[PLUG] Resolved: Firefox auto fill or auto complete

[Jason Martin]

On Tue, Jul 29, 2008 at 7:39 AM, Richard C. Steffens <rsteff at comcast.net> wrote:
> Richard C. Steffens wrote:
>> I don't know if auto fill is the correct term, or auto complete, or
>> something else, but what I'm trying to find is where Firefox keeps the
>> lists of stuff one has previously typed in a text box so that when you
>> start typing something, it will provide a drop down box with all the
>> similar possibilities you've used before.
>>
> I still don't know what it's called, but I can clear the drop down lists
> by selecting "Clear Private Data" from the "Tools" menu and checking
> "Cookies" from the list.
>
> I tried looking in the file cookies.txt in .mozilla/firefox/(default
> profile name), but didn't find the list I was looking for.

It is in formhistory.dat stored in some crazy format called Mork:

http://groups.google.com/group/comp.infosystems.www.browsers.x/browse_thread/thread/64926334b755ca94

Jason