[Q] Allowing more protocol handlers/

[nodiscc]

Followup to #285

// If you want to enable a protocol, delete all three preferences for the protocol (external.protocolname, warn-external.protocolname, expose.protocolname).

@pyllyukko Can you explain how I would whitelist protocols such as magnet: irc: mailto: sftp: for convenience? We could add those prefs commented out for easier tweaking for individual user needs.

Currently i have set firefox to open magnet links with transmission-gtk and would like to keep this setting without diverging too much from your user.js

[pyllyukko]

It should be a matter of:

• Setting network.protocol-handler.external.(protocol) to true (in your case, since you want to use external program to handle these)
• Setting network.protocol-handler.expose.(protocol) to true

// If you want to enable a protocol, delete all three preferences for the protocol (external.protocolname, warn-external.protocolname, expose.protocolname).

I need to fix this part.

[pyllyukko]

BTW. Should we have this section as it is now:

user_pref("network.protocol-handler.warn-external-default",	true);
user_pref("network.protocol-handler.external.http",		false);
user_pref("network.protocol-handler.external.https",		false);
user_pref("network.protocol-handler.external.javascript",	false);
user_pref("network.protocol-handler.external.moz-extension",	false);
user_pref("network.protocol-handler.external.ftp",		false);
user_pref("network.protocol-handler.external.file",		false);
user_pref("network.protocol-handler.expose-all",		false);
user_pref("network.protocol-handler.expose.http",		true);
user_pref("network.protocol-handler.expose.https",		true);
user_pref("network.protocol-handler.expose.javascript",		true);
user_pref("network.protocol-handler.expose.moz-extension",	true);
user_pref("network.protocol-handler.expose.ftp",		true);
user_pref("network.protocol-handler.expose.file",		true);

Or by protocol, e.g.:

user_pref("network.protocol-handler.warn-external-default",	true);
user_pref("network.protocol-handler.expose-all",		false);
user_pref("network.protocol-handler.external.http",		false);
user_pref("network.protocol-handler.expose.http",		true);
user_pref("network.protocol-handler.external.https",		false);
user_pref("network.protocol-handler.expose.https",		true);
user_pref("network.protocol-handler.external.javascript",	false);
user_pref("network.protocol-handler.expose.javascript",		true);
user_pref("network.protocol-handler.external.moz-extension",	false);
user_pref("network.protocol-handler.expose.moz-extension",	true);
user_pref("network.protocol-handler.external.ftp",		false);
user_pref("network.protocol-handler.expose.ftp",		true);
user_pref("network.protocol-handler.external.file",		false);
user_pref("network.protocol-handler.expose.file",		true);

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[Atavic]

EDIT: I'll leave as it is.
As it is is simpler to understand.

[pyllyukko]

As it is is simpler to understand.

?

[nodiscc]

I think what @Atavic meant is (I'll try) AS IT IS NOW IT IS SIMPLER TO UNDERSTAND and I agree :D

[pyllyukko]

I think what @Atavic meant is (I'll try) AS IT IS NOW IT IS SIMPLER TO UNDERSTAND and I agree :D

Ah, of course 😛 My bad!