firefox on two displays

[albi albinootje]

On 10/23/06, Karl Auer <kauer at biplane.com.au> wrote:

> If I run firefox from the taskbar (the launcher command line is "firefox
> %U"), it opens a new window on the same display, no problems. as many as
> I want. All belonging to one process. If I click the same launcher on a
> different display (that is, same launcher command issued from a taskbar
> on a different display), firefox complains - it doesn't seem able to
> link the deisred new window to the currently running process.
>
> It does this even when the lock file has been removed; how does it know?

there's also a .parentlock file, perhaps that's the reason ?

> > There is nothing intrinsically difficult in allowing multiple processes to
> > the share a single profile; a change from one process could get reflected
> > immediately in the others. However since it hasn't been done already, I
> > imagine the code is too entangled. It's one of those things you need to
> > design for.
>
> I have no need for shared profiles.

as long as your (imho luxury) request has not been fulfilled/merged by
the firefox-developers
i suggest you use another browser, like epiphany-browser, on the other display