Re: gnome window placement (particularly iceweasel)

[michael <cs networkingnewsletter org uk>]

On Thu, 2009-10-15 at 09:59 -0700, N B Day wrote:
> On Thu, 2009-10-15 at 16:41 +0100, michael wrote:
> > > 
> > > b) if iceweasel is already running in the top-left workspace and
> > > Evolution in the bottom-left, then clicking on a hyperlink in an email
> > > results in the iceweasel window moving to the bottom-left window
> > > 
> > > I've looked around but can't see where this (new) behaviour is set.
> > > 
> > > Thanks in adv, M
> 
> I dunno about problem (a) (wish *I* had two monitors).
> 
> Problem b is fixed (in Firefox, so probably in Iceweasel too) by opening
> a tab, typing "about:config," which gets you to a bunch of setup keys.
> 
> Find the key:
> 
> 
> browser.tabs.loadDivertedInBackground
> 
> Change to true.
> 
> HTH
> 

Brill & ace... thought it might be in about:config but had no idea
which! It works as required.

M

PS - my 2 monitors are old and power-hungry... a single 21" TFT would be
a better equivalent (but nobody's thrown one away (to me) yet).