bat" (
+			REM ## Phase 3 ##: The new script, with the original name, will:
+			REM 	* Delete the [updated]*.bat script
+			REM 	* Begin the normal routine
+			REN "[updated]!_myname!.bat" "[updated]!_myname!.bat.old"
+			DEL /F "[updated]!_myname!.bat.old"
+			CALL :message "Script updated^!"
+			TIMEOUT 3 >nul
+			CLS
+			GOTO begin
+		)
+		REM ## Phase 1 ##
+		REM 	* Download new batch and name it [updated]*.bat
+		REM 	* Start that script in a new CMD window
+		REM 	* Exit
+		CALL :message "Updating script..."
+		REM Uncomment the next line and comment the powershell call for testing.
+		REM COPY /B /V /Y "!_myname!.bat" "[updated]!_myname!.bat"
+		(
+			powershell -Command "(New-Object Net.WebClient).DownloadFile('https://github.com/ghacksuserjs/ghacks-user.js/raw/master/updater.bat', '[updated]!_myname!.bat')"
+		) >nul 2>&1
+		IF EXIST "[updated]!_myname!.bat" (
+			START /min CMD /C "[updated]!_myname!.bat" !_myparams!
+			EXIT /B
+		) ELSE (
+			CALL :message "Failed. Make sure PowerShell is allowed internet access."
+			TIMEOUT 120 >nul
+			EXIT /B
+		)
+	) ELSE (
+		IF "!_myname!"=="[updated]" (
+			CALL :message "The [updated] label is reserved. Rename this script and try again."
+			TIMEOUT 300 >nul
+		) ELSE (
+			REM ## Phase 2 ##: The [updated]*.bat script will:
+			REM 	* Copy itself overwriting the original batch
+			REM 	* Start that script in a new CMD instance
+			REM 	* Exit
+			IF EXIST "!_myname:~9!.bat" (
+				REN "!_myname:~9!.bat" "!_myname:~9!.bat.old"
+				DEL /F "!_myname:~9!.bat.old"
+			)
+			COPY /B /V /Y "!_myname!.bat" "!_myname:~9!.bat"
+			START CMD /C "!_myname:~9!.bat" !_myparams!
+		)
+		EXIT /B
+	)
+)
+:begin
+ECHO:
+ECHO:
+ECHO:                ########################################
+ECHO:                ####  user.js Updater for Windows   ####
+ECHO:                ####       by claustromaniac        ####
+ECHO:                ####             v4.2               ####
+ECHO:                ########################################
+ECHO:
+SET /A "_line=0"
+IF NOT EXIST user.js (
+	CALL :message "user.js not detected in the current directory."
+) ELSE (
+	FOR /F "skip=1 tokens=1,2 delims=:" %%G IN (user.js) DO (
+		SET /A "_line+=1"
+		IF !_line! GEQ 4 (GOTO exitloop)
+		IF !_line! EQU 1 (SET _name=%%H)
+		IF !_line! EQU 2 (SET _date=%%H)
+		IF !_line! EQU 3 (SET _version=%%G)
+	)
+	:exitloop
+	IF !_line! GEQ 4 (
+		IF /I NOT "!_name!"=="!_name:ghacks=!" (
+			CALL :message "ghacks user.js !_version:~2!,!_date!"
+		) ELSE (
+			CALL :message "Current user.js version not recognised."
+		)
+	) ELSE (
+		CALL :message "Current user.js version not recognised."
+	)
+)
+ECHO:
+IF NOT DEFINED _ua (
+	CALL :message "This batch should be run from your Firefox profile directory."
+	ECHO:  It will download the latest version of ghacks user.js from github and then
+	CALL :message "append any of your own changes from user-overrides.js to it."
+	CALL :message "Visit the wiki for more detailed information."
+	ECHO:
+	TIMEOUT 1 /nobreak >nul
+	CHOICE /C SHE /N /M "Start [S] Help [H] Exit [E]"
+	CLS
+	IF ERRORLEVEL 3 (EXIT /B)
+	IF ERRORLEVEL 2 (GOTO :showhelp)
+)
+IF DEFINED _log (
+	CALL :log >>user.js-update-log.txt 2>&1
+	IF DEFINED _logp (START user.js-update-log.txt)
+	EXIT /B
+	:log
+	SET _log=2
+	ECHO:##################################################################
+	CALL :message "%date%, %time%"
+)
+IF EXIST user.js.old.bak (DEL /F user.js.old.bak)
+IF EXIST user.js (
+	IF EXIST user.js.bak (REN user.js.bak user.js.old.bak)
+	REN user.js user.js.bak
+	CALL :message "Current user.js file backed up."
+)
+CALL :message "Retrieving latest user.js file from github repository..."
+(
+	powershell -Command "(New-Object Net.WebClient).DownloadFile('https://github.com/ghacksuserjs/ghacks-user.js/raw/master/user.js', 'user.js')"
+) >nul 2>&1
+IF EXIST user.js (
+	IF DEFINED _multi (
+		FORFILES /P user.js-overrides /M *.js >nul 2>&1
+		IF NOT ERRORLEVEL 1 (
+			IF DEFINED _merge (
+				CALL :message "Merging..."
+				COPY /B /V /Y user.js-overrides\*.js user-overrides-merged.js
+				CALL :merge user-overrides-merged.js
+				COPY /B /V /Y user.js+user-overrides-merged.js user.js
+				CALL :merge user.js
+			) ELSE (
+				CALL :message "Appending..."
+				COPY /B /V /Y user.js+"user.js-overrides\*.js" user.js
+			)
+		) ELSE (CALL :message "No override files found.")
+		ECHO:
+	) ELSE (
+		IF EXIST "user-overrides.js" (
+			COPY /B /V /Y user.js+"user-overrides.js" "user.js"
+			IF DEFINED _merge (
+				CALL :message "Merging user-overrides.js..."
+				CALL :merge user.js
+			) ELSE (
+				CALL :message "user-overrides.js appended."
+			)
+		) ELSE (CALL :message "user-overrides.js not found.")
+		ECHO:
+	)
+	CALL :message "Handling backups..."
+	SET "changed="
+	IF EXIST user.js.bak (
+		FC user.js.bak user.js >nul && SET "changed=false" || SET "changed=true"
+	)
+	IF "!changed!"=="true" (
+		IF EXIST user.js.old.bak DEL /F user.js.old.bak
+		CALL :message "Update complete."
+	) ELSE (
+		IF "!changed!"=="false" (
+			DEL /F user.js.bak
+			IF EXIST user.js.old.bak REN user.js.old.bak user.js.bak
+			CALL :message "Update completed without changes."
+		) ELSE (CALL :message "Update complete.")
+	)
+	ECHO:
+) ELSE (
+	IF EXIST user.js.bak (REN user.js.bak user.js)
+	IF EXIST user.js.old.bak (REN user.js.old.bak user.js.bak)
+	CALL :message "Update failed. Make sure PowerShell is allowed internet access."
+	ECHO:   No changes were made.
+)
+IF NOT DEFINED _log (
+	IF NOT DEFINED _ua (PAUSE)
+)
+EXIT /B
+
+REM ########### Message Function ###########
+:message
+SETLOCAL DisableDelayedExpansion
+IF NOT "2"=="%_log%" (ECHO:)
+ECHO:  %~1
+IF NOT "2"=="%_log%" (ECHO:)
+ENDLOCAL
+GOTO :EOF
+REM ############ Merge function ############
+:merge
+SETLOCAL DisableDelayedExpansion
+(
+	FOR /F "tokens=1,* delims=," %%G IN ('FINDSTR /B /I /C:"user_pref" "%~1"') DO (SET "%%G=%%H")
+	FOR /F "tokens=1,* delims=:" %%I IN ('FINDSTR /N "^" "%~1"') DO (
+		IF ""=="%%J" (
+			ECHO:
+		) ELSE (
+			FOR /F "delims=," %%K IN ("%%J") DO (
+				IF NOT [user_pref("_user.js.parrot"]==[%%K] (
+					IF DEFINED %%K (
+						SETLOCAL EnableDelayedExpansion
+						FOR /F "delims=" %%L IN ("!%%K!") DO (
+							ENDLOCAL
+							IF NOT "%%L"=="ALREADY MERGED" (
+								ECHO:%%K,%%L
+								SET "%%K=ALREADY MERGED"
+							)
+						)
+					) ELSE (
+						ECHO:%%J
+					)
+				) ELSE (
+					ECHO:%%J
+				)
+			)
+		)
+	)
+)>updatertempfile
+MOVE /Y updatertempfile "%~1" >nul
+ENDLOCAL
+GOTO :EOF
+REM ############### Help ##################
+:showhelp
+MODE 80,43
+CLS
+CALL :message "Available arguments (case-insensitive):"
+CALL :message "  -log"
+ECHO:     Write the console output to a logfile (user.js-update-log.txt)
+CALL :message "  -logP"
+ECHO:     Like -log, but also open the logfile after updating.
+CALL :message "  -merge"
+ECHO:     Merge overrides instead of appending them. One-line comments and
+ECHO:     _user.js.parrot lines are appended normally. Overrides for inactive
+ECHO:     user.js prefs will be appended. When -Merge and -MultiOverrides are used
+ECHO:     together, a user-overrides-merged.js file is also generated in the root
+ECHO:     directory for quick reference. It contains only the merged data from
+ECHO:     override files and can be safely discarded after updating, or used as the
+ECHO:     new user-overrides.js. When there are conflicting records for the same
+ECHO:     pref, the value of the last one declared will be used. Visit the wiki
+ECHO:     for usage examples and more detailed information.
+CALL :message "  -multiOverrides"
+ECHO:     Use any and all .js files in a user.js-overrides sub-folder as overrides
+ECHO:     instead of the default user-overrides.js file. Files are appended in
+ECHO:     alphabetical order.
+CALL :message "  -unattended"
+ECHO:     Run without user input.
+CALL :message "  -updatebatch"
+ECHO:     Update the script itself on execution, before the normal routine.
+CALL :message ""
+PAUSE
+CLS
+MODE 80,25
+GOTO :begin
+REM #####################################
--- a/updater.sh
+++ b/updater.sh
@ -2,7 +2,7 @@

