Re: my stupid users trick -- the Firefox issue from earlier this month.wq

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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
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