Sunday, July 19, 2026

Firefox Tweaking Tips - Easier Access to "Page Info / Media"

I recently learned that there are two ways to make it easier to access the "Page Info" window in Firefox:


In short:

1) The "Ctrl-i" shortcut opens it directly

 

2)  Enable the following option:  "browser.menu.showViewImageInfo".   Then, right-clicking on any images will now include a menu entry to directly jump to the "Page Info window's "Media" tab", with the relevant image selected


Apparently the following Bugzilla issue was tracked this through to completion (whereas the linked issue to put back easier access to this in a few extra places is still a pending todo even today, YEARS after the easy access functionality was removed!)

https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1692553



Reading the discussion just makes me grumpier!  (Yes, "Gijs" and the other supposed dev / bug-tracker-triager who defended the stupidity based on "metrics", I'm looking at you!  🤬️)

 

For the record:  

For anyone considering justifying using "low usage metrics"  as justification for removing anything that is a mostly something that would seem to be more of a feature that "technical" users might be interested in - You *MUST* remember that folks like us will do everything in our power to minimise how much telemetry you will get about our activities! And that telemetry powers the stupid metrics you lot so love to trust... 🙄️


Gah! 

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