yokoffing
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11 months ago You're not wrong. The pref browser.download.useDownloadDir was added for security, but I'm happy to revisit it.
We currently have settings that prioritizes security and users who prefer to download in various locations.
A build that balances annoyances and security may be:
user_pref("browser.download.useDownloadDir", true); // DEFAULT
user_pref("browser.download.always_ask_before_handling_new_types", true);This way Firefox saves common files without unneeded interaction (Content Type), but alerts the user for first-time file types or unlisted types (What should Firefox do with other files?).
Dear dev yokoffing, I am using your betterfox creation. Thank you for your work on that . My fave browser is now more secure.
In the Peskyfox section there is this line:
user_pref("browser.download.useDownloadDir", false);Why? Isn't being asked always where to save the pesky choice? In other words, isn't it less pesky for the line above to say "true"?
The description of Peskyfox (in https://github.com/yokoffing/BetterFox#simple-configs) says: "Provide a clean, distraction-free browsing experience."
Isn't being always asked where to save a download distraction-full?
My entire user.js is at https://gist.github.com/hub2git/0076fa1464e9c3ffd73839a6e6b2182d