Newsfox sets several options that can be accessed from the page about:config. All about:config options have prefix 'newsfox.global'. Some can be changed from the options dialog within Newsfox and others can't.
Options that can be changed within Newsfox options dialog:
- style
default: 1(text)
Global style can be text or web.
- checkOnStartup
default: false
Check feeds when Newsfox starts?
- autoRefresh
default: false
Auto check feeds every autoRefreshInterval minutes?
- autoRefreshInterval
default: none
This is measured in minutes. It is only used if autoRefresh is true.
- notifyUponNew
default: false
This will notify you when Newsfox is done updating feeds. Currently doesn't work with K-Meleon.
- confirmDelete
default: true
The default extra check on deletions can be bypassed by setting this to false (or by unchecking the box in the options dialog).
Options that can only be changed in 'about:config':
- doneButton
default: true after first use
This is set to true after the first running of Newsfox when a button is placed on the menubar. If the user then removes the button, no second attempt to place it will be made if this option is true.
- favicons
default: from browser.chrome.favicons
Favicons can be turned off/on with this option. The default is set from the browser preference for favicons.
- guessHomepage
default: true
Newsfox only looks for the favicon in [homepage]/favicon.ico (this may change in a future version). Some feeds don't set a homepage and hence Newsfox doesn't try and get a favicon. If this option is true, a simple guess is made at a homepage based on the feed URL.
- refreshTimeoutInSeconds
default: 60
The number of seconds to wait for a response from a feed server before giving up. I read feeds where the server regularly takes up to 30 seconds to answer, but this option can probably be safely lowered (I use 40).
