Firefox is called using obsolete "-remote openURL(...)" syntax
Bug #1787758 reported by
Göran Uddeborg
This bug affects 1 person
Affects | Status | Importance | Assigned to | Milestone | |
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VM |
Fix Committed
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High
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Uday Reddy |
Bug Description
The function vm-mouse-
firefox -remote openURL(<the-URL>)
That format is obsolete since a long time, and calling it has no effect currently. The correct format nowadays appears to be simply
firefox <the-URL>
That will use an existing Firefox instance if there is one. If no browser is running, the call will not return, so VM should not wait for it to finish.
This applies to the version 8.1.2 (called "stable", even if "legacy" might be more appropriate), but browsing the source repository it seems it also applies to more recent versions.
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The current settings work fine for me, using Firefox Quantum 61.0.2. And, it is working irrespective of whether there is a Firefox window already open or not.
What behaviour are you getting?