This is fixed at least in gutsy and hary. There is a blinking window on the gnome task bar. Once clicked, one is taken to the other work space and the FF window there.
** Changed in: firefox (Ubuntu) Status: Confirmed => Fix Released -- Opening url from external app on different workspace, doesn't open url on the current workspace. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/60069 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs