Firefox Panel Icon Loads Swiftfox

Leonard Chatagnier lenc5570 at sbcglobal.net
Sun Aug 12 03:26:15 UTC 2007


 
> >
> > Now here's the rub, if I close swiftfox
> > first, then the firefox panel icon will load
> firefox
> > correctly. This was not the default action just
> > recently as I could load and use both browsers
> > simultaneously but not anymore.
> >
> 
> Just found this:
> 
> > As long as you have one Swiftfox window open, all
> calls from other
> > applications (e.g. your e-mail client) to open a
> new Firefox window/tab
> > will open it in Swiftfox.
> 

That's what it's doing alright. but I'm pretty sure it
didn't in the past.  As I said, "I've had all 4
browsers opened at one time.

> 
> on this site: http://doc.gwos.org/index.php/Swiftfox
> Not much else there.
> Also, just tried my firefox launcher on my Ubuntu
> 7.04, and it's the same
> problem: swiftfox starts instead of firefox.  I
> never would have known about
> that since I use swiftfox exclusively now.  What's
> interesting is that you
> say you were able to use both _simultaneously_ (ie
> you could have firefox
> and swiftfox open at the same time right?). 

Yes, I did say that and to the best of my memory they
were both opened at the same time.

 I was 
> going to suggest making
> sure all swiftfox windows were closed before
> starting firefox, but that
> probably won't help if it worked before.
> 
> Personally, I'm fine with just using swiftfox, but
> I'll be interested to see
> how this thread turns out.
> 

Me too.

> Good luck,
> 
> Jimmy Wu


Leonard Chatagnier
lenc5570 at sbcglobal.net




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