Multiple Desktops and Firefox

NoOp glgxg at sbcglobal.net
Tue Oct 6 00:27:07 UTC 2009


On 10/05/2009 04:51 PM, Smoot Carl-Mitchell wrote:
> On Mon, 2009-10-05 at 17:32 -0400, Keith Clark wrote:
>> > > 
>> Actually, I just opened an instance of Firefox on Workspace 1 with
>> Applications>Internet>Firefox Web Browser and then opened a second one
>> on Workspace 2 using the same method.  I can close either one
>> independently of the other.
>> 
>> However, I cannot File>Quit one independently.  Quitting causes all tabs
>> and windows to close.  Closing just affects the window that you are
>> closing.
> 
> I believe there is just one instance of FF running at any given time.
> The startup script wrapper for FF checks to see if FF is already
> running.  As you have discovered, the Close menu items closes the
> current window.  The Quit exits FF proper.

Correct *unless* you use '-noremote'.





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