Re: how to configure firefox from a webpage?

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how to configure firefox from a webpage?
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Subject:	Re: how to configure firefox from a webpage?
Group:	Mozilla-general
From:	Ralph Fox
Date:	9 Jan 2008

On Sat, 05 Jan 2008 09:36:59 -0500, in message <1K-dnQrSsacyCOLanZ2dnUVZ_uOmnZ2d>,
ravikapoor101 wrote:

>
> Simply stating I am building an application in which some firefox
> settings needs to be tweaked. Just like in windows you can post a .reg
> file and users can click it to tweak windows, I want to do the same kind
> of thing to tweak firefox settings (setting at about:config).
>
> I have been doing some research but have not found any solution so far.
> The only workable ideas I have is to create a plugin (which is
> equivalent to building an application to change windows registry
> settings.... not right solution if you ask me), or provide manual
> instructions to users to modify it themselves (again this will not only
> drive some users away but causes issues if a user makes a mistake).
>
> Any ideas how can I make it automated for the users?

See http://books.mozdev.org/html/mozilla-chp-12-sect-7.html

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Cheers,
Ralph

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