nix-config/etc/user.js

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*    New Start: A modern Arch workflow built with an emphasis on functionality.
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// Remove the large bar that prompts for multiple search providers
// even when you only have one search provider enabled
user_pref("browser.search.hiddenOneOffs", false);
user_pref("browser.urlbar.oneOffSearches", false);

// Disable search suggestions
user_pref("browser.search.suggest.enabled", false);
user_pref("browser.urlbar.searchSuggestionsChoice", false);
user_pref("browser.urlbar.suggest.searches", false);
user_pref("browser.urlbar.timesBeforeHidingSuggestionsHint", 0);

// Use the light devtools theme and open it in a new window
user_pref("devtools.theme", "light");
user_pref("devtools.toolbox.host", "window");
user_pref("devtools.toolbox.selectedTool", "inspector");

// Enable scrolling by holding down the middle mouse button
user_pref("general.autoScroll", true);

// ============================================================================
// Other disabled content
// ============================================================================

// Disable web notifications
user_pref("dom.webnotifications.enabled", false);

// Disable location-aware browsing
user_pref("geo.enabled", false);

// Disable screen sharing, audio capture, and video capture
user_pref("media.navigator.video.enabled", false);
user_pref("media.getusermedia.screensharing.enabled", false);
user_pref("media.getusermedia.audiocapture.enabled", false);

// Disable speech recognition and synthesis
user_pref("media.webspeech.recognition.enable", false);
user_pref("media.webspeech.synth.enabled", false);

// Disable the gamepad API
user_pref("dom.gamepad.enabled", false);

// Disable the VR API
user_pref("dom.vr.enabled", false);

// Disable the vibrator API
user_pref("dom.vibrator.enabled", false);

// Disable other video features
user_pref("camera.control.face_detection.enabled", false);

// Set the default search engine to DuckDuckGo
user_pref("browser.search.defaultenginename", "DuckDuckGo");
user_pref("browser.search.order.1", "DuckDuckGo");
user_pref("keyword.URL", "https://duckduckgo.com/html/?q=!+");

// Explicitly declare the region for searches
user_pref("browser.search.countryCode", "US");
user_pref("browser.search.region", "US");
user_pref("browser.search.geoip.url", "");

// Always request the english version of a webpage
user_pref("intl.accept_languages", "en-us, en");