 ### ghacks-user.js updater for Mac/Linux
 ## author: @overdodactyl
-## version: 1.1
+## version: 1.2

 ghacksjs="https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ghacksuserjs/ghacks-user.js/master/user.js"

@ -10,11 +10,14 @@ echo -e "\nThis script should be run from your Firefox profile directory.\n"

 currdir=$(pwd)

-## get the full path of this script (greadlink for Mac, readlink for Linux)
-scriptfullpath=$(greadlink -f "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}" 2>/dev/null || readlink -f "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}")
+## get the full path of this script (readlink for Linux, greadlink for Mac with coreutils installed)
+sfp=$(readlink -f "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}" 2>/dev/null || greadlink -f "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}" 2>/dev/null)
+
+## fallback for Macs without coreutils
+if [ -z "$sfp" ]; then sfp=${BASH_SOURCE[0]}; fi

 ## change directory to the Firefox profile directory
-cd "$(dirname "${scriptfullpath}")"
+cd "$(dirname "${sfp}")"

 echo -e "Updating the user.js for Firefox profile:\n$(pwd)\n"

--- a/user.js
+++ b/user.js
@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
     * Some user data is erased on close (section 2800), namely history (browsing, form, download)
     * Cookies are denied by default (2701), we use site exceptions. This breaks extensions
       that use IndexedDB, so you need to allow exceptions for those as well: see [1] below
-       [1] https://github.com/ghacksuserjs/ghacks-user.js/wiki/1.7-Setting-Extension-Permission-Exceptions
+       [1] https://github.com/ghacksuserjs/ghacks-user.js/wiki/4.1.1-Setting-Extension-Permission-Exceptions
     * EACH RELEASE check:
         - 4600s: reset prefs made redundant due to privacy.resistFingerprinting (RPF)
                  or enable them as an alternative to RFP or for ESR users
@ -34,7 +34,7 @@
           before using to avoid unexpected surprises
         - Search this file for the "[WARNING]" tag to troubleshoot or prevent SOME common issues
  4. BACKUP your profile folder before implementing (and/or test in a new/cloned profile)
-  5. KEEP UP TO DATE: https://github.com/ghacksuserjs/ghacks-user.js/wiki/1.5-Keeping-Up-To-Date
+  5. KEEP UP TO DATE: https://github.com/ghacksuserjs/ghacks-user.js/wiki#small_orange_diamond-maintenance

 ******/

@ -73,9 +73,10 @@ user_pref("startup.homepage_override_url", ""); // what's new page after updates
 user_pref("browser.laterrun.enabled", false);
 user_pref("browser.shell.checkDefaultBrowser", false);
 /* 0102: set start page (0=blank, 1=home, 2=last visited page, 3=resume previous session)
- * home = browser.startup.homepage preference.
 * [SETTING] Options>General>Startup>When Firefox starts ***/
   // user_pref("browser.startup.page", 0);
+/* 0103: set your "home" page (see 0102) ***/
+   // user_pref("browser.startup.homepage", "https://www.example.com/");

