From 981dd83c1526c5eb8ebe0d86cb30d9e6914382e6 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Thorin-Oakenpants Date: Sun, 17 Feb 2019 16:34:34 +1300 Subject: [PATCH] clarify themes info, closes #648 --- user.js | 12 +++++++----- 1 file changed, 7 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-) diff --git a/user.js b/user.js index 71a0541..8823dfc 100644 --- a/user.js +++ b/user.js @@ -179,14 +179,13 @@ user_pref("geo.provider.use_gpsd", false); // [LINUX] monetized extensions, time constraints, legacy issues, and fear of breakage/bugs. It is still important to do updates for security reasons, please do so manually. ***/ user_pref("_user.js.parrot", "0300 syntax error: the parrot's not pinin' for the fjords!"); -/* 0301b: disable auto-update checks for extensions - * [SETTING] about:addons>Extensions>[cog-wheel-icon]>Update Add-ons Automatically (toggle) ***/ +/* 0301b: disable auto-CHECKING for extension and theme updates ***/ // user_pref("extensions.update.enabled", false); -/* 0302a: disable auto update installing for Firefox [NON-WINDOWS FF65+] +/* 0302a: disable auto-INSTALLING Firefox updates [NON-WINDOWS FF65+] * [NOTE] In FF65+ on Windows this SETTING (below) is now stored in a file and the pref was removed * [SETTING] General>Firefox Updates>Check for updates but let you choose... ***/ user_pref("app.update.auto", false); -/* 0302b: disable auto update installing for extensions (after the check in 0301b) +/* 0302b: disable auto-INSTALLING extension and theme updates (after the check in 0301b) * [SETTING] about:addons>Extensions>[cog-wheel-icon]>Update Add-ons Automatically (toggle) ***/ user_pref("extensions.update.autoUpdateDefault", false); /* 0303: disable background update service [WINDOWS] @@ -201,7 +200,10 @@ user_pref("app.update.silent", false); * used when installing/updating an extension, and in daily background update checks: if false, it * hides the expanded text description (if it exists) when you "show more details about an addon" ***/ // user_pref("extensions.getAddons.cache.enabled", false); -/* 0307: disable auto updating of personas (themes) ***/ +/* 0307: disable auto updating of lightweight themes (LWT) + * Not to be confused with themes in 0301* + 0302*, which use the FF55+ Theme API + * Mozilla plan to convert existing LWTs and remove LWT support in the future, see [1] + * [1] https://blog.mozilla.org/addons/2018/09/20/future-themes-here/ ***/ user_pref("lightweightThemes.update.enabled", false); /* 0308: disable search update * [SETTING] General>Firefox Updates>Automatically update search engines ***/