Refresh/migrate feature [poll]

[Moonchild]

In Pale Moon, we've not had a "refresh Pale Moon" or profile migration feature for a while now. The state seems to be agreeable with everyone since we haven't heard any complaints about it, but since we do have working code that could be ported across from Basilisk to Pale Moon if the feature is desired, this poll.

We'd like your feedback on this feature. In detail:

• Full migrator: This would allow resetting the profile and importing some data from Chrome profiles. Of course this will be the most work and the import function will require maintenance or it may stop working.
• Refresh profile: Restore the "Refresh Pale Moon" option from the Troubleshooting page using Basilisk code, to have a 1-button reset-all thing. This will be some work for us but should be stable once ported with low maintenance.
• Current state is fine: You don't particularly care about having a refresh button or migration feature. This is the easiest option allowing us to focus our energy elsewhere.

[Isengrim]

Would the porting process make the "Refresh Profile" function a feature specific to the application, or would/could it be made part of Toolkit?

[Moonchild]

Would the porting process make the "Refresh Profile" function a feature specific to the application, or would/could it be made part of Toolkit?

It'd be application specific. porting it to toolkit would be a hell of a lot more work, and won't be possible to apply just for every application because each FE has its own data to refresh/migrate.

[Thehandyman1957]

I personally don't need it but the second option would be great for those
who are new to PM and have messed something up somewhere and need a
restart. I think the idea of having to deal with new code to port some changed
Chromium settings is a time killer. Simple and stable I say.

[Nightbird]

"Refresh profile" can be an interesting option and this way, if problem, people will have the choice.

[coffeebreak]

Some people may not be fully aware of the options offered when entering Safe Mode.

They offer, for the most part, what a "refresh profile" option would, but in a potentially less destructive way
that gives the user more control.
Easily accessed with a couple of clicks.

safemode-options.png

[thosrtanner]

I don't use (and don't miss) either, because I have no need to import stuff from firefox any more - though I suspect potential new users would find the lack of import a barrier to uptake. And has been elsewhere stated the ability to reset after messing up might not be bad.

However these do seem to be rather separate things. Presumably you could provide import profile without reset profile.

[Moonchild]

Presumably you could provide import profile without reset profile.

You presume wrong. Resetting a profile is done by migrating data using the migrator in "Firefox mode" (or the Firefox mode at our fork-off level, since Mozilla has irrevocably changed profile data storage since). Basically creating a new profile, then importing data from the old one in migration.
Both use the migrator. The question between the two is just if we'd need to keep considering a changing foreign format or not.

[thosrtanner]

ahh, sorry. from the end user perspective they do look unrelated.