Mozilla, Xfce

[Brian J. Tarricone]

i really can't see how this has anything to do with xfce.  it's highly 
unlikely that the fact that it works ok in gnome is at all relevant.

personally, i've had a lot of trouble using the -remote ping() command.  
what i do instead is check the process list to see if mozilla-bin is 
running, and, if so, do -remote openURL(...).

actually, i just looked at that script - there's another problem.  you 
definitely don't want the ampersand at the end of either line.  if the 
script itself finishes before mozilla does its magic to tell the 
already-running process to spawn a new instance, the mozilla -remote 
process may get terminated prematurely.

i've attached the script i use (for firefox).  give it a try.  if 
mozilla-xremote-client doesn't work for you (i believe i have a custom 
version), it should be safe to change it to 'mozilla -remote ...'.

as a plus, my script does a bit more than just blindly launching... have 
fun ^_~.  (hint: in the 'homepage=' line, change '.phoenix' to '.mozilla'.)

    -brian


Ted Parks wrote:

> A couple of days ago I posted a query about problems with Mozilla in 
> Xfce. I had a very helpful response, but the problem persists.
>
> The issue:
> 1) When I try to launch Mozilla or Mozilla Mail from the Xfce tray, 
> Mozilla displays a profile manager. But selecting a profile, or even 
> creating a new one, does not work. The profile manager does nothing. 
> Mozilla works okay from Gnome. I am using Fedora Core 1.
>
> 2) A list member sent a script to work around the documented problem 
> Mozilla has with profiles. The script functioned well, but it did not 
> solve the problem I am having in Xfce.
>
> 3) If I open a terminal and switch to root, I can launch Mozilla while 
> using Xfce. As user, I cannot launch Mozilla from the terminal, but 
> instead get the familiar and frustrating profile manager.
>
> 4) The same problem occurs in ICEWM as in Xfce. But, again, Gnome works.
>
> Any suggestions?
>
> Thanks,
> Ted Parks
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