If anyone is still interested, I can confirm the bug still exists in Lucid after the latest update to firefox 10.0.2+build1-0ubuntu0.10.04.1.
I believe this is not a returning bug. It was incorrectly marked as "fixed" by Launchpad Janitor in reply #27. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to firefox in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/548866 Title: forgets middlemouse.contentLoadURL on upgrade or browser restart Status in The Mozilla Firefox Browser: In Progress Status in “firefox” package in Ubuntu: Triaged Status in “firefox” source package in Lucid: Fix Released Status in “firefox” source package in Maverick: Fix Released Status in “firefox” source package in Natty: Triaged Status in “firefox” source package in Oneiric: Triaged Status in “firefox” source package in Precise: Triaged Bug description: Binary package hint: firefox Whenever firefox is updated, the setting for middlemouse.contentLoadURL is forgotten in my profiles. To simulate this: 0) go to "about:config" and set middlemouse.contentLoadURL to "true" 1) close firefox 2) remove .mozilla/firefox/[profile]/compatibility.ini 3) open firefox 4) observe setting has reverted to "false" To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/firefox/+bug/548866/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages Post to : desktop-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp