From 6971fefdda47958c7413e504e91a60e9b8161ff1 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: yokoffing Date: Thu, 30 Jul 2020 10:50:15 -0400 Subject: [PATCH] clarified new tab page items --- PeskyFox.js | 158 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++------------------- 1 file changed, 100 insertions(+), 58 deletions(-) diff --git a/PeskyFox.js b/PeskyFox.js index 139e2b7..1287ad0 100644 --- a/PeskyFox.js +++ b/PeskyFox.js @@ -11,33 +11,10 @@ * PeskyFox * * "Aquila non capit muscas." * * priority: remove annoyances * - * version: 5 June 2020 * + * version: 30 July 2020 * * url: https://github.com/yokoffing/Better-Fox * ***************************************************************************/ -/**************************************************************************** - * SECTION: DARK MODE * -****************************************************************************/ - -// PREF: Dark pages in settings pages -// user_pref("browser.in-content.dark-mode", true); - -// PREF: Enforce prefers-color-scheme as Dark -// 0=light, 1=dark : This overrides your OS value. -// user_pref("ui.systemUsesDarkTheme", 1); // [HIDDEN PREF] - -// PREF: Disable webextension restrictions on Mozilla domains -// If you use an extension to turn your webpages to Dark Mode, this prevents -// you from being blinded by white flash when navigating to a Mozilla domain. -// ! RESTART -// https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/buglist.cgi?bug_id=1384330,1406795,1415644,1453988 -// user_pref("extensions.webextensions.restrictedDomains", ""); -// PREF: disable mozAddonManager Web API [FF57+] - * [NOTE] As a side-effect in FF57-59 this allowed extensions to work on AMO. In FF60+ you also need - * to sanitize or clear extensions.webextensions.restrictedDomains (see 2662) to keep that side-effect - * [1] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/buglist.cgi?bug_id=1384330,1406795,1415644,1453988 ***/ -user_pref("privacy.resistFingerprinting.block_mozAddonManager", true); // [HIDDEN PREF] - /**************************************************************************** * SECTION: START-UP / NEW TAB PAGE * ****************************************************************************/ @@ -46,35 +23,101 @@ user_pref("privacy.resistFingerprinting.block_mozAddonManager", true); // [HIDDE user_pref("toolkit.legacyUserProfileCustomizations.stylesheets", true); // PREF: Set START page (0=blank, 1=home, 2=last visited page, 3=resume previous session) -user_pref("browser.startup.page", 3); +// user_pref("browser.startup.page", 3); -// PREF: Unclutter the new tab page -user_pref("browser.library.activity-stream.enabled", false); +// PREF: Disable Extension Recommendations (CFR: "Contextual Feature Recommender") +// https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/extension-recommendations user_pref("browser.newtabpage.activity-stream.asrouter.userprefs.cfr.addons", false); user_pref("browser.newtabpage.activity-stream.asrouter.userprefs.cfr.features", false); -user_pref("browser.newtabpage.activity-stream.discoverystream.enabled", false); -user_pref("browser.newtabpage.activity-stream.feeds.discoverystreamfeed", false); -user_pref("browser.newtabpage.activity-stream.feeds.section.highlights", false); -user_pref("browser.newtabpage.activity-stream.feeds.section.topstories", false); -user_pref("browser.newtabpage.activity-stream.feeds.snippets", false); -user_pref("browser.newtabpage.activity-stream.feeds.topsites", false); -user_pref("browser.newtabpage.activity-stream.section.highlights.includePocket", false); + +// PREF: Disable Activity Stream Top Stories, Pocket-based and/or sponsored content user_pref("browser.newtabpage.activity-stream.pocketCta", ""); +user_pref("browser.newtabpage.activity-stream.feeds.section.topstories", false); +user_pref("browser.newtabpage.activity-stream.feeds.section.topstories.options", ""); +user_pref("browser.newtabpage.activity-stream.section.highlights.includePocket", false); +user_pref("browser.newtabpage.activity-stream.sectionOrder", ""); user_pref("browser.newtabpage.activity-stream.showSponsored", false); -user_pref("browser.newtabpage.enhanced", false); -user_pref("browser.newtabpage.introShown", false); +user_pref("browser.newtabpage.activity-stream.discoverystream.enabled", false); + +// PREF: Disable Activity Stream snippets +// Runs code received from a server (aka Remote Code Execution) and sends information back to a metrics server user_pref("browser.newtabpage.activity-stream.asrouter.providers.snippets", ""); +user_pref("browser.newtabpage.activity-stream.feeds.snippets", false); + +// PREF: Disable Activity Stream telemetry +user_pref("browser.newtabpage.activity-stream.feeds.telemetry", false); +user_pref("browser.newtabpage.activity-stream.telemetry", false); +user_pref("browser.newtabpage.activity-stream.telemetry.ut.events", false); +user_pref("browser.newtabpage.activity-stream.telemetry.structuredIngestion", false); +user_pref("browser.newtabpage.activity-stream.telemetry.structuredIngestion.endpoint", ""); + +// PREF: