Multiple Desktops and Firefox

[Keith Clark]

On Mon, 2009-10-05 at 17:27 -0700, NoOp wrote:
> On 10/05/2009 04:51 PM, Smoot Carl-Mitchell wrote:
> > On Mon, 2009-10-05 at 17:32 -0400, Keith Clark wrote:
> >> > > 
> >> Actually, I just opened an instance of Firefox on Workspace 1 with
> >> Applications>Internet>Firefox Web Browser and then opened a second one
> >> on Workspace 2 using the same method.  I can close either one
> >> independently of the other.
> >> 
> >> However, I cannot File>Quit one independently.  Quitting causes all tabs
> >> and windows to close.  Closing just affects the window that you are
> >> closing.
> > 
> > I believe there is just one instance of FF running at any given time.
> > The startup script wrapper for FF checks to see if FF is already
> > running.  As you have discovered, the Close menu items closes the
> > current window.  The Quit exits FF proper.
> 
> Correct *unless* you use '-noremote'.
> 
> 

Interesting, but what if I want to create two independent firefox
instances.  Does -noremote do that for me?

Keith