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= Enabling Fission = | = Enabling Fission = | ||
[[File:Fission tab tooltip.png|thumb|A "[F]" in a loaded tab's tooltip indicates that Fission is enabled]] | |||
Fission is still in active development, and can only be enabled in Firefox Nightly. | Fission is still in active development, and can only be enabled in Firefox Nightly. | ||
# Enable the ''"fission.autostart"'' pref in Nightly using ''about:config''. No need to mess with any other ''"fission.*"'' prefs. | # Enable the ''"fission.autostart"'' pref in Nightly using ''about:config''. No need to mess with any other ''"fission.*"'' prefs. | ||
# Restart Nightly. | # Restart Nightly. | ||
Fission | You can verify that Fission has been enabled by hovering over a loaded tab. If the tooltip contains a "[F]", Fission is enabled. | ||
=== Disabling Fission === | |||
[[File:New_non_fission_window3.png|thumb|Opening a new non-fission window]] | |||
If you encounter an issue while using Fission, it is possible to open a non-fission window within the same browsing session using the "New Non-Fission Window" item in the hamburger menu. This can be useful to determine if issues are Fission-specific, or to work around fission-specific breakage. | If you encounter an issue while using Fission, it is possible to open a non-fission window within the same browsing session using the "New Non-Fission Window" item in the hamburger menu. This can be useful to determine if issues are Fission-specific, or to work around fission-specific breakage. | ||
To disable Fission completely, reset the ''"fission.autostart"'' pref back to ''"false"'' and restart Nightly. | |||
To disable Fission, reset the ''"fission.autostart"'' pref to ''"false"'' and restart Nightly. | |||
= Milestones = | = Milestones = | ||