OT (was: Introducing automatic crash reporting in Edgy)

Matt Zimmerman mdz at ubuntu.com
Mon Aug 14 18:53:06 BST 2006


On Mon, Aug 14, 2006 at 07:47:58PM +0200, Jan Claeys wrote:
> Op ma, 14-08-2006 te 10:03 -0700, schreef Matt Zimmerman:
> > >  * If you configured your browser to open new pages in new tabs
> > >    instead of new windows, and you already have an open browser window
> > >    on a different virtual workspace, then you will not see anything
> > >    happen when the bug reporting dialog opens and asks to file a bug.
> > >    I do not see an easy solution for this which does not override the
> > >    Gnome configuration. Suggestions welcome.
> > 
> > Those of us who choose this (optional, non-default) configuration are
> > accustomed to this kind of behaviour, and accept it as a tradeoff for
> > keeping our browser organized.
> 
> It would be nice if there was a web browser that starts a new process
> for every new window.  That way a crash doesn't make you loose all of
> your browsing session.  And it would solve the "problem" above...  ;-)

That's an entirely different matter; the "problem" above is nonexistent by
default, and only happens when the user explicitly requests that new windows
not be opened.

-- 
 - mdz



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