[tbb-bugs] #16722 [Tor Browser]: New tab "Tiles" feature re-enabled after upgrade

[Tor Bug Tracker & Wiki]

#16722: New tab "Tiles" feature re-enabled after upgrade
-------------------------+-------------------------------------------------
     Reporter:           |      Owner:  tbb-team
  mikeperry              |     Status:  needs_review
         Type:  defect   |  Milestone:
     Priority:  major    |    Version:
    Component:  Tor      |   Keywords:  tbb-5.0,tbb-updater,
  Browser                |  TorBrowserTeam201508R, GeorgKoppen201508R
   Resolution:           |  Parent ID:
Actual Points:           |
       Points:           |
-------------------------+-------------------------------------------------

Comment (by mcs):

 Replying to [comment:10 gk]:
 > The idea is basically to flip a pref back and forth in order to force a
 fetch operation which essentially overwrites the contents of
 directoryLinks.json resulting in the same state as a 5.04.

 Looks good to me (and nice hack).
 r=mcs

--
Ticket URL: <https://trac.torproject.org/projects/tor/ticket/16722#comment:11>
Tor Bug Tracker & Wiki <https://trac.torproject.org/>
The Tor Project: anonymity online