Re: Ghost Window Rule?

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On Thu, 2021-06-17 at 21:15 +0800, Ed Greshko wrote:
> On 17/06/2021 21:09, Ed Greshko wrote:
> > On 17/06/2021 19:25, Patrick O'Callaghan wrote:
> > > On Thu, 2021-06-17 at 18:32 +0800, Ed Greshko wrote:
> > > > On 17/06/2021 18:16, Patrick O'Callaghan wrote:
> > > > > On Thu, 2021-06-17 at 15:46 +0800, Ed Greshko wrote:
> > > > > > Thanks for the response.  Nothing in those settings shows
> > > > > > anything
> > > > > > that would  cause FF to start in a given
> > > > > > Virtual Desktop.  Unlike doing the same with T-Bird which
> > > > > > if I go
> > > > > > to
> > > > > > "Configure Special Window Settings" takes
> > > > > > me to the dialog showing all the rules I had previously
> > > > > > defined
> > > > > > for
> > > > > > it.  :-(
> > > > > Is this Xorg or Wayland? Do you use Session Restore?
> > > > > 
> > > > Xorg.  And I don't use Session Restore.  I always start with an
> > > > empty
> > > > session.
> > > If you move FF to a different desktop, manually quit FF and
> > > restart it,
> > > does it go back to the Vbox desktop or restore to where you moved
> > > it?
> > 
> > OK, seems you're on to something.  Yes, FF starts in the desktop
> > where it was last closed.
> > I have found no other application which does that.  All the apps I
> > tried, including FF, are
> > apps that I start from the Application Launcher.
> > 
> > So, now where to find the setting that tell FF to "Start in Current
> > Desktop".....
> > 
> 
> And the answer is, it is a FF setting.
> 
> open about:config page, search for "widget.disable-workspace-
> management" and set it to "true".

I've never looked into it, but I did know that FF tended to restart on
the same desktop all the time. My problem is that I have several FF
windows on different desktops, so where they end up is not always
predictable. Chrome is a bit more consistent in that respect.

> Works as I want it!
> 
> Thanks poc for getting me off the wrong track.  :-)

You're welcome :-) Especially given the amount of help I've had from
you.

poc
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