Dale Steele
2008-Mar-02 22:32 UTC
[R] help.start() on linux (fedora 8) when firefox alreading running - a way to open a new tab?
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 ...
Patrick Connolly
2008-Mar-03 19:46 UTC
[R] help.start() on linux (fedora 8) when firefox alreading running - a way to open a new tab?
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 ...
|>
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