On Fri, Apr 25, 2008 at 04:28:16PM -0300, Alexandre Pereira Nunes wrote: > 2008/4/25, Mike Hommey <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > > > > On Fri, Apr 25, 2008 at 03:46:39PM -0300, alex wrote: > > > Package: iceweasel > > > Version: 2.0.0.14-2 > > > Severity: normal > > > > > > > > > > > > iceweasel -remote 'OpenURL(http://www.whatever.com)' opens a new tab by > > > default. Accordingly to the standard behaviour of previous versions and > > the > > > documentation, it should only do so when passed the parameter new-tab, > > e.g. > > > -remote 'OpenURL(http://www.whatever.com,new-tab)'. > > > > -remote 'openurl(url)' follows the preferences, and you can choose > > whether you want links to be opened in a new tab or a new window. > > > > If you always want to open in a new window, whichever you chose in the > > preferences, you need to use -remote openurl(url,new-window). > > > > This has been such at least from version 2.0, and I think it was already > > like this in version 1.5. > > > > > I'm aware of the new-window and new-tab options, the former exists since > netscape navigator and the latter was added on mozilla, even before firefox. > What I don't see is the option of doing neither, which IIRC worked at least > until firefox 1.5. In that case, the url would be opened in the most > recently used window/tab (which can be annoying at some times, but very > useful on others), which has nothing to do with the window/tab trade-off, > because (as used to be and as still documented upstream) that is about > creating one of two new screen elements and the OpenURL() command alwas had > the option of creating neither. There's no option on the user interface to > revert to that.
As you say, this is annoying at some times, and is probably one of the reasons for upstream change. If you are really motivated to expose your arguments, I invite you to push your claim on bugzilla.mozilla.org. Mike -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
