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In "about:config" window, what are BOLD lines?

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The "about:config" window has various lines in BOLD text. What does the bolding indicate?

The "about:config" window has various lines in BOLD text. What does the bolding indicate?

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The bold lines are settings that are not the defaults. If you changed some settings, they are no longer default, so they are made to stand out that way. Also some information that the browser itself has updated will also be bold.

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