code review: no need for try-catch, a dummy localStorage is created if none exists

src/js/popup.js

@@ -35,13 +35,8 @@
 // Stuff which is good to do very early so as to avoid visual glitches.
 
 (function() {
-    var paneContentPaddingTop,
-        touchDevice;
-    try {
-        paneContentPaddingTop = localStorage.getItem('paneContentPaddingTop');
+    var paneContentPaddingTop = localStorage.getItem('paneContentPaddingTop'),
         touchDevice = localStorage.getItem('touchDevice');
-    } catch(ex) {
-    }
 
     if ( typeof paneContentPaddingTop === 'string' ) {
         document.querySelector('.paneContent').style.setProperty(
@@ -55,10 +50,7 @@
         document.addEventListener('touchstart', function onTouched(ev) {
             document.removeEventListener(ev.type, onTouched);
             document.body.setAttribute('data-touch', 'true');
-            try {
             localStorage.setItem('touchDevice', 'true');
-            } catch(ex) {
-            }
             resizePopup();
         });
     }
@@ -75,10 +67,7 @@ var resizePopup = (function() {
             paneContent = doc.querySelector('.paneContent');
         if ( paddingTop !== paneContent.style.paddingTop ) {
             paneContent.style.setProperty('padding-top', paddingTop);
-            try {
             localStorage.setItem('paneContentPaddingTop', paddingTop);
-            } catch(ex) {
-            }
         }
         document.body.classList.toggle(
             'hConstrained',