Comments on: firefox trick and recovery help http://www.outflux.net/blog/archives/2008/02/16/firefox-trick-and-recovery-help/ code is freedom -- patching my itch Thu, 21 Aug 2008 17:40:24 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: Dirk R. Gently http://www.outflux.net/blog/archives/2008/02/16/firefox-trick-and-recovery-help/#comment-600 Dirk R. Gently Tue, 19 Feb 2008 00:08:39 +0000 http://www.outflux.net/blog/archives/2008/02/16/firefox-trick-and-recovery-help/#comment-600 I used to use two profiles too. I have one alias for fun (this one :) ) and my personal one so logging out and typing in the new ID info got old. I use Epiphany now, but when I used firefox I discovered CookieSwap (a firefox extension) that would allow be to change profiles on the fly. I used to use two profiles too. I have one alias for fun (this one :) ) and my personal one so logging out and typing in the new ID info got old. I use Epiphany now, but when I used firefox I discovered CookieSwap (a firefox extension) that would allow be to change profiles on the fly.

]]> By: beerfan http://www.outflux.net/blog/archives/2008/02/16/firefox-trick-and-recovery-help/#comment-599 beerfan Sat, 16 Feb 2008 19:24:15 +0000 http://www.outflux.net/blog/archives/2008/02/16/firefox-trick-and-recovery-help/#comment-599 I used to use this but I ran into trouble occasionally with the -no-remote parameter. Instead I use a relatively unknown -a parameter to tell Firefox to use a specific application id. "man firefox" documents this parameter. Now I have created launchers for each profile as follows. firefox -a f1 -P default firefox -a f2 -P second firefox -a f3 -P third It works perfectly for me. I used to use this but I ran into trouble occasionally with the -no-remote parameter. Instead I use a relatively unknown -a parameter to tell Firefox to use a specific application id. “man firefox” documents this parameter. Now I have created launchers for each profile as follows.

firefox -a f1 -P default
firefox -a f2 -P second
firefox -a f3 -P third

It works perfectly for me.

]]> By: salty-horse http://www.outflux.net/blog/archives/2008/02/16/firefox-trick-and-recovery-help/#comment-598 salty-horse Sat, 16 Feb 2008 19:04:25 +0000 http://www.outflux.net/blog/archives/2008/02/16/firefox-trick-and-recovery-help/#comment-598 firefox has a -no-remote flag. No need to use an environment variable. firefox has a -no-remote flag. No need to use an environment variable.

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