GeoK wrote:
> Where can I find some detailed information on the about:config editor?
> Detailed information includes what each Preference Name means, what are
> the different values for Status, what the values or range of values can
> be for Values. When a line is bold does it mean the value is set by the
> user?
>
> Thanks,
> George

Many, but not all, of these preferences, are explained either at
http://kb.mozillazine.org/About:config_entries or under their own name in that
same wiki (display the above-mentioned page then, if not listed within the
page, "Search" on the pref name). Most of the extensions.* preferences are
created by extensions, but again, a few aren't, and a few extensions don't
respect this naming scheme.

"Status" can be either "default" (meaning the preference is at its compiled-in
default) or "user set" (the opposite). When the Status is "user set", the line
is in bold; otherwise, it is in regular (unbold) type. Actually, "user set"
means that the pref is anything but its default; it may in fact have been set
by the user, or by the browser itself.

What the Values can be depends on the Type of the preference:
- a Boolean pref, if present, can only be true or false. (A few boolean prefs
have three meaningful values, namely true, false, or unlisted.)
- an Integer pref can take any signed integer value (within range).
- a String pref can take any ASCIIZ string value (no embedded null bytes).
- Except for booleans, *meaningful* values are usually more restricted: for
instance, some particular Integer pref might take the values -1, 0, 1, 2 or 3;
or some String value might actually represent a URL.


Best regards,
Tony.
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On 19.08.2007 19:41, CET - what odd quirk of fate caused GeoK to
generate the following:? :
> Where can I find some detailed information on the about:config editor?
> Detailed information includes what each Preference Name means, what are
> the different values for Status, what the values or range of values can
> be for Values. When a line is bold does it mean the value is set by the
> user?
>
> Thanks,
> George
>
look here - I have it on my desktop but haven't looke seriously yet!

http://www.mozilla.org/support/thunderbird/edit

reg