Asa Dotzler wrote:

> Jay Garcia wrote:
> 
> <snip>
> 
>> The "first run" page overrides the preference "start with blank page" 
>> ?? Seems to have done that here. But as you said this "feature" has 
>> disappeared with subsequent nightlies.
>>
>> Thanks for the explanation.
> 
> 
> 
> Correct. There are two pages. The "first run" (not sure what it's really 
> called) page is a special page that should only come up the very first 
> time you install a new release. The "start" page or "home" page is a 
> different page, configurable by the user and will come up on all 
> subsiquent starts of the Browser.
> 
> This is slightly modified behavior. We've had the two different pages 
> for a while> It used to be that the "first run" page only popped up on 
> first run of a new profile and you'd never see it again on that profile. 
>  Now you will see it pop up 1 time with each new release you install. 
> This will allow for older profiles upgrading to a new release to see a 
> "what's new since the last release" page or something like that. The 
> feature is controversial and probably a bit confusing to folks who 
> install every new Milestone.
> 
> --Asa
> 

Interesting, but it's not popping up with each nightly install here, 
only with that ONE build. Haven't seen it since.


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