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tomsquest May 5, 2026
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tomsquest May 5, 2026
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Expand Up @@ -163,7 +163,10 @@ def __init__(self):
self.firefox_data_dir = Path.home() / "Library" / "Application Support" / "Firefox"
self.firefox_icon_factory = lambda: Icon.fileType("/Applications/Firefox.app")
case "Linux":
self.firefox_data_dir = Path.home() / ".mozilla" / "firefox"
# Try XDG-compliant location first, fallback to legacy path
xdg_path = Path.home() / ".config" / "mozilla" / "firefox"
legacy_path = Path.home() / ".mozilla" / "firefox"
self.firefox_data_dir = xdg_path if xdg_path.exists() else legacy_path
self.firefox_icon_factory = lambda: Icon.theme("firefox")
case _:
raise NotImplementedError(f"Unsupported platform: {platform.system()}")
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