firefox on two displays

Karl Auer kauer at biplane.com.au
Mon Oct 23 01:01:55 UTC 2006


On Sun, 2006-10-22 at 19:58 -0400, Paul Williams wrote:
> On Mon, 2006-10-23 at 09:03 +1000, Karl Auer wrote:
> > I can open as many firefox windows as I like on one display, all writing
> > the same cache/bookmarks/history etc. No problem. But I can't open a new
> > window on a *different* display without setting up a different profile.
> > I don't see why not - it's just a display...
> > 
> Can't you just open a new window (file > new window) in Firefox on the
> other desktop?

The first Firefox window is on display A. In that window I click on
File->New window. The new window opens on Display A. There's no way to
direct it to the other display/dektop.

If I was using Xinerama I could drag it to the other screen, but I have
two independent displays...

Regards, K.

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