Re: New firefox isn't working

From	Gene Heskett <gheskett@shentel.net>
Newsgroups	linux.debian.user
Subject	Re: New firefox isn't working
Date	2016-03-27 04:10 +0200
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On Saturday 26 March 2016 20:13:34 Eike Lantzsch wrote:

> On Saturday 26 March 2016 18:18:05 Lisi Reisz wrote:
> > On Saturday 26 March 2016 17:47:17 Gene Heskett wrote:
> > > On Saturday 26 March 2016 13:05:55 Eike Lantzsch wrote:
> > > > On Friday 25 March 2016 11:40:10 Gene Heskett wrote:
> > > > > Greetings all;
> > > > >
> > > > > The reason is that it treats every clicked on link in an
> > > > > email, into a download of the site, which kills lots of time,
> > > > > and the subsequent display of the site by showing the
> > > > > file://tmp/somehashnumber it has downloaded in the address
> > > > > titlebar.
> > > > >
> > > > > Is this my fault, or firefox?  If my fault, how do I fix it?
> > > > >
> > > > > Cheers, Gene Heskett
> > > >
> > > > Gene,
> > > > as you seem to use kmail in System Settings / Default
> > > > Applications / Web Browser enter
> > > > "firefox -new-tab $1"
> > > > Provided you want the link to appear in a new tab instead of a
> > > > new window
> > > >
> > > > How does that go?
> > > >
> > > > Cheers
> > > > Eike
> > >
> > > Works a treat, thank you Eike.
> >
> > Where did you find it?
> >
> > Lisi
>
> OK, fired up a Jessie VM and installed TDE-Trinity
>
> I think:
>
> Trinity Control Center
>  TDE Components
>  Default Applications
>  Web Browser
>  x in the following browser
>  firefox -new-tab $1
>
> I didn't bother to install Firefox within the VM, however.
> So Gene ought to know better than I do ...
>
> Eike

Except I am not running any VM's, just quasi-stock wheezy with additions, 
mostly from the wheezy repo's except for the linuxcnc stuffs.  The above 
command line addition in defaults works fine now.

Cheers, Gene Heskett
-- 
"There are four boxes to be used in defense of liberty:
 soap, ballot, jury, and ammo. Please use in that order."
-Ed Howdershelt (Author)
Genes Web page <http://geneslinuxbox.net:6309/gene>

