[tor-talk] [rt.torproject.org #38223] Firefox Web Shortcuts

spencerone at openmailbox.org spencerone at openmailbox.org
Fri Jan 2 19:48:15 UTC 2015


Michael,

Though I just see a padlock icon to the left of the URL, I can drag a 
shortcut to my desktop.
[Tor Browser 4.0.2 Mac] Same with bookmarked sites.


Awesome,
SpencerOne






> Greetings Tor Talk,
> 
> I am a tor user with a question. I was encouraged by the Tor Project 
> support team to send my
> question out to you all.
> 
> 
>> I've come across a strange issue that the Firefox team has been unable
>> to solve thus far. I've already checked your FAQ and I didn't see
>> the answer in there. I'd like to be able to save web links to my
>> desktop as shortcuts. In Firefox, this ordinarily works by grabbing
>> the icon next to the URL and dragging it to the desktop. However,
>> I've discovered that the TorButton (and it alone) extension, when
>> enabled, will not allow shortcuts. Every time I drag the URL icon
>> from the awesome bar, nothing happens, and a little "can't do it"
>> symbol appears on the mouse icon.
>> 
>> Can you tell me why Tor Button prevents saving shortcuts, and what the
>> work-around is for this feature? If it's just a design feature, I'd
>> recommend removing it on the next update, as I don't see the
>> security risks, and it'd be nice to be able to save weblinks as
>> desktop shortcuts. Thanks for your feedback!
>> 
>> Sincerely,
>> Michael



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