 /*** 0200: GEOLOCATION ***/
 user_pref("_user.js.parrot", "0200 syntax error: the parrot's definitely deceased!");
@ -475,14 +476,14 @@ user_pref("browser.urlbar.usepreloadedtopurls.enabled", false);
 /* 0810: disable location bar making speculative connections (FF56+)
 * [1] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1348275 ***/
 user_pref("browser.urlbar.speculativeConnect.enabled", false);
-/* 0850a: disable location bar autocomplete [controlled by 0850b] ***/
-   // user_pref("browser.urlbar.autocomplete.enabled", false);
-/* 0850b: disable location bar suggestion types [controls 0850a]
+/* 0850a: disable location bar autocomplete and suggestion types
+ * If you enforce any of the suggestion types, you MUST enforce 'autocomplete'
+ *   - If *ALL* of the suggestion types are false, 'autocomplete' must also be false
+ *   - If *ANY* of the suggestion types are true, 'autocomplete' must also be true
 * [SETTING-56+] Options>Privacy & Security>Address Bar>When using the address bar, suggest
 * [SETTING-ESR] Options>Privacy>Location Bar>When using the location bar, suggest
- * [NOTE] If any of these are true, 0850a will be FORCED to true
- * and if all three are false, 0850a will be FORCED to false
- * [WARNING] If all three are false, search engine keywords are disabled ***/
+ * [WARNING] If all three suggestion types are false, search engine keywords are disabled ***/
+user_pref("browser.urlbar.autocomplete.enabled", false);
 user_pref("browser.urlbar.suggest.history", false);
 user_pref("browser.urlbar.suggest.bookmark", false);
 user_pref("browser.urlbar.suggest.openpage", false);
@ -492,7 +493,7 @@ user_pref("browser.urlbar.suggest.openpage", false);
 * be displayed (no we do not know how these are calculated or what the threshold is),
 * and this does not affect the search by search engine suggestion (see 0808)
 * [USAGE] This setting is only useful if you want to enable search engine keywords
- * (i.e. at least one of 0850b must be true) but you want to *limit* suggestions shown ***/
+ * (i.e. at least one of 0850a suggestion types must be true) but you want to *limit* suggestions shown ***/
   // user_pref("browser.urlbar.maxRichResults", 0);
 /* 0850d: disable location bar autofill
 * [1] http://kb.mozillazine.org/Inline_autocomplete ***/
@ -583,8 +584,6 @@ user_pref("browser.cache.disk_cache_ssl", false);
 * [NOTE] Not recommended due to performance issues ***/
   // user_pref("browser.cache.memory.enable", false);
   // user_pref("browser.cache.memory.capacity", 0); // (hidden pref)
-/* 1004: disable offline cache ***/
-user_pref("browser.cache.offline.enable", false);
 /* 1005: disable fastback cache
 * To improve performance when pressing back/forward Firefox stores visited pages
 * so they don't have to be re-parsed. This is not the same as memory cache.
@ -674,7 +673,7 @@ user_pref("dom.ipc.shims.enabledWarnings", true);
 user_pref("browser.tabs.remote.allowLinkedWebInFileUriProcess", false);
 /* 1110: set sandbox level. DO NOT MEDDLE WITH THESE. They are included to inform you NOT to play
 * with them. The values are integers, but the code below deliberately contains a data mismatch
- * [1] https://wiki.mozilla.org/Sandbox
+ * [1] https://wiki.mozilla.org/Security/Sandbox
 * [2] https://www.ghacks.net/2017/01/23/how-to-change-firefoxs-sandbox-security-level/#comment-4105173 ***/
   // user_pref("security.sandbox.content.level", "donotuse");
   // user_pref("dom.ipc.plugins.sandbox-level.default", "donotuse");
@ -827,6 +826,9 @@ user_pref("browser.ssl_override_behavior", 1);
 * i.e. it doesn't work for HSTS discrepancies (https://subdomain.preloaded-hsts.badssl.com/)
 * [TEST] https://expired.badssl.com/ ***/
 user_pref("browser.xul.error_pages.expert_bad_cert", true);
+/* 1273: display HTTP sites as insecure (FF59+) ***/
+user_pref("security.insecure_connection_icon.enabled", true); // all windows
+   // user_pref("security.insecure_connection_icon.pbmode.enabled", true); // private windows only

 /*** 1400: FONTS ***/
 user_pref("_user.js.parrot", "1400 syntax error: the parrot's bereft of life!");
@ -987,7 +989,8 @@ user_pref("media.gmp-manager.updateEnabled", false); // disable local fallback (
 user_pref("media.gmp-widevinecdm.visible", false);
 user_pref("media.gmp-widevinecdm.enabled", false);
 user_pref("media.gmp-widevinecdm.autoupdate", false);
-/* 1830: disable all DRM content (EME: Encryption Media Extension) [SETUP] ***/
+/* 1830: disable all DRM content (EME: Encryption Media Extension) [SETUP]
+ * [1] https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2017/10/drms-dead-canary-how-we-just-lost-web-what-we-learned-it-and-what-we-need-do-next ***/
 user_pref("media.eme.enabled", false); // Options>Content>Play DRM Content
 user_pref("browser.eme.ui.enabled", false); // hides "Play DRM Content" checkbox, restart required
 /* 1840: disable the OpenH264 Video Codec by Cisco to "Never Activate"
@ -1112,8 +1115,6 @@ user_pref("dom.workers.enabled", false);
 * [NOTE] Service worker APIs are hidden (in Firefox) and cannot be used when in PB mode.
 * [NOTE] Service workers only run over HTTPS. Service Workers have no DOM access. ***/
 user_pref("dom.serviceWorkers.enabled", false);
-/* 2303: disable service workers' cache and cache storage ***/
-user_pref("dom.caches.enabled", false);
 /* 2304: disable web notifications
 * [NOTE] You can still override individual domains under site permissions (FF44+)
 * [1] https://developer.mozilla.org/docs/Web/API/Notifications_API ***/
@ -1140,11 +1141,6 @@ user_pref("dom.event.clipboardevents.enabled", false);
 * this disables document.execCommand("cut"/"copy") to protect your clipboard
 * [1] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1170911 ***/
 user_pref("dom.allow_cut_copy", false); // (hidden pref)
-/* 2404: disable JS storing data permanently [SETUP]
- * [WARNING] This BREAKS uBlock Origin [1.14.0+] and uMatrix extensions
- * [1] https://github.com/gorhill/uBlock/releases/tag/1.14.0 
- * [WARNING] This *will* break other extensions including legacy, and *will* break some sites ***/
-   // user_pref("dom.indexedDB.enabled", false);
 /* 2414: disable shaking the screen ***/
 user_pref("dom.vibrator.enabled", false);
 /* 2415: set max popups from a single non-click event - default is 20! ***/
@ -1179,18 +1175,6 @@ user_pref("javascript.options.wasm", false);
 * [2] https://w3c.github.io/IntersectionObserver/
 * [3] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1243846 ***/
 user_pref("dom.IntersectionObserver.enabled", false);
-/* 2450a: enforce websites to ask to store data for offline use
- * [1] https://support.mozilla.org/questions/1098540
- * [2] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=959985 ***/
-user_pref("offline-apps.allow_by_default", false);
-/* 2450b: display a notification when websites ask to store data for offline use
- * [SETTING-56+] Options>Privacy & Security>Offline Web Content and User Data>Tell you when a website asks...
- * [SETTING-ESR] Options>Advanced>Network>Tell me when a website asks to store data for offline use ***/
-user_pref("browser.offline-apps.notify", true);
-/* 2450c: set size of warning quota for offline cache (default 51200)
- * Offline cache is only used in rare cases to store data locally. FF will store small amounts
- * (default <50MB) of data in the offline (application) cache without asking for permission. ***/
-   // user_pref("offline-apps.quota.warn", 51200);

