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METHOD: navigator::preference
navigator.
preference
(prefName[, setValue])
The
preference
method allows a signed script to get and set certain Navigator preferences. These preferences, along with their possible values, are as follows:
autoupdate.enabled
This preference is used to enable SmartUpDate, and its value can be set to either
true
or
false
.
browser.enable_style_sheets
This preference is used to enable style sheet, and its value can be set to either
true
or
false
.
general.always_load_images
This preference is used to automatically load images, and its value can be set to either
true
or
false
.
javascript.enabled
This preference is used to enable JavaScript, and its value can be set to either
true
or
false
.
network.cookie.cookieBehavior
This preference is used to determine how the browser deals with cookies: if its value is set to 0, it accepts all cookies, if 1, it only accepts those cookies that get sent back to the originating server, and if it is set to 2, it'll disable cookies
network.cookie.warnAboutCookies
This preference is used to warn before accepting cookies, and its value can be set to either
true
or
false
.
security.enable_java
This preference is used to enable Java, and its value can be set to either
true
or
false
.
NOTES:
To read a preference requires a
UniversalPreferencesRead
privilege, while setting a preference requires a
UniversalPreferencesWrite
privilege.
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