Re: Grayed out

John Henderson <[email protected]> Sun, 08 Jan 2006 04:53:21 GMT
Newsgroups gmane.comp.mozilla.devel.windows
Organization Another Netscape Collabra Server User
Message-ID <5V0wf.18440$em5.9893@trnddc05>
gwtc wrote:
> Jay Garcia wrote:
> 
>> On 07.01.2006 11:06, Jay Garcia wrote:
>>
>>  --- Original Message ---
>>
>>
>>> On 07.01.2006 10:21, John Henderson wrote:
>>>
>>> --- Original Message ---
>>>
>>>
>>>> Jay Garcia wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> On 07.01.2006 03:22, John Henderson wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>> --- Original Message ---
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>> Leonidas Jones wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> John Henderson wrote:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> gwtc wrote:
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> John Henderson wrote:
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> How can I get Thunderbird 1.5 to automatically delete all 
>>>>>>>>>> private data upon shutting down?  I always get the box to say 
>>>>>>>>>> "Yes" or "No".  The box to "Ask" is grayed out and I cannot 
>>>>>>>>>> uncheck it.
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> Tools, Options, Privacy, and down at the bottom right is 
>>>>>>>>> Settings, click on that and make your necessary changes there.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> There is no "Settings" in that area.  I meant Firefox, btw.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> In FF 1.5, yes there is. At the bottom, it says, The Clear 
>>>>>>> Private Data Tool can be used......
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> The Setting button is to right of that.  Do you not see it?
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Lee
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Hello Lee,
>>>>>> Yes, I do see it.  I did check on the "Clear private data when 
>>>>>> closing Firefox".  However, the option below it is grayed out.  I 
>>>>>> cannot uncheck the "Ask me before clearing private data".  That is 
>>>>>> what I am talking about.  Everytime I close Firefox, I have to 
>>>>>> approve the deletion of these files by clicking on "Yes".  I don't 
>>>>>> want to have to approve it every time.  Does this make sense?
>>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> In FF 1.5 => Privacy, there is a "Settings" button for each 
>>>>> section. Are
>>>>> ALL of the "ask" checkboxes grayed out or just one or two?
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>> In the "Setting", there are several things that can be chosen, 
>>>> "Browsing History", "Saved Form Information", "Saved Passwords", 
>>>> etc.  At the bottom of these choices is "Clear Private data when 
>>>> closing Firefox". All of these are checked, but can be unchecked by 
>>>> me.  But the last item in the list is "Ask me before clearing 
>>>> private data", and it is checked but grayed out.  I cannot uncheck 
>>>> this but would LOVE too.  I don't want it to ask me each time ... 
>>>> just do it.
>>>
>>> Cannot duplicate this here, the selection isn't grayed out. And I don't
>>> see anything in about:config to change this, which makes this even more
>>> puzzling. Maybe switching themes would help? Dunno at this point.
>>>
>>> Last resort, IMHO, would be to create a new profile to see if that 
>>> fixes it.
>>>
>>
>>
>> Aha ... got it!!
>>
>> Check and uncheck "Saved Passwords". The "ask" box will gray and 
>> ungray ...
>>
> the config setting you want is: privacy.sanitize.promptOnSanitize and 
> change it to false

Where do I make this change to "false"?  What is the name of the file?