FS#259 - mozilla 1.5 lacks intelligent launching script
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Arch Linux
Opened by Kurt Erickson (kurt) - Thursday, 06 November 2003, 06:54 GMT
Last edited by Dale Blount (dale) - Thursday, 18 December 2003, 13:25 GMT
Opened by Kurt Erickson (kurt) - Thursday, 06 November 2003, 06:54 GMT
Last edited by Dale Blount (dale) - Thursday, 18 December 2003, 13:25 GMT
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Details
Debian unstable's mozilla package includes a script that
lives at /usr/bin/mozilla, in place of the actual binary
(/usr/lib/mozilla/mozilla-bin.) This script allows mozilla
to tell if it's already running, and if it is, to launch a
new window instead of launching another mozilla process. The
current mozilla package stupidly spawns a new mozilla
process every time, thus presenting the user with a profile
dialog instead of a usable browser window if mozilla already
happens to be open. The script also handles URLs (and
decides whether to open mozilla and load the URL or to load
the URL in a new mozilla window, depending on whether
mozilla is already open), dynamically configures several
different variables, and automatically selects the correct
mozilla dsp (artsdsp, esddsp, oss, or null) depending on
what sound servers the user might be using. It really helps
the usablilty of mozilla. If you're interested, I can
provide a version customized for arch linux, and/or the
orginal debian unstable version. It's a simple bash script.
I'm unfamiliar with the mozilla-firebird package; does it
provide similar functionality?
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This task depends upon
mozilla-1.5
Why don't you just go with the firebird script, and if I ever get around to fixing the mozilla script I'll open a new bug and attach it. But until that happens, just go ahead. I can't imagine that they're really all that different anyway.
I am curious though, so if you wouldn't mind attaching the firebird script so I can read it, I'd appreciate it. Again, I apologize for the wait.
closing bug, thanks for the report.