Firefox: browser.newtab.url to go

[vasa1]

Apparently, it won't be possible to have something like this in Firefox 41 onward:
browser.newtab.url;file:///home/vasa1/Dropbox/MyLinks.html
This change, like many before it, will protect the user from malicious extensions.
The browser.newtab.url preference is abused and should be removed.Source (https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1118285)

An extension to restore just this feature is here: https://addons.mozilla.org/de/firefox/addon/new-tab-override/

I'm hoping the dev of Classic Theme Restorer, which already has a lot of useful features, will provide this one as well.

[night_sky2]

Seems like this will only affect users who wants to have their own custom new tab page. They will need an extension.

Again I feel like the experienced users will have to pay for the the average joe who manage to get every sh** that mess with his browsers.

BUT, the tiles can still be disabled in two click by selecting ''blank'' in the setting of new tab. This won't change.

I am not concerned with this change but I don't like that advanced users are loosing in built-in cuztomization power and will therefore require a third-party to get it back..

[ajgreeny]

Interesting!

I have been using Tab Mix Plus (https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/tab-mix-plus/?src=ss) add-on for several years which has this new tab URL option, along with many others that I find incredibly useful in managing tabs. I hope this add-on will keep the option to choose what URL is used on a new tab. I also use Classic Theme Restorer (https://addons.mozilla.org/de/firefox/addon/classicthemerestorer/?src=ss) in order to keep as much useful screen real-estate as possible.

Is it just local files as opposed to web-sites that will not be possible?