 /*** 2500: HARDWARE FINGERPRINTING ***/
 user_pref("_user.js.parrot", "2500 syntax error: the parrot's shuffled off 'is mortal coil!");
@ -1205,7 +1189,8 @@ user_pref("_user.js.parrot", "2500 syntax error: the parrot's shuffled off 'is m
 user_pref("media.navigator.enabled", false);
 /* 2508: disable hardware acceleration to reduce graphics fingerprinting
 * [SETTING] Options>General>Performance>Custom>Use hardware acceleration when available
- * [WARNING] [SETUP] Affects text rendering (fonts will look different) and impacts video performance
+ * [WARNING] [SETUP] Affects text rendering (fonts will look different), impacts video performance,
+ * and parts of Quantum that utilize the GPU will also be affected as they are rolled out
 * [1] https://wiki.mozilla.org/Platform/GFX/HardwareAcceleration ***/
   // user_pref("gfx.direct2d.disabled", true); // [WINDOWS]
 user_pref("layers.acceleration.disabled", true);
@ -1405,7 +1390,14 @@ user_pref("security.csp.experimentalEnabled", true);
 * [3] https://www.fxsitecompat.com/en-CA/docs/2017/data-url-navigations-on-top-level-window-will-be-blocked/ ***/
 user_pref("security.data_uri.block_toplevel_data_uri_navigations", true);

-/*** 2700: COOKIES & DOM STORAGE ***/
+/*** 2700: PERSISTENT STORAGE
+     Data SET by websites including
+            cookies : profile\cookies.sqlite
+       localStorage : profile\webappsstore.sqlite
+          indexedDB : profile\storage\default
+           appCache : profile\OfflineCache
+     serviceWorkers :
+***/
 user_pref("_user.js.parrot", "2700 syntax error: the parrot's joined the bleedin' choir invisible!");
 /* 2701: disable cookies on all sites [SETUP]
 * You can set exceptions under site permissions or use an extension
@ -1426,29 +1418,52 @@ user_pref("network.cookie.thirdparty.sessionOnly", true);
   // user_pref("network.cookie.lifetimePolicy", 0);
 /* 2704: set cookie lifetime in days (see above pref) - default is 90 days ***/
   // user_pref("network.cookie.lifetime.days", 90);
-/* 2705: disable DOM (Document Object Model) Storage
+/* 2705: disable HTTP sites setting cookies with the "secure" directive (default: true) (FF52+)
+ * [1] https://developer.mozilla.org/Firefox/Releases/52#HTTP ***/
+user_pref("network.cookie.leave-secure-alone", true);
+/* 2710: disable DOM (Document Object Model) Storage
 * [WARNING] This will break a LOT of sites' functionality.
 * You are better off using an extension for more granular control ***/
   // user_pref("dom.storage.enabled", false);
-/* 2706: disable Storage API
- * The API gives sites the ability to find out how much space they can use, how much
- * they are already using, and even control whether or not they need to be alerted
- * before the user agent disposes of site data in order to make room for other things.
- * [NOTE] This also controls the visibility of the "Options>Privacy & Security>Site Data" section
- * [1] https://developer.mozilla.org/docs/Web/API/StorageManager
- * [2] https://developer.mozilla.org/docs/Web/API/Storage_API
- * [3] https://blog.mozilla.org/l10n/2017/03/07/firefox-l10n-report-aurora-54/ ***/
-   // user_pref("dom.storageManager.enabled", false); // (FF51+)
-   // user_pref("browser.storageManager.enabled", false); // (FF53+)
-/* 2707: clear localStorage and UUID when an extension is uninstalled
+/* 2711: clear localStorage and UUID when an extension is uninstalled
 * [NOTE] Both preferences must be the same
 * [1] https://developer.mozilla.org/Add-ons/WebExtensions/API/storage/local
 * [2] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1213990 ***/
 user_pref("extensions.webextensions.keepStorageOnUninstall", false);
 user_pref("extensions.webextensions.keepUuidOnUninstall", false);
-/* 2708: disable HTTP sites setting cookies with the "secure" directive (default: true) (FF52+)
- * [1] https://developer.mozilla.org/Firefox/Releases/52#HTTP ***/
-user_pref("network.cookie.leave-secure-alone", true);
+/* 2720: disable JS storing data permanently [SETUP]
+ * [WARNING] This BREAKS uBlock Origin [1.14.0+] and other extensions that require IndexedDB
+ * [1] https://github.com/gorhill/uBlock/releases/tag/1.14.0 
+ * [WARNING] This *will* break other extensions including legacy, and *will* break some sites ***/
+   // user_pref("dom.indexedDB.enabled", false);
+/* 2730: disable offline cache ***/
+user_pref("browser.cache.offline.enable", false);
+/* 2731: enforce websites to ask to store data for offline use
+ * [1] https://support.mozilla.org/questions/1098540
+ * [2] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=959985 ***/
+user_pref("offline-apps.allow_by_default", false);
+/* 2732: display a notification when websites ask to store data for offline use
+ * [SETTING-56+] Options>Privacy & Security>Offline Web Content and User Data>Tell you when a website asks...
+ * [SETTING-ESR] Options>Advanced>Network>Tell me when a website asks to store data for offline use ***/
+user_pref("browser.offline-apps.notify", true);
+/* 2733: set size of warning quota for offline cache (default 51200)
+ * Offline cache is only used in rare cases to store data locally. FF will store small amounts
+ * (default <50MB) of data in the offline (application) cache without asking for permission. ***/
+   // user_pref("offline-apps.quota.warn", 51200);
+/* 2740: disable service workers cache and cache storage
+ * [1] https://w3c.github.io/ServiceWorker/#privacy ***/
+user_pref("dom.caches.enabled", false);
+/* 2750: disable Storage API
+ * The API gives sites the ability to find out how much space they can use, how much
+ * they are already using, and even control whether or not they need to be alerted
+ * before the user agent disposes of site data in order to make room for other things.
+ * [NOTE] This also controls the visibility of the "Options>Privacy & Security>Site Data"
+ * section, which also requires Offline Cache (2730) enabled to function
+ * [1] https://developer.mozilla.org/docs/Web/API/StorageManager
+ * [2] https://developer.mozilla.org/docs/Web/API/Storage_API
+ * [3] https://blog.mozilla.org/l10n/2017/03/07/firefox-l10n-report-aurora-54/ ***/
+user_pref("dom.storageManager.enabled", false); // (FF51+)
+user_pref("browser.storageManager.enabled", false); // (FF53+)

