[Bug 211533] Re: Could not start a Firefox session in background; windows pop up on desktop instead

[Jarno Suni]

** Summary changed:

- Could not start a Firefox session minimized on System Tray or Task List; windows pop up on desktop instead.
+ Could not start a Firefox session in background; windows pop up on desktop instead

** Description changed:

  Binary package hint: firefox
  
  A Firefox session is opened automatically when you start Firefox, if you
  have chosen "show windows and tabs from last time" in Startup
  preferences. Furthermore, if you do not close Firefox 3 explicitly
  before logging out, the saved session will be opened automatically after
  logging in next time. A Firefox session can contain a lot of windows
- that are opened on top of each other in the desktop and you can not use
+ that are opened on top of each other on the desktop and you can not use
  your computer while windows keep popping up.
  
- I would like to get Firefox opened minimized so that I can use my
- computer while Firefox is starting up. It would be nice, if would be
- able to choose to work by a Firefox window while some other Firefox
- windows are "opening" in background.
+ I would like to get Firefox opened in background so that I can use my
+ computer while Firefox is starting up. I can do so in Mandriva 2008
+ spring / Gnome / Firefox 2; (I didn't test in Ubuntu Gnome): I could
+ continue working in terminal while Firefox is starting; Firefox does not
+ steal focus or pop up, if you click or type in e.g. a terminal window
+ after you have started Firefox startup. I would expect similar behavior
+ in Xfce / Xubuntu / Firefox (and other applications).
  
  I can not start Firefox minimized by command "kstart --iconify firefox
- &". Even if I could, I am not sure, if this would open the session
- minimized, when Firefox starts automatically after logging in.
- 
- I can start e.g. OpenOffice.org iconified (to the Task List) by
- respective kstart command, see Bug #20767 for details.
- 
- Actually, I would like to have all applications started minimized or in
- system tray, when a saved desktop session is returned after logging in
- to desktop environment.
+ &", either. Even if I could, I am not sure, if this would open the
+ session minimized, when Firefox starts automatically after logging in.
+ (I can start e.g. OpenOffice.org iconified to the Task List by
+ respective kstart command, see Bug #20767 for details.)
  
  I am using Xubuntu 8.04 & Firefox 3.

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Could not start a Firefox session in background; windows pop up on desktop instead
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