On Thu, Feb 12, 2004 at 01:22:55PM -0600, Marc Williams wrote: > I've seen several queries about how to open multiple instances of > Firefox (nee Firebird) without encountering the dreaded Profile Manager > prompt. I saw this thread on Mozillazine about how to do just that: > http://forums.mozillazine.org/viewtopic.php?t=51428 > In a nutshell, create this script: > #!/bin/sh > firefox -remote 'ping()' > if [ $? -eq 0 ]; then > #open a new window > #firefox -remote "openURL(www.google.com, new-window)" & > firefox -remote "openURL(${1}, new-window)" & > else > #open new instance > firefox $1 & > fi I wonder whether this can be done in a simpler way... The command I'm using in my Window Maker menus is this: MozillaFirefox -remote "openURL(%s,new-tab)"||MozillaFirefox "%s" Works like a charm. Cheerio, Thomas -- ===> Netiquette - read it, use it: http://www.faqs.org/rfcs/rfc1855.html <=== ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Thomas Ribbrock http://www.ribbrock.org "You have to live on the edge of reality - to make your dreams come true!"
