Re: just use the default

Jeffrey J. Gray wrote:

> That works the first time, but then when I launch a second browser
> through the button on my toolbar, I have to go through the profile
> selector.  If I use -Pdefault to force the default profile, I get an
> error message saying I cannot start a second process with the same

Because the profile is locked by the first instance. Work was being done 
to support sharing profile data between instances of mozilla and kin( 
like galeon and pheonix). But it';s not yet complete.

> profile.  What *should* happen is that it sends a request to the
> original running process to launch a new browser window.   It worked
> this way in older versions of mozilla (I'm running 1.2b now, used to use
> 1.0), and it was convenient because you could get new windows by
> clicking the mozilla icon in the toolbar.

RedHat Linux 8.0 comes with a modified startup script that does that.
I'll send it if you like. It reuses the current window if you give a URL 
though.

    -Thomas