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New firefox isn't working Gene Heskett <gheskett@shentel.net> - 2016-03-25 16:50 +0100
  Re: New firefox isn't working Tom Browder <tom.browder@gmail.com> - 2016-03-25 23:50 +0100
    Re: New firefox isn't working Lisi Reisz <lisi.reisz@gmail.com> - 2016-03-26 00:40 +0100
    Re: New firefox isn't working Gene Heskett <gheskett@shentel.net> - 2016-03-26 02:20 +0100
      Grossly OT - WW2 start Tony van der Hoff <tony@vanderhoff.org> - 2016-03-26 13:30 +0100
        Re: Grossly OT - WW2 start deloptes <deloptes@gmail.com> - 2016-03-26 14:40 +0100
          Re: Grossly OT - WW2 start Haines Brown <haines@histomat.net> - 2016-03-26 15:00 +0100
            Re: Grossly OT - WW2 start Adam Wilson <moxalt@riseup.net> - 2016-04-03 11:50 +0200
              Re: Grossly OT - WW2 start Glenn Holmer <shadowm@lyonlabs.org> - 2016-04-03 22:00 +0200
            Re: Grossly OT - WW2 start Adam Wilson <moxalt@riseup.net> - 2016-04-03 11:50 +0200
          Re: Grossly OT - WW2 start Nicolas George <george@nsup.org> - 2016-03-26 15:00 +0100
          Re: Grossly OT - WW2 start Terence <terence.john@gmail.com> - 2016-03-26 15:00 +0100
            Re: Grossly OT - WW2 start Haines Brown <haines@histomat.net> - 2016-03-26 15:20 +0100
              Re: Grossly OT - WW2 start Terence <terence.john@gmail.com> - 2016-03-26 15:40 +0100
                Re: Grossly OT - WW2 start Adam Wilson <moxalt@riseup.net> - 2016-04-03 11:50 +0200
            Re: Grossly OT - WW2 start deloptes <deloptes@gmail.com> - 2016-03-28 14:00 +0200
              Re: Grossly OT - WW2 start Carl Fink <carl@finknetwork.com> - 2016-03-28 15:00 +0200
              Re: Grossly OT - WW2 start Renaud (Ron) OLGIATI <renaud@olgiati-in-paraguay.org> - 2016-03-28 16:20 +0200
                Re: Grossly OT - WW2 start deloptes <deloptes@gmail.com> - 2016-03-30 00:40 +0200
                Re: Grossly OT - WW2 start John Hasler <jhasler@newsguy.com> - 2016-03-30 01:10 +0200
                Re: Grossly OT - WW2 start deloptes <deloptes@gmail.com> - 2016-03-30 01:30 +0200
                Re: Grossly OT - WW2 start Adam Wilson <moxalt@riseup.net> - 2016-04-03 11:40 +0200
              Re: Grossly OT - WW2 start Terence <terence.john@gmail.com> - 2016-03-28 17:10 +0200
                Re: Grossly OT - WW2 start Richard Owlett <rowlett@cloud85.net> - 2016-03-28 19:00 +0200
                Re: Grossly OT - WW2 start Terence <terence.john@gmail.com> - 2016-03-28 20:20 +0200
              Re: Grossly OT - WW2 start Terence <terence.john@gmail.com> - 2016-03-28 17:10 +0200
                Re: Grossly OT - WW2 start deloptes <deloptes@gmail.com> - 2016-03-30 01:20 +0200
                Re: Grossly OT - WW2 start John Hasler <jhasler@newsguy.com> - 2016-03-30 01:40 +0200
                Re: Grossly OT - WW2 start Charlie <ariestao@ipstarmail.com.au> - 2016-03-30 02:10 +0200
                Re: Grossly OT - WW2 start John Hasler <jhasler@newsguy.com> - 2016-03-30 02:10 +0200
                Re: Grossly OT - WW2 start Charlie <charlie@egwildlife.com.au> - 2016-03-30 03:00 +0200
                Re: Grossly OT - WW2 start deloptes <deloptes@gmail.com> - 2016-03-30 08:30 +0200
                Re: Grossly OT - WW2 start Glenn Holmer <shadowm@lyonlabs.org> - 2016-03-30 14:50 +0200
                Re: Grossly OT - WW2 start Terence <terence.john@gmail.com> - 2016-03-30 16:10 +0200
                Re: Grossly OT - WW2 start Charlie <charlie@egwildlife.com.au> - 2016-03-30 02:10 +0200
                Re: Grossly OT - WW2 start Adam Wilson <moxalt@riseup.net> - 2016-04-03 11:40 +0200
                Re: Grossly OT - WW2 start Adam Wilson <moxalt@riseup.net> - 2016-04-03 11:40 +0200
                Re: Grossly OT - WW2 start Adam Wilson <moxalt@riseup.net> - 2016-04-03 11:40 +0200
          Re: Grossly OT - WW2 start Adam Wilson <moxalt@riseup.net> - 2016-04-03 11:30 +0200
        Re: Grossly OT - WW2 start Gene Heskett <gheskett@shentel.net> - 2016-03-26 16:50 +0100
          Re: Grossly OT - WW2 start Adam Wilson <moxalt@riseup.net> - 2016-04-03 11:30 +0200
            Re: Grossly OT - WW2 start deloptes <deloptes@gmail.com> - 2016-04-03 20:50 +0200
              Re: Grossly OT SO STOP IT ALREADY! Carl Fink <carl@finknetwork.com> - 2016-04-03 21:20 +0200
                Re: Grossly OT SO STOP IT ALREADY! Adam Wilson <moxalt@riseup.net> - 2016-04-03 21:20 +0200
                Re: Grossly OT SO STOP IT ALREADY! Charlie <charlie@egwildlife.com.au> - 2016-04-04 00:50 +0200
                Re: Grossly OT SO STOP IT ALREADY! Mark Fletcher <mark27q1@gmail.com> - 2016-04-04 15:10 +0200
              Re: Grossly OT - WW2 start Adam Wilson <moxalt@riseup.net> - 2016-04-03 21:20 +0200
                Re: Grossly OT - WW2 start Felix Miata <mrmazda@earthlink.net> - 2016-04-03 21:30 +0200
                Re: Grossly OT - WW2 start Adam Wilson <moxalt@riseup.net> - 2016-04-04 17:30 +0200
                Re: Grossly OT - WW2 start Glenn Holmer <shadowm@lyonlabs.org> - 2016-04-04 20:40 +0200
                Re: Grossly OT - WW2 start deloptes <deloptes@gmail.com> - 2016-04-04 21:50 +0200
                Re: Grossly OT - WW2 start Adam Wilson <moxalt@riseup.net> - 2016-04-05 11:50 +0200
                Re: Grossly OT - WW2 start Curt <curty@free.fr> - 2016-04-05 13:40 +0200
                Re: Grossly OT - WW2 start Carl Fink <carl@finknetwork.com> - 2016-04-05 15:30 +0200
                Re: Grossly OT - WW2 start Joe <joe@jretrading.com> - 2016-04-05 19:40 +0200
                Re: Grossly OT - WW2 start Adam Wilson <moxalt@riseup.net> - 2016-04-09 18:50 +0200
                Re: Grossly OT - WW2 start humbert.olivier.1@free.fr - 2016-04-05 15:30 +0200
      Re: New firefox isn't working Adam Wilson <moxalt@riseup.net> - 2016-04-03 11:30 +0200
    Re: New firefox isn't working Adam Wilson <moxalt@riseup.net> - 2016-04-03 11:20 +0200
  Re: New firefox isn't working Jörg-Volker Peetz <jvpeetz@web.de> - 2016-03-26 17:30 +0100
    Re: New firefox isn't working Gene Heskett <gheskett@shentel.net> - 2016-03-26 18:50 +0100
  Re: New firefox isn't working Eike Lantzsch <zp6cge@gmx.net> - 2016-03-26 18:10 +0100
    Re: New firefox isn't working Gene Heskett <gheskett@shentel.net> - 2016-03-26 18:50 +0100
      Re: New firefox isn't working Lisi Reisz <lisi.reisz@gmail.com> - 2016-03-26 19:20 +0100
        Re: New firefox isn't working Eike Lantzsch <zp6cge@gmx.net> - 2016-03-26 22:00 +0100
        Re: New firefox isn't working Eike Lantzsch <zp6cge@gmx.net> - 2016-03-27 01:20 +0100
          Re: New firefox isn't working Gene Heskett <gheskett@shentel.net> - 2016-03-27 04:10 +0200

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