 /*** 2800: SHUTDOWN [SETUP]
     You should set the values to what suits you best. Be aware that the settings below clear
@ -1515,6 +1530,11 @@ user_pref("privacy.sanitize.timeSpan", 0);
 ** 1337893 - isolate DNS cache (FF55+)
 ** 1344170 - isolate blob: URI (FF55+)
 ** 1300671 - isolate data:, about: URLs (FF55+)
+
+ NOTE: FPI has some unresolved issues
+ ** 1381197 - extensions cannot control cookies with FPI Origin Attributes
+ ** 1418931 - IndexedDB (Offline Website Data) with FPI Origin Attributes
+      are not removed with "Clear All/Recent History" or "On Close"
 ***/
 user_pref("_user.js.parrot", "4000 syntax error: the parrot's pegged out");
 /* 4001: enable First Party Isolation (FF51+)
@ -1566,7 +1586,9 @@ user_pref("privacy.firstparty.isolate.restrict_opener_access", true);
 ** 1382533 - enable fingerprinting resistance for Presentation API (see 2513) (FF57+)
      This blocks exposure of local IP Addresses via mDNS (Multicast DNS)
 **  967895 - enable site permission prompt before allowing canvas data extraction (FF58+)
+      In FF59+ this is controllable via the site permissions panel, see 1413780 (FF59+)
 ** 1372073 - spoof/block fingerprinting in MediaDevices API (FF59+)
+ ** 1039069 - warn when language prefs are set to non en-US (see 0207, 0208) (FF59+)
 ***/
 user_pref("_user.js.parrot", "4500 syntax error: the parrot's popped 'is clogs");
 /* 4501: enable privacy.resistFingerprinting (FF41+)
@ -1663,7 +1685,7 @@ user_pref("media.video_stats.enabled", false);
       2. You are not in a controlled set of significant numbers, where the values are enforced
          by default. It works for TBB because for TBB, the spoofed values ARE their default.
     * We do not recommend UA spoofing yourself, leave it to privacy.resistFingerprinting (see 4500)
-       which is already plugging leaks (see 2 above) the prefs below do not address
+       which is already plugging leaks (see 1 above) the prefs below do not address
     * Values below are for example only based on the current TBB at the time of writing
 ***/
 user_pref("_user.js.parrot", "4700 syntax error: the parrot's taken 'is last bow");
Author	SHA1	Message	Date
earthlng	dd29583735	Update .gitattributes	2017-12-30 19:33:25 +01:00
earthlng	e3ad7055dd	prefsCleaner 1.2 - Search string made case-sensitive, because Firefox preferences are. - The script now uses regex, which allows it to understand `user.js` files formatted using single quotes, spaces and/or tabs in `user_pref` lines. Trade-off: it can no longer reset preferences that include some special characters in their names. Not an issue for now, just something to remember. See full discussion [here](https://github.com/ghacksuserjs/ghacks-user.js/pull/321).	2017-12-30 19:25:57 +01:00
claustromaniac	c1c368bce9	1.2 - Search string made case-sensitive, because Firefox preferences are. - The script now uses regex, which allows it to understand user.js files formatted using single quotes, spaces, or tabs. Trade-off: it can no longer reset preferences that include some special characters in their names. Not an issue for now, just something to remember.	2017-12-29 20:14:08 +00:00
earthlng	73f03c449f	Merge pull request #322 from ghacksuserjs/2700-renumber 2700's section revamp #235	2017-12-27 16:49:00 +01:00
Thorin-Oakenpants	31ec621d3f	typos	2017-12-27 20:23:27 +13:00
Thorin-Oakenpants	8f02a5bc40	2720->2730 reference	2017-12-27 20:21:54 +13:00
Thorin-Oakenpants	73811e49be	2700's section revamp #235	2017-12-27 20:13:41 +13:00
earthlng	d7ab2f83e4	updates to prefsCleaner + updater.bat Daily round of tweaks	2017-12-27 05:01:21 +01:00
earthlng	c0f9e6ab2b	Update prefsCleaner.bat	2017-12-27 04:59:24 +01:00
claustromaniac	7cd2c650cb	fix for previous commit Take it or leave it. Up to you, as always.	2017-12-27 03:32:58 +00:00
claustromaniac	a1f10513ea	1.2	2017-12-26 20:06:41 +00:00
claustromaniac	74f18db85a	1.1	2017-12-26 20:04:57 +00:00
claustromaniac	2ad3fbdbd3	Update updater.bat	2017-12-26 19:37:39 +00:00
claustromaniac	68a44bcbb4	cosmetic fix for calls to :message before the script begins logging (with -log)	2017-12-26 17:29:11 +00:00
earthlng	1f15e287fb	Updater for Windows 4.1	2017-12-26 00:30:49 +01:00
earthlng	65b64f44b6	Update updater.bat	2017-12-26 00:16:27 +01:00
claustromaniac	643206a3da	autoparrot - second try	2017-12-25 15:30:09 +00:00
claustromaniac	05ac6dd0ec	autoparrot	2017-12-25 08:18:41 +00:00
claustromaniac	daff5f6fa6	cosmetic fix + formatting the fix in question just removes the extra space in the version + date output (line 91)	2017-12-25 03:48:39 +00:00
claustromaniac	018fb2a321	cosmetic stuff	2017-12-25 03:33:36 +00:00
claustromaniac	4f22afac7f	rewording	2017-12-25 00:51:56 +00:00
claustromaniac	94bbb6bab4	minor change	2017-12-24 16:55:17 +00:00
claustromaniac	b9266bba1d	4.1 - added missing -unattended switch to the list of switches - other minor changes	2017-12-24 16:49:33 +00:00
Thorin-Oakenpants	68efac4cc8	url change	2017-12-24 16:30:53 +13:00
Thorin-Oakenpants	db5706d949	url change	2017-12-24 16:29:36 +13:00
Thorin-Oakenpants	3ffdd67904	url change	2017-12-24 16:29:18 +13:00
