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 * What is the output of this feature?
 * What storage formats are used?
+=== The about:support output format ===
+;Application Basics
+* Name, e.g. "Firefox"
+* Version, e.g. "3.7a1pre"
+* Profile Directory, (just a button to open the profile directory)
+* Installed Plugins (just a link to about:plugins)
+* Build Configuration (just a link to about:buildconfig)
+;Extensions
+* Name, e.g. "Firebug"
+* Version, e.g. "1.4.3b1"
+* Enabled ("true" or "false")
+* ID, e.g. "firebug@software.joehewitt.com"
+;Modified Preferences
+Only preferences that are modified (i.e. have a "user value") and are also on the whitelist are shown.
+The current whitelist is:
+  // We use a preferences whitelist to make sure we only show preferences that
+  // are useful for support and won't compromise the user's privacy.  Note that
+  // entries are *prefixes*: for example, "accessibility." applies to all prefs
+  // under the "accessibility.*" branch.
+  const Whitelist = [
+    "accessibility.",
+    "browser.fixup.",
+    "browser.history.",
+    "browser.link.open_newwindow",
+    "browser.link.open_newwindow.restriction",
+    "browser.mousewheel.",
+    "browser.places.",
+    "browser.startup.homepage",
+    "browser.startup.homepage_override.mstone",
+    "browser.tabs.",
+    "browser.zoom.",
+    "dom.",
+    "extensions.checkCompatibility",
+    "extensions.lastAppVersion",
+    "font.",
+    "general.useragent.",
+    "gfx.color_management.mode",
+    "javascript.",
+    "keyword.",
+    "layout.css.dpi",
+    "network.",
+    "places.",
+    "print.",
+    "privacy.",
+    "security."
+  ];
 == Reliability ==