Date: Mon, 5 Apr 2004 21:50:32 +0930 From: Malcolm Kay <malcolm.kay@internode.on.net> To: Matthew Seaman <m.seaman@infracaninophile.co.uk> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Mozilla -- No running window. Message-ID: <200404052150.32555.malcolm.kay@internode.on.net> In-Reply-To: <20040405113700.GB68885@happy-idiot-talk.infracaninophile.co.uk> References: <200404052029.55868.malcolm.kay@internode.on.net> <20040405113700.GB68885@happy-idiot-talk.infracaninophile.co.uk>
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On Monday 05 April 2004 21:07, Matthew Seaman wrote: > On Mon, Apr 05, 2004 at 08:29:55PM +0930, Malcolm Kay wrote: > > I installed mozilla-gtk2-1.4 from the packages on the > > distribution disk. This appeared to proceed OK. But when I attempt > > to run mozilla from an xterm: > > QuoVadis:> mozilla > > I get the message: > > No running window. > > and mozilla appears to do nothing further. > > The 'No running window' message is entirely normal -- all that means > is that Mozilla has checked to make sure there isn't another instance > of itself already running in your session. If there was, it would > simply make that instance open a new window on any URL you gave it on > the command line. Understood (now). For somwone new to the application it is somewhat crypt= ic. > > The next part -- no Mozilla window appearing -- is definitely > incorrect behaviour. You will need to wait for a while for Mozilla to > get itself sorted out if this is the first time you've ever run it, > but no longer than five minutes maximum. Five minutes is a very long time in the computer world; at least for prog= ram=20 initialisation. I was probably too impatient. I'll do a clean up and try again tomorrow -= - the machine in question is at work while I'm addressing these questions f= rom home. Thanks -- I'll let you know when it works -- thanks again. Malcolm Kay
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