It is a bit awkward to keep the default firefox configuration up to date. The following outlines the manual procedure to follow after each new firefox release.
Build a new NST and boot the new system.
Bring up firefox,
Hide the Web Developer and
Bookmarks toolbars.
Open the firefox Preferences
and do the following:
In the Main section, make
sure the Home Page: is set
to: "http://127.0.0.1/".
In the Main section, set the
download directory to: "/tmp" and
then check the "Always ask me where to save
files" option.
In the Tabs section, make sure
that the option to open new windows in "a new
tab" is selected.
In the Content section, make
sure "Enable Java" and
"Enable JavaScript" are
selected. Also under the "Advanced"
button check "Allow Javascript to change the
status bar text".
In the Content
section under Fonts & Colors do
the following (you will need to select the
"Advanced" button for most of these
settings):
Make sure the "Default Font" size is:
"16".
Make sure the default "Fonts for":
"Western".
Make sure the default "Proportional" font is:
"Serif".
Make sure the default "Proportional" font size is:
"16".
Make sure the default "Serif" font is:
"serif".
Make sure the default "Sans-serif" font is:
"sans-serif".
Make sure the default "Monospace" font is:
"Courier".
Make sure the "Monospace" font size is:
"14".
Adjustment settings for: firefox x86_64 v1.5.0.0:.
Uncheck: "Allow pages to choose their
own fonts, instead of my selections
above".
Select the Serif: font to
be: "Luxi Serif".
In the Advanced section, select
the General tab and turn on
"Use smooth scrolling" and
"Check my spelling as I type".
In the Advanced section, select the
Update tab and turn off all options
related to automatic updates AND select the radio button
labeled: "Ask me what I want to do".
Open the firefox Menu
"Customize" toolbar (right button mouse
on firefox menu):
Check the option labeled: "Use Small Icons".
Install the "Full Screen" icon
to the right of the "Stop" icon on
the navigation toolbar bar.
Install the "Web Developer"
icon to the right of the "Full
Screen" icon on the navigation toolbar
bar.
Open the firefox Add-ons tool:
Make sure the "Colorful Tabs" extension has its
"Coloring Scheme" set to "Generate colors at
random", its "Fading Level" set to
"3" and its "Context Menu"
enabled.
Make sure the "Html Validator" extension has its
"Algorithm" set to "SGML
Parser". HOWEVER, only select this option if
it isn't broken (you should see "green check
marks").
Make sure there is room for dock apps on right side when starting firefox using the funky VNC default size defined in the VNC NST WUI page (this should be OK unless you accidently resize/position firefox).
Continue to quit firefox and then restart firefox until ALL of the extra tabs, windows, and pop-ups stop appearing.
At this point, we need to locate the following
configuration files which were just created by the previous
steps: localstore.rdf,
prefs.js, and
mimeTypes.rdf. Search for these files
under the /root directory and transfer
them back to the appropriate location on the development
system (under the
src/packages/applications/firefox/nst/
directory). NOTE: Typically, you can use the
mimeTypes.rdf file from the prior
release and it will have the JNLP and
PDF handlers already setup.
You should rebuild and boot the NST at this point and then verify that firefox behaves as expected when you start it up. Don't forget to check that it handles PDF files, JNLP (Java Web Start) files and pages containing Java applets.