Thorin-Oakenpants	83de87b18d	url change	2017-12-24 16:28:58 +13:00
Thorin-Oakenpants	99016960fa	url change	2017-12-24 16:28:33 +13:00
Thorin-Oakenpants	52efb2af7a	url change	2017-12-24 16:27:47 +13:00
Thorin-Oakenpants	dbe0056c95	4500: canvas site permissions	2017-12-23 03:32:02 +13:00
Thorin-Oakenpants	987c996cce	Update README.md	2017-12-22 02:04:37 +13:00
Thorin-Oakenpants	a1cae1ae74	Update README.md	2017-12-22 02:03:42 +13:00
Thorin-Oakenpants	0938d7bab2	add license	2017-12-22 02:02:57 +13:00
earthlng	490d81657f	Update README.md	2017-12-19 18:37:24 +01:00
earthlng	4170529e39	Add files via upload	2017-12-19 17:31:49 +01:00
earthlng	ffae671b27	Delete prefsCleaner.bat	2017-12-19 17:29:36 +01:00
earthlng	48861e57e1	Add files via upload	2017-12-19 17:26:58 +01:00
earthlng	b74b79f11c	Delete prefsCleaner.bat	2017-12-19 17:26:39 +01:00
earthlng	13534e33bc	Add files via upload	2017-12-19 17:25:14 +01:00
earthlng	148daa94cf	Delete updater2.bat	2017-12-19 17:24:36 +01:00
earthlng	88b08d4ac5	Delete updater.bat	2017-12-19 17:24:19 +01:00
earthlng	ea76ea91af	Add files via upload	2017-12-19 17:22:32 +01:00
earthlng	8af0d4fa7a	Update .gitattributes	2017-12-18 17:27:51 +01:00
earthlng	877d6a5af2	Delete test.bat	2017-12-18 16:58:02 +01:00
earthlng	e0cd64391c	Create test.bat	2017-12-18 16:56:28 +01:00
earthlng	464ffcd7e6	Update .gitattributes	2017-12-18 16:54:38 +01:00
earthlng	16e8d6ca7a	Update updater.bat	2017-12-18 16:48:15 +01:00
earthlng	21b21d2adb	Update .gitattributes	2017-12-18 16:44:36 +01:00
earthlng	6973bb459c	FIND instead of MORE to keep TABS intact	2017-12-18 16:33:21 +01:00
earthlng	1571e067e7	convert to CRLF on the fly MORE also converts TABs to spaces, by default to 8 but I changed it to 4	2017-12-18 16:01:46 +01:00
earthlng	1789fd902b	Delete test.bat	2017-12-18 15:39:01 +01:00
earthlng	8f4ab83301	Create test.bat	2017-12-18 15:38:18 +01:00
earthlng	eeef37154d	Update updater.bat	2017-12-18 15:10:35 +01:00
earthlng	be563241d6	Update updater.bat	2017-12-18 15:10:18 +01:00
earthlng	002780df8c	Convert BAT line-endings to CRLF	2017-12-18 15:07:20 +01:00
claustromaniac	901670fffc	Convert BAT line-endings to CRLF LF is messing with calls to :message in the updater, at least on my end.	2017-12-18 12:26:03 +00:00
earthlng	3a403cd120	Updater for Windows v4.0 Fixes: - Merge function: no longer has the potential to truncate super long lines. (8KB per line still IS the max!) no more issues with exclamation marks in user_pref lines. Improvements: - Overall better performance due to ECHO syntax changes. - Merge function on steroids! Faster than ever Changes, Additions, Substractions: - Leading spaces are no longer ignored by the merge function. Lines to be merged must begin with user_pref. - Added header with name, author, version. - Added help sub-menu. - Added special message when no override files are found when using -multiOverrides. - Formatting changes.	2017-12-17 17:13:18 +01:00
claustromaniac	25321e7262	4.0?	2017-12-17 15:59:55 +00:00
claustromaniac	ca947c6ae4	4.0b3 - ignore the previous commit lol	2017-12-17 15:02:52 +00:00
claustromaniac	c9f62822a6	4.0b3 - Fix for empty lines. - Went back to using FIND in the main loop for the good reasons stated by @earthing	2017-12-17 15:01:06 +00:00
claustromaniac	240bcbfbee	4.0b2 Not all issues fixed yet.	2017-12-17 13:46:39 +00:00
earthlng	1262edee61	tiny issues space instead of TAB, missing quotation marks and suppressing the error message when no *.js files are found in the OR-folder	2017-12-17 13:02:34 +01:00
claustromaniac	2f5ae9b294	v4.0b Fixes: - Merge function: no longer has the potential to truncate super long lines. no more issues with exclamation marks in user_pref lines. Improvements: - Overall better performance due to ECHO syntax changes. - Merge function on steroids! Faster than ever, and no longer generates temporary files at all. As it always should have been. Changes, Additions, Substractions: - Leading spaces are no longer ignored by the merge function. Lines to be merged must begin with user_pref. - Added header with name, author, version. - Added help sub-menu. - Added special message when no override files are found when using -multiOverrides. - Formatting changes.	2017-12-16 17:55:08 +00:00
earthlng	fbd9f344af	prefs.js cleaner for Windows v1.0 thanks @claustromaniac!	2017-12-15 21:11:53 +01:00
Thorin-Oakenpants	323da46204	4500: RFP warn if language set to non en-US fixes #304	2017-12-16 05:21:08 +13:00
earthlng	28f06b41e3	Merge pull request #309 from claustromaniac/master Updater for Windows 3.2	2017-12-10 15:55:15 +01:00
claustromaniac	77ca6af2d9	I said 3.2. I'm not me if I don't miss something.	2017-12-10 01:20:39 +00:00
claustromaniac	e663b8a968	3.2 Prevent issues handling the script when the name includes spaces. + Formatting.	2017-12-09 16:49:42 +00:00
Thorin-Oakenpants	f8ec9cebdd	fix url	2017-12-09 10:31:09 +13:00
Thorin-Oakenpants	24df3274f1	fix url	2017-12-09 10:29:29 +13:00
Thorin-Oakenpants	f5a4ec0cbd	fix url	2017-12-09 10:28:58 +13:00
Thorin-Oakenpants	abbbf8ef0e	fix url	2017-12-09 10:28:28 +13:00
