feat(firefox): better out of the box experience

modules/profiles/personal.nix

@@ -30,8 +30,8 @@ in
               "browser.search.suggest.enabled" = true;
               "browser.urlbar.suggest.searches" = true;
 
-              # startup page
+              # Restore previous session on startup
-              "browser.startup.page" = 0;
+              "browser.startup.page" = 3;
 
               # drm
               "media.eme.enabled" = true;
@@ -41,30 +41,6 @@ in
 
               # disable letterboxing
               "privacy.resistFingerprinting.letterboxing" = false;
-
-              ## OTHER
-              # Dont show warning when accessing about:config
-              "browser.aboutConfig.showWarning" = false;
-
-              # Hide bookmarks
-              "browser.toolbars.bookmarks.visibility" = "never";
-
-              # Smooth scrolling
-              "general.smoothScroll.lines.durationMaxMS" = 125;
-              "general.smoothScroll.lines.durationMinMS" = 125;
-              "general.smoothScroll.mouseWheel.durationMaxMS" = 200;
-              "general.smoothScroll.mouseWheel.durationMinMS" = 100;
-              "general.smoothScroll.msdPhysics.enabled" = true;
-              "general.smoothScroll.other.durationMaxMS" = 125;
-              "general.smoothScroll.other.durationMinMS" = 125;
-              "general.smoothScroll.pages.durationMaxMS" = 125;
-              "general.smoothScroll.pages.durationMinMS" = 125;
-              "mousewheel.min_line_scroll_amount" = 40;
-              "mousewheel.system_scroll_override_on_root_content.enabled" = true;
-              "mousewheel.system_scroll_override_on_root_content.horizontal.factor" = 175;
-              "mousewheel.system_scroll_override_on_root_content.vertical.factor" = 175;
-              "toolkit.scrollbox.horizontalScrollDistance" = 6;
-              "toolkit.scrollbox.verticalScrollDistance" = 2;
             };
           };
         };

modules/programs/firefox.nix

@@ -50,10 +50,106 @@ in
           keepassxc-browser
           languagetool
           multi-account-containers
+          sponsorblock
+          temporary-containers
           ublock-origin
-          wikiwand-wikipedia-modernized
           vimium
         ];
+        settings = {
+          # Disable Pocket
+          "extensions.pocket.enabled" = false;
+
+          # Disable Activity Stream
+          # https://wiki.mozilla.org/Firefox/Activity_Stream
+          "browser.newtabpage.activity-stream.enabled" = false;
+          "browser.newtabpage.activity-stream.telemetry" = false;
+          "browser.newtabpage.activity-stream.feeds.discoverystreamfeed" = false;
+          "browser.newtabpage.activity-stream.feeds.section.topstories" = false;
+          "browser.newtabpage.activity-stream.section.highlights.includePocket" = false;
+          "browser.newtabpage.activity-stream.showSponsored" = false;
+          "browser.newtabpage.activity-stream.improvesearch.topSiteSearchShortcuts.havePinned" = "";
+          "browser.newtabpage.activity-stream.improvesearch.topSiteSearchShortcuts.searchEngines" = "";
+          "browser.newtabpage.pinned" = "[]";
+
+          # Disable new tab tile ads & preload
+          # http://www.thewindowsclub.com/disable-remove-ad-tiles-from-firefox
+          # http://forums.mozillazine.org/viewtopic.php?p=13876331#p13876331
+          # https://wiki.mozilla.org/Tiles/Technical_Documentation#Ping
+          # https://gecko.readthedocs.org/en/latest/browser/browser/DirectoryLinksProvider.html#browser-newtabpage-directory-source
+          # https://gecko.readthedocs.org/en/latest/browser/browser/DirectoryLinksProvider.html#browser-newtabpage-directory-ping
+          "browser.newtabpage.enhanced" = false;
+          "browser.newtabpage.introShown" = true;
+          "browser.newtab.preload" = false;
+          "browser.newtabpage.directory.ping" = "";
+          "browser.newtabpage.directory.source" = "data:text/plain,{}";
+
+          # Disable some not so useful functionality.
+          "browser.disableResetPrompt" = true; # "Looks like you haven't started Firefox in a while."
+          "browser.onboarding.enabled" = false; # "New to Firefox? Let's get started!" tour
+          "browser.aboutConfig.showWarning" = false; # Warning when opening about:config
+          "extensions.shield-recipe-client.enabled" = false;
+
+          # do not offer to save passwords = nor allow the user to enable the feature
+          "signon.rememberSignons" = false;
+          "signon.rememberSignons.visibilityToggle" = false;
+
+          # send do not track header
+          "privacy.donottrackheader.enabled" = true;
+
+          # Hide bookmarks
+          "browser.toolbars.bookmarks.visibility" = "never";
+
+          # Smooth scrolling
+          "general.smoothScroll.lines.durationMaxMS" = 125;
+          "general.smoothScroll.lines.durationMinMS" = 125;
+          "general.smoothScroll.mouseWheel.durationMaxMS" = 200;
+          "general.smoothScroll.mouseWheel.durationMinMS" = 100;
+          "general.smoothScroll.msdPhysics.enabled" = true;
+          "general.smoothScroll.other.durationMaxMS" = 125;
+          "general.smoothScroll.other.durationMinMS" = 125;
+          "general.smoothScroll.pages.durationMaxMS" = 125;
+          "general.smoothScroll.pages.durationMinMS" = 125;
+          "mousewheel.min_line_scroll_amount" = 40;
+          "mousewheel.system_scroll_override_on_root_content.enabled" = true;
+          "mousewheel.system_scroll_override_on_root_content.horizontal.factor" = 175;
+          "mousewheel.system_scroll_override_on_root_content.vertical.factor" = 175;
+          "toolkit.scrollbox.horizontalScrollDistance" = 6;
+          "toolkit.scrollbox.verticalScrollDistance" = 2;
+
+          # Do not check if Firefox is the default browser
+          "browser.shell.checkDefaultBrowser" = false;
+
+          # Reduce search engine noise in the urlbar's completion window. The
+          # shortcuts and suggestions will still work, but Firefox won't clutter
+          # its UI with reminders that they exist.
+          "browser.urlbar.suggest.searches" = false;
+          "browser.urlbar.shortcuts.bookmarks" = false;
+          "browser.urlbar.shortcuts.history" = false;
+          "browser.urlbar.shortcuts.tabs" = false;
+          "browser.urlbar.showSearchSuggestionsFirst" = false;
+          "browser.urlbar.speculativeConnect.enabled" = false;
+
+          # https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/1642623
+          "browser.urlbar.dnsResolveSingleWordsAfterSearch" = 0;
+          # https://blog.mozilla.org/data/2021/09/15/data-and-firefox-suggest/
+          "browser.urlbar.suggest.quicksuggest.nonsponsored" = false;
+          "browser.urlbar.suggest.quicksuggest.sponsored" = false;
+
+          # Show whole URL in address bar
+          "browser.urlbar.trimURLs" = false;
+
+          # auto enable addons
+          "extensions.autoDisableScopes" = 0;
+
+          # Disable Form autofill
+          # https://wiki.mozilla.org/Firefox/Features/Form_Autofill
+          "browser.formfill.enable" = false;
+          "extensions.formautofill.addresses.enabled" = false;
+          "extensions.formautofill.available" = "off";
+          "extensions.formautofill.creditCards.available" = false;
+          "extensions.formautofill.creditCards.enabled" = false;
+          "extensions.formautofill.heuristics.enabled" = false;
+        };
       };
     };
   };