Re: Grayed out

Jay Garcia wrote:
> 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
>>>>>>>>> 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
>>>
>>> Doesn't change the behavior of the gray/un-gray problem when
>>> checking/un-checking the "saved passwords" box.
>>>
>> 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.
> 

I don't think there is any way to do so.  You have to leave the 
"Password" box unchecked.  Strange, I know.  Maybe this needs to be 
changed in the next update?  At least I think so.