Path: csiph.com!x330-a1.tempe.blueboxinc.net!usenet.pasdenom.info!weretis.net!feeder4.news.weretis.net!nuzba.szn.dk!pnx.dk!fu-berlin.de!uni-berlin.de!individual.net!not-for-mail From: =?utf-8?Q?Dag-Erling_Sm=C3=B8rgrav?= Newsgroups: comp.security.ssh Subject: Re: bizarre X11 forwarding behaviour? Date: Wed, 08 Feb 2012 12:56:15 +0100 Lines: 24 Message-ID: <86obt9ilnk.fsf@ds4.des.no> References: <86wr7yivih.fsf@ds4.des.no> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit X-Trace: individual.net /XBGm0cyUZb/y2TMswwMLQv0HCwtlbKSQ+/U2g3gMt6RvXS+Ga Cancel-Lock: sha1:KRKpbwFd1SaiJZW62LIW9NNHOuE= sha1:Vxv/m61Pg8UVUO41oZU0ECtB3a8= User-Agent: Gnus/5.13 (Gnus v5.13) Emacs/23.3 (berkeley-unix) Xref: x330-a1.tempe.blueboxinc.net comp.security.ssh:266 Fritz Wuehler writes: > Dag-Erling Smørgrav writes: > > This is intended behavior. When you start Firefox, it queries the X > > server for existing instances, and if it finds one, instead of > > starting a new instance, it sends the existing one a signal telling > > it to open a new window. > Thank you for the explanation. That is seriously broken behavior. No, it's actually the only sensible behavior in 99% of the cases. If you really want a new, separate instance, use -no-remote. > I'll try installing another browser. I think you'll find that they all work the same. > I'll post something on the tor list and maybe they can help the > firefox devs pull their heads out of their ass. Seems to me you're the one in need of head-pulling. DES -- Dag-Erling Smørgrav - des@des.no