Firefox not saving a setting

[takis123]

Screenshot:
http://i.imgur.com/tXZSo.png

I clicked on "Quit" and "Do not show again" on the dialog window appeared when I've tried to close a firefox window with many tabs opened, it showed that dialog again. Then I went at about:config and turned into "false" the option in bold at the screenshot. It does not save that particular preference and continues asking me when I have more than one tabs opened if I want to save them and exit or simply exit and "do not show again" is unchecked. I've uninstalled firefox, deleted firefox's profile, reinstalled via synaptic and the problem persists. Any ideas to solve that problem? Thank you

[300wm]

type the following into your navigation toolbar:

about:config

then, hit enter. You will see a warning. Click the "I'll be careful...etc." box.
this will take you into the configuration settings of firefox.
Carefully scroll down to the entry that says:

browser.tabs.warnOnClose

double-click this entry and the value will change from true to false.
close the about:config tab.
restart firefox, open a few tabs and then close firefox to test.

[takis123]

Thanks for your help, I've tested it, but it doesn't work. I have mint 13 MATE at two laptops and this problem occurs at both of them.

[tjr4d]

I can confirm exactly the same results using Linux Mint 13 x64 and Cinnamon. On the same laptop I checked ubuntu 12.04 and xubuntu 12.04 (all standard x64 images) and this problem is not apparent there. Something unusual to Mint, but in both Cinnamon and MATE flavours.
Hope this helps.
T

[redschuart]

Screenshot:
http://i.imgur.com/tXZSo.png

I clicked on "Quit" and "Do not show again" on the dialog window appeared when I've tried to close a firefox window with many tabs opened, it showed that dialog again. Then I went at about:config and turned into "false" the option in bold at the screenshot. It does not save that particular preference and continues asking me when I have more than one tabs opened if I want to save them and exit or simply exit and "do not show again" is unchecked. I've uninstalled firefox, deleted firefox's profile, reinstalled via synaptic and the problem persists. Any ideas to solve that problem? Thank you

I am getting exactly the same issue. Linux Mint 13 64bit Cinnamon, I've checked the relevant about:config setting is 'false', uninstalled Firefox and started again from a fresh install and the problem is still there.

This does not happen in Win7 or Fedora 17 - same Firefox version, addons etc, so it looks like it's a Mint only issue.

[mank_in]

This is the problem start from LM12

the correct solution is :
browser.warnOnQuit set to false in about:config

[rustleg]

Same here - the about:config setting does not stick. This is definitely a bug.

[takis123]

The problem is what causes it. The first time I've realised that bug, I thought that I had installed something unwanted without noticing it, like a toolbar or something, and changed the default settings. Then I realised that there are many pleople with that problem here, so it is probably a bug. I've got used to it now and it doesn't bother me

[rustleg]

... Then I realised that there are many pleople with that problem here, so it is probably a bug. I've got used to it now and it doesn't bother me

Agreed - not too serious, just annoying. Hopefully it will be fixed eventually but there are probably more important issues to fix.

[Bolbi]

Same here : using linux mint 13, MATE.
It is definitly annoying.

Maybe we can temporaly fix this by getting the source code and compiling it ourself ? Or installing Ubuntu Package that seems to do not have any bug ?
I wonder if i can downoad that package, because i cannot find source files, and the installation using /opt/ directory didnt work with me.

[maxmm5]

Hi All, Here's the right procedure to get rid of that message; check the "Do not show again" and hit " Save and Quit", repeat... Save and Quit button and not Quit button. Enjoy, maxmm5

[rustleg]

Hi All, Here's the right procedure to get rid of that message; check the "Do not show again" and hit " Save and Quit", repeat... Save and Quit button and not Quit button. Enjoy, maxmm5

We know what the procedure is - the thing is it doesn't work if you don't want tabs to be saved and reopened next time.

[SciFiDude79]

This is the problem start from LM12

the correct solution is :
browser.warnOnQuit set to false in about:config

Thanks a lot. That worked great in Mint 13 KDE RC. To avoid this problem in Mint 12, I just installed Chromium. But I prefer Firefox, so I decided to search the forums for a solution after installing Maya KDE.

Same here - the about:config setting does not stick. This is definitely a bug.

It could be a Gnome 3 problem. As I said above, it worked in KDE. I know I've had issues getting settings to work like they should in Gnome 3, which is one reason I don't use it anymore.

[ingeva]

I clicked on "Quit" and "Do not show again" on the dialog window appeared when I've tried to close a firefox window with many tabs opened, it showed that dialog again.

Fixed with FF14, that arrived today.

[rijnsma]

I had the problem in Xubuntu 12.04LTS Xfce ff13 and ff14.
I found this on the web:

Mozilla:

Configuring session restore
By default, when Firefox starts, a single window is opened, displaying your specified home page. If you wish, you can configure Firefox to open all windows and tabs from your previous session:

At the top of the Firefox window, click on the Edit menu and select Preferences
Select the General panel.
From the When Firefox starts drop-down, select Show my windows and tabs from last time.
Note: Unchecking Don't load tabs until selected can make Firefox take longer to start.
Click Close to close the Preferences window
Privacy issues
Session Restore may keep you logged in to sites that you were logged into before you closed Firefox. If someone else used your computer after you, they could access your account on these sites. If this is a concern then you should not configure Firefox to open all windows and tabs from your previous session.

You may also wish to disable the Session Restore crash recovery feature which is enabled by default. This will prevent restoring a previous session when Firefox is opened after an unexpected close or software crash:

In the Location bar, type about:config and press Enter.
The about:config "This might void your warranty!" warning page may appear. Click I'll be careful, I promise!, to continue to the about:config page.
In the Search box at the top, type browser.sessionstore.resume_from_crash.
In the resulting grid, double-click on browser.sessionstore.resume_from_crash to set it to false.
Troubleshooting
Previous session not correctly closed
To get your tabs and windows back from a previous session, you should close Firefox from the menu: At the top of the Firefox window, click on the File menu and select Quit. If you close each window or tab, only the tabs in the final window that you close are available when you restart Firefox.

Settings may be incorrect
For other session restore problems, you may need to make corrections to your Firefox settings:

At the top of the Firefox window, click on the Edit menu and select Preferences
Select the Privacy panel and make sure Firefox will: is set to either Remember history or Use custom settings for history.
If Firefox will: is set to Use custom settings for history then make sure that Permanent Private Browsing mode is not selected.
If Firefox will: is set to Use custom settings for history and Clear history when Firefox closes is selected, then click the Settings button and make sure that Browsing History is not selected.
Click Close to close the Preferences window



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And I had no problem any more.

[joachim]

I clicked on "Quit" and "Do not show again" on the dialog window appeared when I've tried to close a firefox window with many tabs opened, it showed that dialog again.

Fixed with FF14, that arrived today.

No it isn't. I still have the problem even on Mint 14.

The solution with about:config works while firefox is still open but once you close firefox and restart it freshly the value is set to true again and the dialog appears again.

[mrfixit2]

Edit: /usr/lib/firefox/defaults/preferences/vendor-firefox.js
and: /usr/lib/firefox/defaults/preferences/firefox.js

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sudo nano /usr/lib/firefox/defaults/preferences/vendor-firefox.js


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sudo nano /usr/lib/firefox/defaults/preferences/firefox.js


find // Save tabs before exiting
Comment out next line
// user_pref("browser.showQuitWarning", true);

When mint-artwork updates you might have to edit again.

Just search for firefox.js and vendor-firefox.js