Patrick Connolly wrote: > On Sun, 02-Mar-2008 at 05:32PM -0500, Dale Steele wrote: > > |> Using linux fedora 8 (x86_64) I get the following when firefox is > |> already running. Is there a way to adjust settings in either R or > |> firefox to open a new tab when help.start() is invoked? Thanks. > > Using FC6, it works as it says, except that I don't have to switch to > the firefox window: it does that in about 1 second (and in a new tab). > That's if I use firefox as the browser: if I use konqueror, it DOES > start a new instance contrary to the message. > > My guess is that it has to do with your window manager's settings. > There are many permutations that could be different from mine. I > don't think it's an R setting. > > |> --Dale > |> > |> > help.start() > |> Making links in per-session dir ... > |> If '/usr/bin/firefox' is already running, it is *not* restarted, and > |> you must switch to its window. > |> Otherwise, be patient ...
In the Firefox menus go to: Edit -> Preferences -> Tabs On that page, under "New pages should be opened in:" Select 'a new tab' If you are getting a new instance of Firefox, you likely have 'a new window' selected rather than 'a new tab'. The above works in FF version 2 and 3 beta on F8. HTH, Marc Schwartz ______________________________________________ R-help@r-project.org mailing list https://stat.ethz.ch/mailman/listinfo/r-help PLEASE do read the posting guide http://www.R-project.org/posting-guide.html and provide commented, minimal, self-contained, reproducible code.