Thorin-Oakenpants	b9c8329778	fix url	2017-12-09 10:27:58 +13:00
Thorin-Oakenpants	8f68ee3e9e	fix url	2017-12-09 10:27:21 +13:00
Thorin-Oakenpants	4d2c26790f	wiki link changes	2017-12-09 07:51:35 +13:00
Thorin-Oakenpants	ab492c58c3	0850a: remove cruff	2017-12-09 07:05:15 +13:00
Thorin-Oakenpants	4fc7490405	comment out three items see #308	2017-12-09 06:20:16 +13:00
Thorin-Oakenpants	11b0b779b8	fixes #308	2017-12-09 06:13:40 +13:00
Thorin-Oakenpants	4ae5967e09	Update ghacks-clear-all-up-to-57-[the-rest-inactive].js	2017-12-09 02:02:04 +13:00
Thorin-Oakenpants	ebd233bf6e	Create ghacks-clear-all-up-to-57-[the-rest-active].js	2017-12-09 02:00:56 +13:00
Thorin-Oakenpants	f2ed64c576	Update ghacks-clear-all-up-to-57-[the-rest-inactive].js	2017-12-09 01:58:27 +13:00
Thorin-Oakenpants	f09c860d96	clear inactive: move parrot to end	2017-12-09 01:33:38 +13:00
Thorin-Oakenpants	753c4695a6	oophs	2017-12-09 01:28:50 +13:00
Thorin-Oakenpants	7655648174	clear removed: move parrot to end	2017-12-09 01:28:16 +13:00
Thorin-Oakenpants	f8472fe501	clear deprecated: move parrot to end	2017-12-09 01:27:05 +13:00
Thorin-Oakenpants	d82475a7c3	clear RFP-alts: move parrot to end	2017-12-09 01:25:14 +13:00
Thorin-Oakenpants	008257283b	2508: hardware acceleration #244 I guess we can revisit this when Tor ESR59 lands or even later when WebRender is fully implemented. For now, users can override it if they wish	2017-12-09 00:56:53 +13:00
earthlng	d9e935de3c	syntax fix	2017-12-08 12:47:31 +01:00
Thorin-Oakenpants	e73eeefa64	Update ghacks-clear-all-up-to-57-[the-rest-inactive].js	2017-12-08 21:01:28 +13:00
Thorin-Oakenpants	744944a9ab	Create ghacks-clear-all-up-to-57-[the-rest-inactive].js	2017-12-08 20:26:49 +13:00
Thorin-Oakenpants	5631fadd4a	Update ghacks-clear-all-up-to-57-[RFP-alternatives].js	2017-12-08 19:38:08 +13:00
Thorin-Oakenpants	ea54827582	Create ghacks-clear-all-up-to-57-[RFP-alternatives].js	2017-12-08 19:24:32 +13:00
Thorin-Oakenpants	28ba2a705a	Create ghacks-clear-all-up-to-57-[deprecated].js	2017-12-08 19:14:53 +13:00
Thorin-Oakenpants	a9def5992f	Create ghacks-clear-all-up-to-57-[removed].js	2017-12-08 19:13:45 +13:00
Thorin-Oakenpants	9aa9752dc4	Update README.md	2017-12-08 00:07:18 +13:00
Thorin-Oakenpants	eb2a9b2493	Update README.md	2017-12-07 23:35:58 +13:00
Thorin-Oakenpants	60cfacadb3	Update README.md	2017-12-07 23:20:11 +13:00
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Thorin-Oakenpants	8f34f8e0ff	Update user.js	2017-12-07 17:12:13 +13:00
Thorin-Oakenpants	f683383ba3	Update user.js	2017-12-07 17:10:31 +13:00
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Thorin-Oakenpants	467b3d8602	1273: FF59+ show HTTP with negative indicator #305	2017-12-07 14:08:23 +13:00
earthlng	183a62448f	1110: updated URL	2017-12-03 19:01:24 +01:00
earthlng	ac751a74f2	Updater for Windows 3.1 more polishing and some changes to prevent potential issues when the user closes the console window too soon.	2017-12-03 16:17:24 +01:00
claustromaniac	457ef9ec2f	3.1 tidy up	2017-12-03 15:07:15 +00:00
claustromaniac	a6c93b3982	Revert "3.1" This reverts commit `ccaf06973b`.	2017-12-03 15:04:41 +00:00
claustromaniac	ccaf06973b	3.1 Minor change suggested by earthing.	2017-12-03 15:01:45 +00:00
claustromaniac	ce3c077d06	3.1	2017-12-03 13:35:41 +00:00
Thorin-Oakenpants	edec5cc366	Update README.md	2017-12-03 06:35:08 +13:00
claustromaniac	8a99bb350c	3.1a2	2017-12-01 01:05:24 -03:00
claustromaniac	fc47792df2	3.1a1	2017-11-30 22:17:58 +00:00
claustromaniac	e5d00be8f0	Revert "3.1a1" This reverts commit `ac7ad78d1d`.	2017-11-30 22:11:42 +00:00
claustromaniac	ac7ad78d1d	3.1a1 Just added a few lines to make batch updates more visible - which helps with testing.	2017-11-30 18:22:18 +00:00
Thorin-Oakenpants	cf6f614f5b	2706: Storage API => active, disabled #281	2017-11-30 14:12:53 +13:00
claustromaniac	00e17281dc	Updater 3.1a -updatebatch now will (or at least should): Download new batch and name it [updater].bat Open that script in a new CMD window. Exit The [updated].bat script should: Copy itself overwriting the original batch (without renaming). Start that script in a new CMD instance. Exit. The new script, with the original name, should: Delete the [updated].bat script *Begin the normal script routine. @earthing do you think I should still rename the scripts to .old or something before overwriting/deleting?	2017-11-30 00:10:01 +00:00
earthlng	9a4982ec0e	updater.bat v3.0 FINAL THE REAL FUCKING DEAL this time - finally! THANKS @claustromaniac !!	2017-11-29 23:23:57 +01:00
earthlng	0a97660506	updater.bat v3.0 FINAL THE REAL FUCKING DEAL this time - finally! THANKS @claustromaniac !!	2017-11-29 23:20:00 +01:00
claustromaniac	3737b65f53	Fixed issue with commented-out user_pref lines It ended up being a mixture of the previous commit and the fix. It writes a temporary file on the go that only holds preferences, and generates the target file at once at the end. It's slower than before, but it works.	2017-11-29 16:15:20 +00:00
claustromaniac	635cacfe54	Replace PING with TIMEOUT Otherwise earthing's nosy firewall bitches about it.	2017-11-29 15:49:21 +00:00
