Re: Grayed out

gwtc wrote:
> Yochanan Friedman wrote:
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>> gwtc wrote:
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>>> Jay Garcia wrote:
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>>>> On 07.01.2006 16:26, gwtc 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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>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 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?
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> 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 ...
>>>>>>
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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.
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>> I think there is confusion here who is who!  I am the one who needed 
>> the help in the first place.  I was helped by a couple of you.  I am 
>> grateful to you for it.  I was able to uncheck the box and it does not 
>> prompt me each time, just as long as I don't check the remove 
>> passords.   Which I think is strange and maybe a security risk.  
>> However, thanks agin for your help.
> Confusion.  There was no confusion.  My posting wasn't directed to you.  
> It was directed at another poster within your thread.

Okay, I just know I was the first to ask about this issue so I thought 
you thought it was me saying that.  Sorry.

Let me ask you this though, don't you think it could be a security risk 
by not being able to do away with passwords?  Seems strange to me.