Running OpenSuse 10.3 KDE.Recently upgraded firefox to 3.5
Now, when I click on a shortcut or button to launch Firefox it tries to open twice. The first instance opens OK then the bouncing icon continues but eventually gives up.
Command in the shortcut is: firefox %u
Advanced options: “Enable launch feedback”
If I launch Firefox from the command line - launches OK no problems. (Although when I close Firefox I get a load of “failed” messages).
Also, since upgrade, clicking links in Thunderbird no longer opens the link in Firefox. This is probably not related - or is it?
clicking twice in Windows causes an application launch
clicking once in Linux causes an application launch
clicking twice in Linux cause TWO application launches…
think of all the clicking you save with Linux!!
and, who ever decided that one click should do NOTHING?
on the other hand, if you can’t break the Windows[tm] habit, you can
change the default to mimic the wasteful, double click Redmond
way…but, i actually don’t remember how to change it…
> Running OpenSuse 10.3 KDE.Recently upgraded firefox to 3.5
>
> Now, when I click on a shortcut or button to launch Firefox it tries to
> open twice. The first instance opens OK then the bouncing icon continues
> but eventually gives up.
>
> Command in the shortcut is: firefox %u
> Advanced options: “Enable launch feedback”
>
> If I launch Firefox from the command line - launches OK no problems.
> (Although when I close Firefox I get a load of “failed” messages).
That is a known issue, also commented here in the forums:
I’m also in opensuse 10.3 and solved that “bouncing” issue by disabling
the “Enable launch feedback” in the menu. That’s all.
> Also, since upgrade, clicking links in Thunderbird no longer opens the
> link in Firefox. This is probably not related - or is it?
Dunno, but almost sure you could tweak that by selecting the default browser
under KDE control center or just by configuring “about:config” under
Thunderbird,
This happens to many applications. Firefox and Thunderbird are but two. The fix is to edit the lauch icon properties by right clicking on the icon, clicking on “advanced” and disabling the “enable launch feedback” button. Many applications provide no launch feed back to KDE, including Firefox and Thunderbird. But, KDE will continue to display the bouncing icon until it times out because it is waiting for launch feedback that never comes.