Firebird query.

[John Fitzsimons]

As a number of us have been discussing Firebird here recently I
thought someone might know the answer to the following questions.

When I click on a URL in Agent a new Firebird window opens up. Instead
of simply opening up the site in an existing window. Is anyone else
getting that ?

More importantly has anyone worked out how NOT to get multiple browser
windows to open in Firebird ? Does something need to be changed in
Agent ? Firebird ? Or both ? If so how/where please ?

Regards, John.

 

[dkg_ctc]

As a number of us have been discussing Firebird here recently I
thought someone might know the answer to the following questions.

When I click on a URL in Agent a new Firebird window opens up.
Instead of simply opening up the site in an existing window. Is
anyone else getting that ?

More importantly has anyone worked out how NOT to get multiple
browser windows to open in Firebird ? Does something need to be
changed in Agent ? Firebird ? Or both ? If so how/where please ?

Haven't tried this myself, so I can't vouch for its effectiveness, but
if you place

user_pref("advanced.system.supportDDEExec", true);

in your user.js, it may work.

 

[Ranrad]

As a number of us have been discussing Firebird here recently I
thought someone might know the answer to the following questions.

When I click on a URL in Agent a new Firebird window opens up. Instead
of simply opening up the site in an existing window. Is anyone else
getting that ?

More importantly has anyone worked out how NOT to get multiple browser
windows to open in Firebird ? Does something need to be changed in
Agent ? Firebird ? Or both ? If so how/where please ?

Regards, John.

Firebird/Extentions/This Window I think is what you're after.
Ranrad

 

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Firebird/Extentions/This Window I think is what you're after.
Ranrad

Yes, I can confirm that. I didn't mention it in the thread on
extensions because I didn't recall what it does. <g> But now that
it's been brought up, I do remember, and that is exactly what you are
looking for, John.

<http://texturizer.net/firebird/extensions.html#This Window>

A pretty trivial extension that adds the ability to force a
window to open in the current window. This is helpful if you
don't want to open another browser window.

It's not even configurable - it's either on or off.

Now here's what I want: to have links clicked in other apps open in
the same brower instance, but in a new tab. Anybody?

 

[jimpgh2002]

Yes, I can confirm that. I didn't mention it in the thread on
extensions because I didn't recall what it does. <g> But now that
it's been brought up, I do remember, and that is exactly what you are
looking for, John.

<http://texturizer.net/firebird/extensions.html#This Window>

A pretty trivial extension that adds the ability to force a
window to open in the current window. This is helpful if you
don't want to open another browser window.

It's not even configurable - it's either on or off.

Now here's what I want: to have links clicked in other apps open in
the same brower instance, but in a new tab. Anybody?

If you have Avant & set it to be your default browser, it will do
that.

 

[Wim]

Now here's what I want: to have links clicked in other apps open in
the same brower instance, but in a new tab. Anybody?

Yep, you need the Tabbrowser extension.

 

[John Fitzsimons]

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Thanks Ranrad.

Yes, I can confirm that. I didn't mention it in the thread on
extensions because I didn't recall what it does. <g> But now that
it's been brought up, I do remember, and that is exactly what you are
looking for, John.

<http://texturizer.net/firebird/extensions.html#This Window>

< snip >

Thanks. It worked fine for a short while but when I added a few other
items from that page it stopped working. Or maybe I don't understand
how it is meant to work ? I am still not clear in my mind what the
difference between opening a new window, and opening a new tab is.

What I get now is that sometimes the browser window is replaced by
another and my taskbar shows one item. At other times a new window
opens and I get multiple items on my task bar. Strange IMO.

Looks like a new "default" Firebird might be needed......when I get
the time/inclination.

No idea where this/these scripts are installed to. I also have no idea
how one could uninstall any of these things either.

Regards, John.

 

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< snip >

Thanks. It worked fine for a short while but when I added a few
other items from that page it stopped working.

I've also found that installing some extensions can screw with other
extensions. Unfortunately, I did not keep notes on which ones.

Or maybe I don't understand how it is meant to work ? I am still
not clear in my mind what the difference between opening a new
window, and opening a new tab is.

Using tabs, you can view multiple webpages in the same browser
instance. Each tab is like a mini-window within the main Firebird
window.

What I get now is that sometimes the browser window is replaced by
another and my taskbar shows one item.

This sounds like a new tab has been opened in front of the old one.
Usually the tabs show up somewhere just under the address bar, and
you can toggle by clicking them or by using ctrl-tab.

At other times a new window
opens and I get multiple items on my task bar. Strange IMO.

This means a new instance of the browser has been opened.

Looks like a new "default" Firebird might be needed......when I
get the time/inclination.

That's what I eventually did.

No idea where this/these scripts are installed to. I also have no
idea how one could uninstall any of these things either.

I don't recall where they are installed. They can each be disabled
under Tools|Options|Extensions, in case that helps.

 

[John Fitzsimons]

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This sounds like a new tab has been opened in front of the old one.
Usually the tabs show up somewhere just under the address bar, and
you can toggle by clicking them or by using ctrl-tab.

Ah ! I haven't seen those tabs in Firebird before. Now I can see the
right click tabs option does give me that. Thanks for the explanation.

This means a new instance of the browser has been opened.

Yes, that's something I want to stop. But it happens automatically
when I click on certain links. :-(

I don't recall where they are installed. They can each be disabled
under Tools|Options|Extensions, in case that helps.

Ah ! Nice. I hadn't found them there. Handy to know. Thanks.

Regards, John.