Thanks for the URLs. The addon is more what I was looking for anyway. (Wonder why MozillaZine didn't suggest it.)
In 2004 I did extensive surgery on the XUL files etc. of the then version of Firefox to make it suitable for a kiosk (running on Linux). It was somewhat tedious, but straightforward (no C++ recompilation) to remove the URL bar, menu items, buttons etc. so the user couldn't get away from the full-screen browser window, or otherwise incapacitate the kiosk. (Trivial X-window manager, no other application software, etc.) Things seem a lot harder now. On Tue, 26 Jul 2016 21:36:17 +0200 Ignaz Forster <[email protected]> wrote: > In this case start Firefox with the "--purgecaches" parameter once > (see also > http://inpursuitoflaziness.blogspot.de/2014/01/editing-files-from-omnija-in-firefox-20.html). > > I've just verified this works for me (Linux, FF45.2.0esr) when > setting the variable to a lower number. > > The best way to keep the change permanent would probably be to write > an extension, and you may want to check if existing extensions (e.g. > https://addons.mozilla.org/de/firefox/addon/back-forward-history-tweaks/ > or https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/backforedrop/) > already do what you want. > > Regards, > Ignaz > > > Am 26.07.2016 20:40, schrieb Paul Kosinski: > > In my Linux installation of Firefox ESR 45.2.0, I tried to modify > > the parameter "MAX_HISTORY_MENU_ITEMS" in the omni.ja file's > > sub-file "chrome/browser/content/browser/browser.js" and then > > repack it using "zip -qr9XD" as instructed on the Web page > > indicated: > > https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Mozilla/About_omni.ja_(formerly_omni.jar%29) > > > > It didn't work. All I got was the following: > > > > test@ime1:~> /opt/Firefox/45.2.0.test/firefox > > 1469556545366 addons.repository WARN cacheEnabled: > > Couldn't get pref: extensions.getAddons.cache.enabled > > 1469556545366 addons.repository WARN cacheEnabled: > > Couldn't get pref: extensions.getAddons.cache.enabled > > 1469556545366 addons.repository WARN cacheEnabled: > > Couldn't get pref: extensions.getAddons.cache.enabled > > 1469556545367 addons.repository WARN cacheEnabled: > > Couldn't get pref: extensions.getAddons.cache.enabled > > 1469556545367 addons.repository WARN cacheEnabled: > > Couldn't get pref: extensions.getAddons.cache.enabled > > 1469556545367 addons.repository WARN cacheEnabled: > > Couldn't get pref: extensions.getAddons.cache.enabled > > 1469556545464 addons.repository WARN cacheEnabled: > > Couldn't get pref: extensions.getAddons.cache.enabled > > > > I had also tried another, totally unrelated, modification to omni.ja > > and got the same error messages. But it works just fine with the > > original omni.ja. I am getting the impression that Firefox ESR > > 45.2.0 is somehow locked down and only works if omni.ja *isn't* > > modifed. > > > > > > On Tue, 26 Jul 2016 12:54:02 +0200 > > Ignaz Forster <[email protected]> wrote: > > > >> Am 23.07.2016 21:14, schrieb Paul Kosinski: > >>> Is there a way to increase the number of entries shown when you > >>> hold down (or right-click) the Back or Forward button? > >> > >> Looking at the source code there's currently no way to configure > >> this. > >> > >> Depending on how desperate you are you may unzip the file > >> browser/omni.ja, change the value of "MAX_HISTORY_MENU_ITEMS" in > >> chrome/browser/content/browser/browser.js and repack it (see > >> https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Mozilla/About_omni.ja_%28formerly_omni.jar%29 > >> for detailed instructions on how to do this). This file will be > >> overwritten on every update however... > >> > >> Regards, > >> Ignaz _______________________________________________ Enterprise mailing list [email protected] https://mail.mozilla.org/listinfo/enterprise To unsubscribe from this list, please visit https://mail.mozilla.org/listinfo/enterprise or send an email to [email protected] with a subject of "unsubscribe"
