On 3/23/2014 6:38 PM, Bill Oliver wrote: > On Mon, 24 Mar 2014, g wrote: > >> >> >> On 03/24/14 03:37, Bill Oliver wrote: >> <> >>> I still don't know the fix, but the workaround is easy. >> >> the "fix" is not a 'fix'. it is using the correct procedure. >> >> try this, when you have firefox window open you have _2_built-in_ >> options to open another window; >> >> 1- <ctrl+n> >> 2- <alt+f><n> >> >> enjoy. :-) >> > > > The problem is that the process doesn't quit when I kill the window (hit > the "x" on the upper right edge of the frame -- which it used to do). > Instead, I have to choose File->Quit from the Firefox menu. The process > should die when I kill the window. I don't want to start a second > instantiation or open a second window. I want the program to stop when > kill the window, so that when I start the program a day later it doesn't > crash because of a process that is no longer attached to an existing > window. > > billo Mozilla's advice is: "Firefox refuses to close using red X; have to right click on screen bottom to close" <https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/questions/976081> This specifically says "win XP" but I have seen others say this aboutit in Linux also. Good luck. -- David -- users mailing list users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe or change subscription options: https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/users Fedora Code of Conduct: http://fedoraproject.org/code-of-conduct Guidelines: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines Have a question? Ask away: http://ask.fedoraproject.org