Am 29.01.2012 03:36, schrieb Walter Dnes: > On Sat, Jan 28, 2012 at 03:53:11PM -0600, ??Q?? wrote >> On Sat, 28 Jan 2012 15:35:46 -0500 >> "Walter Dnes" <waltd...@waltdnes.org> wrote: >> >>> On Sat, Jan 28, 2012 at 11:08:12AM +0100, Florian Philipp wrote >>> >>>> Add --no-remote to firefox's parameters. >> ^^ >> -no-remote >> ^ > > I did notice that, and tried it both ways. No difference. > >> Do you get the same error if you try >> >> $ /usr/bin/firefox -P default -new-window "http://www.gentoo.org"; >> >> without using urlview? > > Yes and No! I've solved the problem, but this is weird; really really > weird. Let me explain. I use ICEWM window manager. For the firefox > launchbar command I have always used... > > /usr/bin/firefox -width 950 -height 1050 -P default -no-remote > > and manually opened new windows with {CTRL-N}. Urlview was always able > to lauch a new window. But now if one firefox window is opened with > "-no-remote", I can *NOT* programatically open any more new Firefox > windows. That includes urlview and your commandline example *EVEN IF I > USE "-new-window" TO OPEN ADDITIONAL WINDOWS*. Only the manual {CTRL-N} > command works. > > After some trial and error, I changed ICEWM's launchbar command to > > /usr/bin/firefox -width 950 -height 1050 -P default -new-window > > Now I can open new windows all over the place with Urlview and your > commandline example. Problem solved. ***ALWAYS USE "new-window"***. > Computers never cease to amaze me. Can you pop open 2 xterms and try > the following? The first pair should work... > > in xterm 1 ==> /usr/bin/firefox -new-window "http://www.gentoo.org"; > in xterm 2 ==> /usr/bin/firefox -new-window "http://www.cnn.com"; > > Now close both Firefox windows and try... > > in xterm 1 ==> /usr/bin/firefox -no-remote "http://www.gentoo.org"; > in xterm 2 ==> /usr/bin/firefox -new-window "http://www.cnn.com"; > > The first firefox opens, but the second one fails. >
It kind-of makes sense. -no-remote apparently does not only deactivate the "attach-to-other-process" functionality but also the "be-ready-that-others-attach-to-you" function. So the second firefox tries to attach to the first but that doesn't react, therefore it panics. Regards, Florian Philipp
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