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Re: urlview - open firefox tab



On 26Feb2009 16:54, Joseph <syscon780@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> On 02/27/09 10:43, Cameron Simpson wrote:
>>> I tried: added. "COMMAND echo..." I think I'm getting the correct syntax in
>>> shell, eg:
>>> URL: www.dentimax.com
>>>
>>> Firefox 3.0.6 is configured to open new URL in TAB but nothing is
>>> happening.
>>
>> It's possible that the brackets are not sufficiently escaped; it depends what
>> is happening to that string on its way to the shell.
>> Has this worked in the past, or is this a new setup?
>
> I think it was working OK with Firefox 2.0

The next step is to do this by hand at a shell prompt.
Try typing:

  firefox -remote openURL\(www.mutt.org,new-tab\)

and see if that works. If it doesn't, that has to be fixed before
urlview is worth examining.
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