claustromaniac	a126a32109	Revert "2nd merge optimisation" This reverts commit `c9e7f1ccfa`.	2017-11-29 15:18:23 +00:00
claustromaniac	c9e7f1ccfa	2nd merge optimisation While I figure out a fix for the missing characters... Enclosing the whole merging loop in parentheses and replacing the source file with the entire output at once is more efficient than appending individual lines with >>%~2. The script doesn't have to wait for the HD to continue processing.	2017-11-29 12:08:15 +00:00
claustromaniac	ff9370b714	fix for hiding powershell output Everything in a line after a powershell call is considered as being called from PowerShell. >nul didn't work because of that. Enclosing the line in brackets should fix it.	2017-11-29 04:56:33 +00:00
claustromaniac	b1fd2ba48b	minor fix What would we want a warning that we can't get to read for?	2017-11-29 04:50:01 +00:00
claustromaniac	bdf69cd198	misc To account for the possibility of the user running the script silently in the background. PAUSE would leave an instance in memory doing nothing indefinitely. I was going to use TIMEOUT but PING performs better.	2017-11-29 04:33:02 +00:00
Thorin-Oakenpants	22695f464b	2303->2700s serviceWorker cache #235	2017-11-29 16:21:17 +13:00
Thorin-Oakenpants	44e129ea3d	1830: ref for DRM / EME	2017-11-29 13:32:48 +13:00
claustromaniac	6ff3d1eb36	Fix for the self-update feature and misc Also minor but significant improvement to the merge function: it no longer writes temp files to the disk while processing data.	2017-11-28 21:53:20 +00:00
earthlng	a389572243	loops forever - fuck it	2017-11-28 18:33:31 +01:00
earthlng	51d98fac09	last attempt if this doesn't work I'll remove the damn -updatebatch part for good	2017-11-28 18:27:55 +01:00
earthlng	d71321027b	updater.bat v3.0 the real deal updater auto-update part - let's give this a shot - volunteers?	2017-11-28 18:17:47 +01:00
earthlng	ed4c9202b9	updater.bat v3.0 the real deal hopefully :fingers_crossed:	2017-11-28 18:15:14 +01:00
earthlng	5b931b06e8	updater.bat auto-update part	2017-11-28 17:34:14 +01:00
earthlng	d3eda589bb	Update updater.bat	2017-11-28 17:32:32 +01:00
Thorin-Oakenpants	0be33e2408	4700: UA Spoof fix ref link	2017-11-28 13:53:15 +13:00
Thorin-Oakenpants	eba3470a81	2700: header fiddling	2017-11-28 13:32:49 +13:00
earthlng	1c997693ff	merging improvements - keeps all user.js.parrot lines intact - keeps empty lines intact - fix for keeping `!` and `^` in non-"user_pref" lines intact + some other minor changes + streamlining	2017-11-27 14:02:12 +01:00
Thorin-Oakenpants	76b24fa6aa	2700: header formatting	2017-11-27 10:22:55 +13:00
Thorin-Oakenpants	3b95e04b56	2700: header info	2017-11-27 10:14:55 +13:00
earthlng	3ec7dae496	Update updater.bat merge functionality and some cleanup	2017-11-26 21:47:30 +01:00
earthlng	a269e53f88	Update updater.bat - multioverrides support - formatting changes	2017-11-26 15:57:32 +01:00
earthlng	1789fea4f1	updater.sh - next attempt ... at fixing the script path detection. should hopefully fix #264 (comment)	2017-11-25 18:58:10 +01:00
earthlng	679ca59233	Update updater.sh	2017-11-25 18:56:49 +01:00
Thorin-Oakenpants	82d20c328d	4000: PSA on FPI #281	2017-11-26 03:23:35 +13:00
earthlng	41a55ad5f2	Update updater.sh	2017-11-25 14:37:25 +01:00
earthlng	2c1e4ae542	updater.sh - next attempt ... at fixing the script path detection. should hopefully fix https://github.com/ghacksuserjs/ghacks-user.js/issues/264#issuecomment-346891526	2017-11-25 14:31:17 +01:00
Thorin-Oakenpants	910d4e2e59	2700s: numbers fixup stop overworking me guys! crssi - thanks!	2017-11-25 23:35:14 +13:00
Thorin-Oakenpants	2bf9e6a773	0103: fixup lets try that again	2017-11-25 22:14:28 +13:00
Thorin-Oakenpants	d279839ba6	0103: fixup - thanks Forsaked	2017-11-25 22:11:49 +13:00
Thorin-Oakenpants	98bb8ad203	Update ghacks-clear-57-[changes-only].js	2017-11-25 17:33:32 +13:00
Thorin-Oakenpants	a281090cdc	Delete test.js	2017-11-25 17:30:53 +13:00
Thorin-Oakenpants	44316934f3	release date & version fixup You had it right the first time earthlng. Eg Start commits for 55-beta date shown is 9-July. 55-alpha release is dated 18-Aug and we drop the "-beta" part (look inside the release downloads). Start commits for 56-beta date shown is 12-Sept. 56-alpha release is dated 2-Oct and we drop the "-beta" part. And because you created the 57-alpha release before you reversed the date+version, that too is all good.	2017-11-25 16:47:12 +13:00
Thorin-Oakenpants	18048832da	various => 2700 section #235 section 2700 will get a revamp, so not worried about numbering for now. Slight header tweak until we revamp	2017-11-25 16:12:29 +13:00
Thorin-Oakenpants	497f6ed58c	0103: home page #277	2017-11-25 15:33:07 +13:00
earthlng	63b924f101	Create ghacks-clear-57-[changes-only].js https://github.com/ghacksuserjs/ghacks-user.js/issues/276 https://github.com/ghacksuserjs/ghacks-user.js/wiki/1.6-Bulk-Pref-Resetting-%5BScratchpad%5D	2017-11-20 15:35:52 +01:00
earthlng	e1e40847e0	ooops, that's not how Pants usually does it nobody saw that, right?	2017-11-20 14:01:57 +01:00