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can't locate "privacy.popups.firstTime" in "about:config"

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timmerc7
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In trying to deal with popup blocking, it is suggested that i change value for "privacy.popups.firstTime" in "about:config". I can't locate "privacy.popups.firstTime" in "about:config". Please help

timmerc7

In trying to deal with popup blocking, it is suggested that i change value for "privacy.popups.firstTime" in "about:config". I can't locate "privacy.popups.firstTime" in "about:config". Please help timmerc7

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Gingerbread Man
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I don't think that preference has been used in a very long time. It used to display a one-time explanation of the icon that indicates a pop-up has been blocked.
You're probably looking for privacy.popups.showBrowserMessage instead, which controls whether or not an explanatory notification bar is shown whenever a pop-up is blocked (the indicator icon on the right side of the address bar is always shown when a pop-up is blocked).

If you need to always allow pop-ups from a particular site, you can add it as an exception under Options - Content. See the following article for details.

cor-el
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Also note that Firefox usually displays an icon on the location bar if a pop-up is blocked.

Could you give more details about hat the problem with pop-ups is?