Currently there is a stealth pref that allows overriding the site's ability to opt out of using the password manager (by using autocomplete=off). See bug 124065 for details. But that pref works only if passwords are being saved encrypted. This request is to have a pref that works even if the passwords are not being saved encrypted. This is what I thought bug 145797 was asking for, but now the reporter has clarified that that was not his intention. Hence this new bug report.

You can get a bookmarklet that will alter the html of any page to remove the autocomplete=off property. Mozilla will then happily remember the password for you. javascript:(function(){var ca,cea,cs,df,dfe,i,j,x,y;function n(i,what){return i+" "+what+((i==1)?"":"s")}ca=cea=cs=0;df=document.forms;for(i=0;i<df.length;++i){x=df[i];dfe=x.elements;if(x.onsubmit){x.onsubmit="";++cs;}if(x.attributes["autocomplete"]){x.attributes["autocomplete"].value="on";++ca;}for(j=0;j<dfe.length;++j){y=dfe[j];if(y.attributes["autocomplete"]){y.attributes["autocomplete"].value="on";++cea;}}}alert("Removed autocomplete=off from "+n(ca,"form")+" and from "+n(cea,"form element")+", and removed onsubmit from "+n(cs,"form")+". After you type your password and submit the form, the browser will offer to remember your password.")})(); I got this from: http://www.squarefree.com/bookmarklets/forms.html

Comment on attachment 101481 [details] [diff] [review] use same pref as for encrypted case r=mstoltz.

Comment on attachment 101527 [details] [diff] [review] Fix previous patch so it works. carrying forward r=mstoltz

Comment on attachment 101527 [details] [diff] [review] Fix previous patch so it works. sr=dveditz

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