4 messages · Dale Steele, Patrick Connolly, Marc Schwartz
Using linux fedora 8 (x86_64) I get the following when firefox is already running. Is there a way to adjust settings in either R or firefox to open a new tab when help.start() is invoked? Thanks. --Dale
help.start()
Making links in per-session dir ...
If '/usr/bin/firefox' is already running, it is *not* restarted, and
you must switch to its window.
Otherwise, be patient ...
|> Using linux fedora 8 (x86_64) I get the following when firefox is |> already running. Is there a way to adjust settings in either R or |> firefox to open a new tab when help.start() is invoked? Thanks. Using FC6, it works as it says, except that I don't have to switch to the firefox window: it does that in about 1 second (and in a new tab). That's if I use firefox as the browser: if I use konqueror, it DOES start a new instance contrary to the message. My guess is that it has to do with your window manager's settings. There are many permutations that could be different from mine. I don't think it's an R setting. |> --Dale |> |> > help.start() |> Making links in per-session dir ... |> If '/usr/bin/firefox' is already running, it is *not* restarted, and |> you must switch to its window. |> Otherwise, be patient ... |> |> ______________________________________________ |> R-help at r-project.org mailing list |> https://stat.ethz.ch/mailman/listinfo/r-help |> PLEASE do read the posting guide http://www.R-project.org/posting-guide.html |> and provide commented, minimal, self-contained, reproducible code.
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On Sun, 02-Mar-2008 at 05:32PM -0500, Dale Steele wrote: |> Using linux fedora 8 (x86_64) I get the following when firefox is |> already running. Is there a way to adjust settings in either R or |> firefox to open a new tab when help.start() is invoked? Thanks. Using FC6, it works as it says, except that I don't have to switch to the firefox window: it does that in about 1 second (and in a new tab). That's if I use firefox as the browser: if I use konqueror, it DOES start a new instance contrary to the message. My guess is that it has to do with your window manager's settings. There are many permutations that could be different from mine. I don't think it's an R setting. |> --Dale |> |> > help.start() |> Making links in per-session dir ... |> If '/usr/bin/firefox' is already running, it is *not* restarted, and |> you must switch to its window. |> Otherwise, be patient ...
In the Firefox menus go to:
Edit -> Preferences -> Tabs
On that page, under "New pages should be opened in:"
Select 'a new tab'
If you are getting a new instance of Firefox, you likely have 'a new
window' selected rather than 'a new tab'.
The above works in FF version 2 and 3 beta on F8.
HTH,
Marc Schwartz
Thanks. I found the issue. I was starting R in a terminal with the command 'sudo R', help.start() was not able to communicate Firefox when already running. Works fine when R is started as user. --Dale
Patrick Connolly wrote:
> On Sun, 02-Mar-2008 at 05:32PM -0500, Dale Steele wrote: > > |> Using linux fedora 8 (x86_64) I get the following when firefox is > |> already running. Is there a way to adjust settings in either R or > |> firefox to open a new tab when help.start() is invoked? Thanks. > > Using FC6, it works as it says, except that I don't have to switch to > the firefox window: it does that in about 1 second (and in a new tab). > That's if I use firefox as the browser: if I use konqueror, it DOES > start a new instance contrary to the message. > > My guess is that it has to do with your window manager's settings. > There are many permutations that could be different from mine. I > don't think it's an R setting. > > |> --Dale > |> > |> > help.start() > |> Making links in per-session dir ... > |> If '/usr/bin/firefox' is already running, it is *not* restarted, and > |> you must switch to its window. > |> Otherwise, be patient ...
In the Firefox menus go to:
Edit -> Preferences -> Tabs
On that page, under "New pages should be opened in:"
Select 'a new tab'
If you are getting a new instance of Firefox, you likely have 'a new
window' selected rather than 'a new tab'.
The above works in FF version 2 and 3 beta on F8.
HTH,
Marc Schwartz