Tip: about:firefox

Sector11 · 2016-12-23 19:43:08

While rebuilding Firefox after my problem, [Solved] Can't access some web pages, I came across FireFox's "about:about" page.

Now for some, that's old news, but for as long as I've been around this is the first I have heard about it. So this is for those that had no clue!

Now, because of the little writeup on the page:

FireFox about:about wrote:

About About
This is a list of “about” pages for your convenience.
Some of them might be confusing. Some are for diagnostic purposes only.
And some are omitted because they require query strings.
about:
about:about
about:accounts
about:addons
about:buildconfig
about:cache ««----- OH MY!
about:config
about:crashes
about:credits ««----- a long list of names
about:customizing
about:debugging ««----- this I like
about:downloads
about:healthreport
about:home ««----- default homepage: with search (mine set to StartPage)
about:license ««----- legal stuff ... long read
about:logo
about:memory ««----- I gotta check this out!
about:mozilla ««-----
about:networking ««----- I did NOT go past the Warning!
about:newtab ««----- DUH!
about:plugins ««----- tells you about installed plugins. NICE!
about:preferences
about:privatebrowsing
about:rights ««----- About Your Rights - more legalize.
about:robots ««----- Go ahead, I dare you!
about:serviceworkers ««----- ??
about:sessionrestore
about:support
about:sync-log
about:sync-tabs
about:telemetry ««----- OH! Really! Need to check out better.
about:webrtc ««----- backed out real quick!
about:welcomeback ««----- Hope never to see this! (again that is .. safe to ckick)

I went looking for more on the "omitted" pages. I found this link: About protocol links but no "omitted" pages.

So what about the "omitted" ones. Anyone?

Mean time I'm glad I found about:about

WARNING: Changing some settings may cause you to pull your own hair out at the roots, bang your head repeatedly on your keyboard or computer desk until your forehead bleeds and curse me and my future offspring for eternity because FireFox stopped working and went down in flames. To that end: Use with caution or do not use at all!

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iMBeCil · 2016-12-24 12:48:44

^Wow, knew about about:config, but never heard about about:about.

Thanks for the tip, friend!

Last edited by iMBeCil (2016-12-24 12:49:06)

Sector11 · 2016-12-24 14:53:04

Yea, pretty cool ... some of the links are common in the menu:

But still, a nice handy find.

BLizgreat! · 2016-12-24 23:24:37

Another thanks Sector also hadnt heard about this.

Sector11 · 2016-12-25 04:34:27

Spread the word about about.

Snap · 2016-12-25 08:57:34

Gorgeous! What a discovering. Thanks, S11.

martix · 2016-12-25 20:01:08

Thank you for the tip, it's good to know about these settings. There are some good privacy-tweaks here, but it's good to check some other recommendations too.

ohnonot · 2016-12-31 11:18:25

ftfy:

Sector11 wrote:

Spread the word about about:about

one to rule them all!

Sector11 · 2016-12-31 18:19:44

^ I stand in shame, being a LOTR's fan for over 40 years, first read in the 70's, I didn't think of "one to rule them all"

Two thumbs up for you!

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