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sehwoo

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Registered: 2006-09-04

Posts: 20

Firefox ignoring rc.xml

I recently switched to firefox3, and ever since that happened, it stopped listening to

<application class="Firefox"> 
  <desktop>1</desktop> 
</application>

(not sure exactly what it was, i changed it around to try to fix it)

Now, firefox opens on the desktop i'm on AND moves from desktop 1 to whatever desktop is 'opening' firefox (clicking on a link on desktop 2 moves firefox from desktop 1 to desktop 2)

(the same thing happens with NetBeans, but Geany and Pidgin go to the desktops I want them to be at)

I tried fixing this problem by deleting my 'old' rc.xml and replacing it with the one in /etc/xdg/openbox, but it still doesn't work. I ran `xprop` and the 'WM_CLASS(STRING) = "Navigator", "Firefox"'. I tried using

<application name="Navigator" class="Firefox" role="browser">

but that failed to work. I am using the code that is on the top currently.

Has anybody else had a problem like this with Openbox or Firefox, and does anybody have a fix/howto? Thanks

Skarjoko

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Registered: 2006-05-01

Posts: 29

Re: Firefox ignoring rc.xml

Have you tried changing it to <application name="firefox-bin">?

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okraits

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From: Germany

Registered: 2006-03-02

Posts: 142

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Re: Firefox ignoring rc.xml

With the firefox 3 from extra, xprop tells me that the wm class is Minefield. That didn't work either, though.

And i have another problem:

When firefox runs on desktop 2, for example, and i click on a link in irssi which runs on desktop 1, then firefox opens the link in a new tab and jumps to desktop 1. Anyone else having the same problem?

Edit: i found a bugreport about it:

https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+sour … bug/204927

Last edited by okraits (2008-06-24 14:03:18)

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sehwoo

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Registered: 2006-09-04

Posts: 20

Re: Firefox ignoring rc.xml

Yes, I have tried using <application name="firefox-bin">, but it didn't work.

okraits: that's basically the same problem i'm having

edit:
it seems to start working once you toggle "browser.tabs.loadDivertedInBackground" in about:config (I got that from the bug tracker link above)

Last edited by sehwoo (2008-06-25 16:13:57)

okraits

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From: Germany

Registered: 2006-03-02

Posts: 142

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Re: Firefox ignoring rc.xml

Yes, that works.

On the other hand, firefox 3 seems to have a problem with some certificates so that i'm not able to log into some sites using ssl.

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