On Linux, I quite regularly run multiple independent instances of Firefox -- sometimes different versions -- by running them as different users, with different home directories and hence different profiles. By means of sudo, I run them on the same display (and keyboard and mouse), with no logging out and logging in needed. Thus I can see the various windows side by side, and even copy and paste stuff (like links) between them.
I presume that since Mac OSX is Unix based, one can do something similar with multiple users, home directories, profiles, etc. I also used the same approach on Windows (7 Pro), by creating new users and using "runas". It also works on one display, with no logging out and logging in needed. P.S. I mainly did this for added security, keeping (e.g.) banking in a separate environment from casual browsing, etc. I also make heavy use of NoScript, with the different environments having different Javascript sources permanently enabled, depending on what they *really* need. (For example, almost nothing *really* needs Facebook.) On Fri, 20 Apr 2018 16:12:35 -0700 Perry Wagle <wa...@mac.com> wrote: > Running two Firefox browsers doesn’t work well, apparently since > ESR52 pretends to be FF52, which I think MacOS thinks is a older > version of the FF60 (or whatever) it also sees, and so it starts that > FF57+ up without saying which it is, and wrecks my profile. I use > the ProfileManager to try to avoid this, but, like I said, it doesn’t > say what version of Firefox it’s starting up, go accidents happen. > > But what I was after here was whether there was any notion of > upgrading ESR52’s javascript engine in the works? Very likely not, > but I thought I’d ask before jumping to conclusions. > > Thanks! > > — Perry > > > On Apr 19, 2018, at 1:16 PM, Jason Jackson <jasonjack...@sd44.ca> > > wrote: > > > > Hi Perry, > > > > If you're saying you need both legacy extensions and the quantum > > engine, I think your only option is to run two browsers. The > > easiest way I know of to do this is by using the "developer > > edition" for one of them. > > > > ------------------------------------------ > > Jason Jackson > > Computer Systems Technician > > North Vancouver School District > > > > > > > >> -----Original Message----- > >> From: Enterprise [mailto:enterprise-boun...@mozilla.org] On Behalf > >> Of Perry Wagle > >> Sent: April 18, 2018 12:49 PM > >> To: Enterprise@mozilla.org > >> Subject: [Mozilla Enterprise] ESR52 vs "modern" javascript > >> > >> ESR52 produces blank pages when more and more sites apparently try > >> to render things with what must be “modern” javascript. > >> > >> Is there any hope of a workaround? My legacy extension that I > >> critically require runs only on ESR52, and porting it is still > >> quite a trick. > >> > >> Thanks! > >> > >> — Perry _______________________________________________ Enterprise mailing list Enterprise@mozilla.org https://mail.mozilla.org/listinfo/enterprise To unsubscribe from this list, please visit https://mail.mozilla.org/listinfo/enterprise or send an email to enterprise-requ...@mozilla.org with a subject of "unsubscribe"
