On Thu, 2011-02-03 at 11:34 +0100, Jon Ingason wrote: > 2011-02-03 02:21, les skrev: > > On Wed, 2011-02-02 at 22:38 -0600, Steven Stern wrote: > >> On 02/02/2011 07:46 PM, compdoc wrote: > >>>> Every now and again, the firefox profile gets hosed. > > > > > > The first is prefs.js. It warns that if you edit it with firefox open, > > it will be rewritten. Apparently this is what is killing the setting in > > about:config. > > > > The second one is user.js. It had only one line: > > user_pref("browser.startup.homepage", "stickyhomepage"); > > Changing stickyhomepage (my substitute for my home page) to the one I > > wanted in both files, and eureka, it works as desired. > > > > Deleted the new, unwanted profile and things are peachy again for now. > > Question, where did the user.js file come from? > > Look at the following URL: > > http://kb.mozillazine.org/Prefs.js_file > http://kb.mozillazine.org/User.js_file > > This does not explain why user.js file exist. It should not hav been > there in the first place. > > > > > Regards, > > Les H > > > > > > -- > Regards > Jon Ingason > Hi, Jon, Interesting that these pages never came up when I was searching for preferences stuff using google. It is valuable information. The user.js file should be mentioned somewhere on the about:config page I think, to help people having problems. I don't remember ever setting this file up myself, so the next question comes, where did this file come from? I will have to see if I can find the source of the user.js file. Maybe a new round of Google will help. I struggled with this stupid problem for many days before I resorted to asking the list. I have had a really bad month from mid Dec to mid Jan with all kinds of electronics failing. I have replaced at least 6 major pieces of electronics, all with issues, from this stuff here to Windows 7 (re-vista maybe?) to remote controls failing (car, garage door, TV, VCR, and DVD player.) If I have seemed a bit scrambled, it is because the electronic gods are blowing my fuses. Regards, Les H -- users mailing list users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe or change subscription options: https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/users Guidelines: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines