1137542 - Links from external applications open a new FireFox window with the home page

Status: RESOLVED INCOMPLETE

(Core Graveyard :: X-remote, defect)

Description

[Andrew Pam]

User Agent: Mozilla/5.0 (X11; Ubuntu; Linux x86_64; rv:36.0) Gecko/20100101 Firefox/36.0
Build ID: 20150224134236

Steps to reproduce:

Click on a link in any external application (including Thunderbird) using FireFox 36


Actual results:

A new FireFox window opens with the default home page.  The link requested is not shown.  Issue commenced immediately after upgrade to FireFox 36.


Expected results:

The link target should be opened as a new tab in the currently open FireFox window.

Comment 1

[Andrew Pam]

Solved - went to Preferences -> General -> Startup and made FireFox my default browser (even though it already was previously).

Comment 2

[nowymail0]

I have the exact same problem on Ubuntu/Xubuntu 14.04 32-bit. Setting Firefox as a default browser (as Andrew Pam suggested above) didn't help. I also removed the entire ~/.mozilla folder and started fresh with no plugins or any personal changes - didn't help either.

Comment 3

[nowymail0]

It solved by itself, after restarting the system.

Comment 4

[Poil]

Same problem here on Ubuntu 14.04, Andrew Pam method works for me

Comment 5

[Andrew Pam]

I believe you also need to completely exit and restart Firefox after (re)making Firefox the default browser.

Comment 6

[nowymail0]

Well, in the morning everything was OK, now the issue is back. I don't get it.

Comment 7

[Benjamin Smedberg]

Mass resolving a bunch of old bugs in the x-remote component in preparation for archiving it. If this bug is still valid and useful, please move it to the "Toolkit: Startup and Profile System" component and reopen it.