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→Preferences: Changed link from http://mxr.mozilla.org/mozilla-central/source/browser/app/profile/firefox.js#750 to https://dxr.mozilla.org/mozilla-central/source/browser/app/profile/firefox.js#828 ref comment in account request
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== Preferences == | == Preferences == | ||
* browser.sessionstore.enabled (bool) - Activate the service. Default is true. | See [https://dxr.mozilla.org/mozilla-central/source/browser/app/profile/firefox.js#828 the source] for currently available settings and their default values. | ||
* browser.sessionstore.enabled (bool) - Activate the service. Default is true. May not appear in about:config until changed. Valid for Firefox 2 and 3, superseded since Version 3.5. | |||
* browser.sessionstore.interval (integer) - minimal interval between saving operations in milliseconds. Default is 10000. | |||
* browser.sessionstore.max_resumed_crashes (integer) - Number of crashes that can occur before the about:sessionrestore page is displayed. Default is 1. So the user is asked after the second crash which pages he wants to restore. | |||
* browser.sessionstore.resume_from_crash (bool) - Resume sessions post-crash. Default is true. | * browser.sessionstore.resume_from_crash (bool) - Resume sessions post-crash. Default is true. | ||
* browser.sessionstore.resume_session_once (bool) - Resume session at the next application start, but not again. Default is false. This is used for restarting the browser after application updates and extension installation. | * browser.sessionstore.resume_session_once (bool) - Resume session at the next application start, but not again. Default is false. This is used for restarting the browser after application updates and extension installation. | ||
* browser.startup.page (int) - What is displayed when | * browser.startup.page (int) - What is displayed when Browser starts: 0 = blank page; 1 = homepage; 3 = previous session. Default is 1. (Note: Firefox exposes this preference in the Startup section of the Main pane of the Options/Preferences dialog.) | ||
= Technical Design = | = Technical Design = | ||
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* Code location: http://lxr.mozilla.org/seamonkey/source/browser/components/sessionstore/ | * Code location: http://lxr.mozilla.org/seamonkey/source/browser/components/sessionstore/ | ||
* Data location: File sessionstore.js in profile directory, backup in sessionstore.bak | |||
== Data to be saved == | == Data to be saved == | ||
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The saved session data is also cleared upon receiving the "browser:purge-session-history" notification. | The saved session data is also cleared upon receiving the "browser:purge-session-history" notification. | ||
The data is stored on disk as a serialized javascript data structure (though it | The data is stored on disk as a serialized javascript data structure (though it's possible that it will be converted to JSON once that becomes natively supported by Gecko/Spidermonkey). An open question is to whether this should be encrypted in some manner. See the Discussion page for more ideas about this. | ||
= To-do = | = To-do = | ||
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* Should form state include saving checkbox and selectbox state as well as text input? | * Should form state include saving checkbox and selectbox state as well as text input? | ||
= | = User-friendly documentation = | ||
See this Knowledge Base entry: http://support.mozilla.com/en-US/kb/Session+Restore | |||
== Relevant Bugs == | == Relevant Bugs == | ||
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* [https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=356050 bz356050] | * [https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=356050 bz356050] | ||
* [https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=328154 bz328154] - Tracking bug for feature inclusion in Fx2 | * [https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=328154 bz328154] - Tracking bug for feature inclusion in Fx2 | ||
* [https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=343876 Session restore when all last sessions tabs were closed should obey user homepage choice for the initial blank tab] | |||
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