Re: Grayed out

On 07.01.2006 23:35, gwtc wrote:

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> Jay Garcia wrote:
>> On 07.01.2006 16:26, gwtc wrote:
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>>>Jay Garcia wrote:
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>>>>On 07.01.2006 11:06, Jay Garcia wrote:
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>>>>>On 07.01.2006 10:21, John Henderson wrote:
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>>>>>>Jay Garcia wrote:
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>>>>>>>On 07.01.2006 03:22, John Henderson wrote:
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>>>>>>>>Leonidas Jones wrote:
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>>>>>>>>>John Henderson wrote:
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>>>>>>>>>>gwtc wrote:
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>>>>>>>>>>>John Henderson wrote:
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>>>>>>>>>>>>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
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>>>>>>>>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?
>>>>>>>
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>>>>>>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.
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>>>>>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.
>>>>>
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>>>>Aha ... got it!!
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>>>>Check and uncheck "Saved Passwords". The "ask" box will gray and ungray ...
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>>>the config setting you want is: privacy.sanitize.promptOnSanitize and 
>>>change it to false
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>> Doesn't change the behavior of the gray/un-gray problem when
>> checking/un-checking the "saved passwords" box.
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> I didn't say it would.  You said you couldn't find the config setting, 
> and I pointed it to you.

Well then, confusion sets in ... I was looking for a pref that allowed
the "ask" box to remain UNgrayed throughout the checking/unchecking of
boxes in the "settings" menu.

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