Disable Activity Stream feeds +user_pref("browser.newtabpage.activity-stream.feeds.aboutpreferences", false); +user_pref("browser.newtabpage.activity-stream.feeds.favicon", false); +user_pref("browser.newtabpage.activity-stream.feeds.messagecenterfeed", false); +user_pref("browser.newtabpage.activity-stream.feeds.migration", false); +user_pref("browser.newtabpage.activity-stream.feeds.newtabinit", false); +user_pref("browser.newtabpage.activity-stream.feeds.places", false); +user_pref("browser.newtabpage.activity-stream.feeds.prefs", false); +user_pref("browser.newtabpage.activity-stream.feeds.section.highlights", false); +user_pref("browser.newtabpage.activity-stream.feeds.sections", false); +user_pref("browser.newtabpage.activity-stream.feeds.systemtick", false); +user_pref("browser.newtabpage.activity-stream.feeds.topsites", false); +user_pref("browser.newtabpage.activity-stream.feeds.asrouterfeed", false); +user_pref("browser.newtabpage.activity-stream.feeds.recommendationproviderswitcher", false); + +// PREF: Disable Activity Stream (others) +user_pref("browser.newtabpage.activity-stream.messageCenterExperimentEnabled", false); +user_pref("browser.newtabpage.activity-stream.showSearch", false); +user_pref("browser.newtabpage.activity-stream.discoverystream.config", ""); +user_pref("browser.newtabpage.activity-stream.discoverystream.endpoints", ""); +user_pref("browser.newtabpage.activity-stream.discoverystream.rec.impressions", ""); +user_pref("browser.newtabpage.activity-stream.discoverystream.spoc.impressions", ""); +user_pref("browser.newtabpage.activity-stream.discoverystream.endpointSpocsClear", ""); +user_pref("browser.newtabpage.activity-stream.section.highlights.includeBookmarks", false); +user_pref("browser.newtabpage.activity-stream.section.highlights.includeDownloads", false); +user_pref("browser.newtabpage.activity-stream.section.highlights.includeVisited", false); +user_pref("browser.newtabpage.activity-stream.discoverystream.personalization.modelKeys", ""); +user_pref("browser.newtabpage.activity-stream.improvesearch.handoffToAwesomebar", false); +user_pref("browser.newtabpage.activity-stream.discoverystream.isCollectionDismissible", false); +user_pref("browser.newtabpage.activity-stream.discoverystream.region-basic-layout", false); +user_pref("browser.newtabpage.activity-stream.discoverystream.region-layout-config", ""); +user_pref("browser.newtabpage.activity-stream.discoverystream.region-spocs-config", ""); +user_pref("browser.newtabpage.activity-stream.discoverystream.region-stories-config", ""); +user_pref("browser.newtabpage.activity-stream.discoverystream.recs.personalized", false); +user_pref("browser.newtabpage.activity-stream.discoverystream.spocs.personalized", false); +user_pref("browser.newtabpage.activity-stream.feeds.system.topsites", false); +user_pref("browser.newtabpage.activity-stream.feeds.system.topstories", false); + +// PREF: Disable new tab tile ads and preload +// https://wiki.mozilla.org/Tiles/Technical_Documentation#Ping +// https://gecko.readthedocs.org/en/latest/browser/browser/DirectoryLinksProvider.html#browser-newtabpage-directory-source +// https://gecko.readthedocs.org/en/latest/browser/browser/DirectoryLinksProvider.html#browser-newtabpage-directory-ping +user_pref("browser.newtab.preload", false); +user_pref("browser.newtabpage.directory.ping", ""); +user_pref("browser.newtabpage.activity-stream.asrouter.messageProviders", ""); + +// PREF: Don't reveal build ID +// Value taken from Tor Browser +// https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=583181 +// user_pref("browser.startup.homepage_override.mstone", "ignore"); + +// PREF: Disable separate about:welcome page +// https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1617783 +// user_pref("browser.aboutwelcome.enabled", false); +// user_pref("trailhead.firstrun.branches", ""); +// user_pref("browser.aboutwelcome.overrideContent", ""); /****************************************************************************** * SECTION: DISABLE POCKET EXTENSION * ******************************************************************************/ -// PREF: Completely remove Pocket from Firefox +// PREF: Disable built-in Pocket extension +user_pref("browser.pocket.enabled", false); user_pref("extensions.pocket.api"," "); user_pref("extensions.pocket.enabled", false); user_pref("extensions.pocket.oAuthConsumerKey", " "); user_pref("extensions.pocket.site", " "); -user_pref("browser.toolbarbuttons.introduced.pocket-button", false); /****************************************************************************** * SECTION: DOWNLOADS * @@ -116,17 +159,20 @@ user_pref("browser.aboutConfig.showWarning", false); * SECTION: AUTOFILL * ****************************************************************************/ -// PREF: Disable Autofill -// Not recommended to use the browser's innate autofill. -// You can use a password manager like Bitwarden for an encrypted, -// auto-fill alternative. +// PREF: Disable Form Autofill +// NOTE: stored data is not secure (uses a JSON file) +// https://wiki.mozilla.org/Firefox/Features/Form_Autofill +// https://www.ghacks.net/2017/05/24/firefoxs-new-form-autofill-is-awesome user_pref("extensions.formautofill.addresses.enabled", false); user_pref("extensions.formautofill.available", "off"); user_pref("extensions.formautofill.creditCards.enabled", false); user_pref("extensions.formautofill.heuristics.enabled", false); -user_pref("signon.autofillForms", false); user_pref("browser.formfill.enable", false); +// PREF: Disable autofilling saved passwords on HTTP pages and show warning +user_pref("signon.autofillForms", false); +user_pref("security.insecure_field_warning.contextual.enabled", true); + // PREF: Disable saving passwords user_pref("signon.rememberSignons", false); user_pref("signon.formlessCapture.enabled", false); @@ -139,7 +185,7 @@ user_pref("signon.formlessCapture.enabled", false); user_pref("browser.shell.checkDefaultBrowser", false); // PREF: Hide parts of the url in the location bar -user_pref("browser.urlbar.trimURLs", true); +// user_pref("browser.urlbar.trimURLs", true); // PREF: Disable annoying website notifications user_pref("permissions.default.desktop-notification", 2); @@ -158,7 +204,7 @@ user_pref("media.autoplay.default", 5); user_pref("browser.backspace_action", 2); // PREF: Disable ALT key toggling the menu bar -// user_pref("ui.key.menuAccessKey", 0); +user_pref("ui.key.menuAccessKey", 0); // PREF: Disable website control over browser right-click context menu // [!] This sometimes results in having two menus displayed. @@ -185,11 +231,11 @@ user_pref("layout.spellcheckDefault", 2); user_pref("accessibility.force_disabled", 1); // PREF: Limit the number of bookmark backups Firefox keeps -user_pref("browser.bookmarks.max_backups", 2); +// user_pref("browser.bookmarks.max_backups", 2); // PREF: Allow for more granular control of zoom levels // Especially useful if you want to set your default zoom to a custom level -// user_pref("toolkit.zoomManager.zoomValues", ".3,.5,.67,.8,.9,.95,1,1.05,1.1,1.15,1.2,1.25,1.33,1.5,1.7,2,2.4,3"); +// user_pref("toolkit.zoomManager.zoomValues", ".3,.5,.67,.8,.9,.95,1,1.1,1.2,1.3,1.4,1.5,1.6,1.7,2,2.4,3"); // PREF: Hide image placeholders user_pref("browser.display.show_image_placeholders", false); @@ -220,17 +266,17 @@ user_pref("browser.link.open_newwindow", 3); // PREF: This preference overrides for external // links. Set if a different destination for external links is needed. -// -1=no overrides (default) // 1=Open in the current tab/window // 2=Open in a new window // 3=Open in a new tab in the current window +// -1=no overrides (default) // user_pref("browser.link.open_newwindow.override.external", -1); // PREF: Open links targeting new windows in a new tab instead // Pop-up windows are treated like regular tabs // You can still right-click a link and open in a new window user_pref("browser.link.open_newwindow", 3); -user_pref("browser.link.open_newwindow.restriction", 0); +// user_pref("browser.link.open_newwindow.restriction", 0); // PREF: Insert tab immediately after the current tab // Tap to Tab extension: set to "Put new tab at the end" @@ -248,19 +294,15 @@ user_pref("browser.bookmarks.openInTabClosesMenu", false); user_pref("browser.tabs.loadBookmarksInBackground", true); user_pref("browser.tabs.loadBookmarksInTabs", true); -// PREF: Show Picture-in-Picture (PiP) flyout -user_pref("media.videocontrols.picture-in-picture.audio-toggle.enabled", true); -user_pref("media.videocontrols.picture-in-picture.video-toggle.flyout-enabled", true); - // PREF: Stop websites from reloading pages automatically // https://www.ghacks.net/2018/08/19/stop-websites-from-reloading-pages-automatically/ -user_pref("accessibility.blockautorefresh", true); -user_pref("browser.meta_refresh_when_inactive.disabled", true); +// user_pref("accessibility.blockautorefresh", true); +// user_pref("browser.meta_refresh_when_inactive.disabled", true); // PREF: Color management // Force FF to show the same color profiles as Chromium -user_pref("gfx.color_management.mode", 1); -user_pref("gfx.color_management.enablev4", true); +// user_pref("gfx.color_management.mode", 1); +// user_pref("gfx.color_management.enablev4", true); // [FF 77+] PREF: Firefox now allows viewing of PDFs even if the response HTTP headers // include Content-Disposition:attachment. @@ -272,4 +314,4 @@ user_pref("editor.truncate_user_pastes", false); // PREF: Adjust the minimum tab width // [!] Can be overridden by userChrome.css. -// user_pref("browser.tabs.tabMinWidth", 100); // default=76 \ No newline at end of file +// user_pref("browser.tabs.tabMinWidth", 100); // default=76