Hide NoScript extension by default.

Merge Info

Related Issues

• #41581 (closed)

Backporting

Timeline

• Immediate: patchset needed as soon as possible
• Next Minor Stable Release: patchset that needs to be verified in nightly before backport
• Eventually: patchset that needs to be verified in alpha before backport
• No Backport (preferred): patchset for the next major stable

(Optional) Justification

• Emergency security update: patchset fixes CVEs, 0-days, etc
• Censorship event: patchset enables censorship circumvention
• Critical bug-fix: patchset fixes a bug in core-functionality
• Consistency: patchset which would make development easier if it were in both the alpha and release branches; developer tools, build system changes, etc
• Sponsor required: patchset required for sponsor
• Other: please explain

Merging

• Merge to tor-browser - !fixups to tor-browser-specific commits, new features, security backports
• Merge to base-browser - !fixups to base-browser-specific commits, new features to be shared with mullvad-browser, and security backports
  • NOTE: if your changeset includes patches to both base-browser and tor-browser please clearly label in the change description which commits should be cherry-picked to base-browser after merging

Issue Tracking

• Link resolved issues with appropriate Release Prep issue for changelog generation

Review

Request Reviewer

• Request review from an applications developer depending on modified system:
  • NOTE: if the MR modifies multiple areas, please /cc all the relevant reviewers (since gitlab only allows 1 reviewer)
  • accessibility : henry
  • android : clairehurst, dan
  • build system : boklm
  • extensions : ma1
  • firefox internals (XUL/JS/XPCOM) : ma1
  • fonts : pierov
  • frontend (implementation) : henry
  • frontend (review) : donuts, richard
  • localization : henry, pierov
  • macos : clairehurst, dan
  • nightly builds : boklm
  • rebases/release-prep : dan, ma1, pierov, richard
  • security : ma1
  • signing : boklm, richard
  • updater : pierov
  • misc/other : pierov, richard

Change Description

This hides it from both the toolbar and the unified extensions panel.

We also hide the unified-extension-button if the panel would be empty: not including the NoScript button when it is hidden. As a result, this will be hidden by default until a user installs another extension (or shows the NoScript button and unpins it).

How Tested

Check the default behaviour:

1. NoScript should be hidden from toolbar.
2. Unified extensions button should be hidden. Even when shrinking the width.

When installing another extension:

1. Install popups (and other extension popups) will appear beneath the unified extensions button.
2. New extension will be visible.
3. If the extension is pinned to the toolbar, the unified extensions button will be hidden (since it is empty). It will reshow when shrinking the window width and the extension button overflows.
4. If the extension is not pinned, the unified extensions button will be visible.

In "about:config", switch "extensions.hideNoScript". This will make the NoScript button appear (in the toolbar by default for a fresh install).

Switching "extensions.hideUnifiedWhenEmpty" will make the unified extensions button always visible.