uBlock Origin holds separate settings for Incognito windows - way to disable this?

[vdcbb]

Read first: https://github.com/gorhill/uBlock/blob/master/CONTRIBUTING.md

Describe the issue

In Google Chrome, when I change a web-page's setting from an incognito window, that change will only get reflected in incognito windows and not Regular windows. I would prefer that setting changes I make in incognito windows be reflected everywhere, including in regular windows.

Having the two windows hold different settings gets a bit troublesome. I assume this behavior is intentional. I bring attention to it here in case you are willing to consider allowing the same settings to exist across both windows.

Steps for anyone to reproduce the issue

I reset uBlock Origin to default before running this test.

1. enable "Block remote fonts" in uBlock
2. go to arstechnica.com in an incognito window and open the uBlock popup and disable font blocking
3. open a Regular (non-incognito) window and go to arstechnica.com and view uBlock popup. Fonts are still being blocked (ie, disabling the font blocking in the incognito window did not take effect in the Regular window).

Your settings

Default settings before beginning above procedure.

• Browser/version: Google Chrome Version 57.0.2987.133 (64-bit)
• uBlock Origin version: v1.11.4

Your filter lists

default filter list

Your custom filters (if any)

no custom filters.

[jjohns71]

Are you sure? I did your steps and have no problem.

Go to your 'My rules' panel and make sure the following rule no-remote-fonts: arstechnica.com false is saved in the permanent category. After doing that the remote fonts are blocked in the incognito window for me.

[vdcbb]

Hello, jjohns71. My original description of the problem was faulty and likely explains why you weren't able to replicate. If you follow my new (edited) description, I think you will be able to replicate the problem. After following the description, you'll notice that if you open uBlock Origin Dashboard within an Incognito window, then the arstechnica font change will be noted. But if you open uBlock Origin Dashboard from a Regular window, the change is not reflected.

I believe it is related to issue 1188 which I missed in my initial search before posting, so I don't want to bother gorhill with it further.

[jjohns71]

I believe that what you are describing is "as intended" as settings set in the incognito window will only be valid for that session (Until you close the window) and won't cross a domain boundary into the non incognito session.

This does look to be the exact same issue as described in #1188