Could not start a Firefox session in background; windows pop up on desktop instead
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xfwm4 (Ubuntu) |
Invalid
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Undecided
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Unassigned |
Bug Description
Binary package hint: firefox
A Firefox session is opened automatically when you start Firefox, if you have chosen "show windows and tabs from last time" in Startup preferences. Furthermore, if you do not close Firefox 3 explicitly before logging out, the saved session will be opened automatically after logging in next time. A Firefox session can contain a lot of windows that are opened on top of each other on the desktop and you can not use your computer while windows keep popping up.
I would like to get Firefox opened in background so that I can use my computer while Firefox is starting up. I can do so in Mandriva 2008 spring / Gnome / Firefox 2; (I didn't test in Ubuntu Gnome): I could continue working in terminal while Firefox is starting; Firefox does not steal focus or pop up, if you click or type in e.g. a terminal window after you have started Firefox startup. I would expect similar behavior in Xfce / Xubuntu / Firefox (and other applications).
I can not start Firefox minimized by command "kstart --iconify firefox &", either. Even if I could, I am not sure, if this would open the session minimized, when Firefox starts automatically after logging in. (I can start e.g. OpenOffice.org iconified to the Task List by respective kstart command in Xubuntu 8.04, but not in 8.10, see Bug #20767 for details.)
I am using Xubuntu 8.04 & Firefox 3.
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status: | Unknown → Invalid |
On Thu, Apr 03, 2008 at 09:17:08PM -0000, Jarno Suni wrote:
> Public bug reported:
>
> Binary package hint: firefox
>
> I could not start Firefox iconified by command "kstart --iconify firefox &". Same with firefox-3.0.
> I am using (X)ubuntu 7.10.
>
> See also Bug #20767
>
firefox uses gtk_window_present to get on top. Do you see the same
behaviour on gnome?
status incomplete
- Alexander