From 93ff5460e08ff87d9d1db03d182a2229801afc22 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Thorin-Oakenpants Date: Tue, 31 Oct 2017 21:11:30 +1300 Subject: [PATCH] Updated 1.1 Overview (markdown) --- 1.1-Overview.md | 6 +++--- 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-) diff --git a/1.1-Overview.md b/1.1-Overview.md index d785588..ea263e7 100644 --- a/1.1-Overview.md +++ b/1.1-Overview.md @@ -23,14 +23,14 @@ Here is how it basically works: * The contents of `prefs.js` override the default values shown in `about:config` * If a preference in `prefs.js` has a data mismatch, then it is ignored and the ~~default~~ **previous value** is retained (this could be the default or a user-set value set earlier within about:config) and shown in `about:config` * In `about:config` - * All values stored in `prefs.js`, even if they are the default value, will be denoted as status `user set` - * If you set a value to a `user set` value, it is stored in `prefs.js` + * All values stored in `prefs.js`, even if they are the default value, will be denoted as status `user set`. In Firefox 56+ it is denoted as `modifed` + * If you set a value to a `user set`/`modifed` value, it is stored in `prefs.js` * If you reset a value to `default`, it is removed from `prefs.js` * If you reset a `hidden preference` to default, the value will be blank, and assuming it is not applied again from a `user.js`, it will then vanish on the next about:config reload tl;dr: firefox starts :arrow_right: user.js active preferences :arrow_right: prefs.js :left_right_arrow: `about:config` .. with caveats -That's a bit to digest, so here is a pretty picture showing a preference with the same value as status `user set` and `default`. In `about:config's` search box, you can use wildcards (e.g `network*policy`) to save time typing, and it is case insensitive. +That's a bit to digest, so here is a pretty picture showing a preference with the same value as status `user set`/`modifed` and `default`. In `about:config's` search box, you can use wildcards (e.g `network*policy`) to save time typing, and it is case insensitive. ![](https://github.com/ghacksuserjs/ghacks-user.js/blob/master/wikipiki/overview03.png)