[Solved] Options/General/Save files to>>empty Topic is solved

[aorbiter]

A puzzler: when I've visited the tab in the past two weeks, I've noticed the condition mentioned in the Subject.

Moments ago, I re-selected the intended (non-default) Download folder and it showed in the field box in that tab. I closed PaleMoon64 and waited a short bit. When I ran PaleMoon64 again and went to that tab, the field box was empty again.

My downloads have always gone to the intended Download folder. These past two weeks have been no different.

In about:config filtered by "download", browser.download.dir shows my intended Download folder.

Just not in that field box.

I just tried it again, without closing the browser, just closing the options tab and re-opening it to the general tab. The field box was empty.

[Moonchild]

Works fine here, I'm not able to reproduce this.
Anyone else able to confirm this? Exact steps to reproduce if so?

[Rohugh]

Works fine for me, I download to desktop then drag the file to the folder where I want it (or delete it). Not had any problems with any of the versions.

[aorbiter]

Thanks for the feedback, Moonchild and Rohugh.

I made an assumption your attempts were made with "default" settings. That got me thinking what I was reporting was not from "default" settings. Once I retraced the steps and back to "default', the field box is populated again.

I have Configuration Mania add-on installed (mainly so I can have the scrollbar on the left side). After the IonMonkey's emergence, I had to uninstall and reinstall PaleMoon64 and its paraphernalia.; that included revisiting the add-ons and their settings. I came across a setting within Configuration Mania that allowed the "options" to appear in the browser in tab form, rather than in a separate window.

What you and I see in the separate window is normal. In the "options" tab in the browser was where the field box was showing empty.

Thanks, again. Consider this solved.

[Moonchild]

I don't support in-content preferences. They are incomplete in Pale Moon, not needed for desktop (it was one of the things spurred by mobile device browsing - getting rid of all regular dialog boxes where possible) and yes, you can expect some additional quirks like this.

[Blacklab]

I have Configuration Mania add-on installed (mainly so I can have the scrollbar on the left side).

Why not alter about:config "layout.scrollbar.side" setting? See: http://kb.mozillazine.org/Layout.scrollbar.side and perhaps ditch another Add-on?

I don't support in-content preferences. They are incomplete in Pale Moon, not needed for desktop....

Wasn't aware they existed! Firefox 15 onwards apparently - ghacks.net article Firefox In-Content Preferences gives an unenthusiastic overview.

[aorbiter]

Thanks, Blacklab. i started using Configuration Mania back when I deemed about:config as radiation zone.

I disabled Configuration Mania, and after the PaleMoon64 restart, the scrollbar remained on the left side.

About:config shows it as user set. Looks like this add-on will be ditched soon.

[Blacklab]

I disabled Configuration Mania, and after the PaleMoon64 restart, the scrollbar remained on the left side.

....as will any of the other preferences that were changed iaw Configuration Mania's AMO page warning: "Note: The change of preferences will persist even when this add-on is disabled/uninstalled." It is a "configurator" add-on, like Pale Moon Commander (PMC), and thus when you disable or remove the add-on entirely any altered preference settings remain "altered" or "as is" and do not revert to Pale Moon's defaults or your initial settings. (PMC discussion here: http://forum.palemoon.org/viewtopic.php ... 920#p11047.) Any non-default preference setting is highlighted in about:config with bold text and can be easily changed again or reset - mozillaZine's About:config Knowledge Base article "Adding modifying and resetting preferences" section explains further.

Trying three configurator add-ons one after the other recently made a real mess of my preferences! MozillaZine's Resetting preferences KB article explains reset methods but note Moonchild's comment "The safe mode dialog box shown in that article, by the way, has been removed by Mozilla a while back (one of the things I reinstated in Pale Moon)" - so the Safe Mode option described is still available in Pale Moon.

Moonchild has added a "Reset All Preferences" button to the latest version of Pale Moon Commander: http://www.palemoon.org/commander.shtml