Closed
Bug 691766
Opened 13 years ago
Closed 5 years ago
Command-line option "-private" is non-intuitive
Categories
(Developer Documentation Graveyard :: Mozilla Platform, defect, P5)
Tracking
(Not tracked)
RESOLVED
WONTFIX
People
(Reporter: samwyse, Assigned: sheppy)
Details
(Whiteboard: u=mozdev p=0 c=Platform)
User Agent: Mozilla/5.0 (Windows NT 5.1; rv:7.0.1) Gecko/20100101 Firefox/7.0.1
Build ID: 20110928134238
Steps to reproduce:
When I visit certain sites, I like to do it with privacy mode turned on. I'd like to have a desktop shortcut to do this quickly. I've tried various combinations of -private and a URL to start Firefox from Windows XP. (Searching for similar bugs, I've discovered a -private-toggle, but haven't had a chance to test it without closing my current Firefox windows, and losing the data entered for this bug.)
Actual results:
When Firefox is not running:
use -private -> opens window in privacy mode
use -private and URL -> opens two windows, one in privacy mode, one with URL
When Firefox is running:
use -private -> does nothing
use -private and URL -> opens tab with URL
Expected results:
I would like to have a window opened in privacy mode with the specified URL. If a private mode window is already open, a new tab would suffice.
Reporter | ||
Comment 1•13 years ago
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Using -privacy-toggle seems to work better.
When Firefox is not running:
use -private-toggle -> opens a window in privacy mode
use -private-toggle and URL -> opens two tabs, one explaining privacy mode, one with URL
When Firefox is running:
use -private-toggle -> opens a window in privacy mode; previous windows disappear
use -private-toggle and URL -> opens two tabs, one explaining privacy mode, one with URL; previous windows disappear
It's unfortunate that this command line switch isn't better documented. (It isn't referenced at https://developer.mozilla.org/en/Command_Line_Options, for example.) Perhaps using -private when Firefox is already running could cause a pop-up explaining -private-toggle.
Updated•13 years ago
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Component: General → Private Browsing
QA Contact: general → private.browsing
Comment 2•13 years ago
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This is really a documentation bug.
Component: Private Browsing → Documentation Requests
Product: Firefox → Mozilla Developer Network
QA Contact: private.browsing → doc-request
Version: 7 Branch → MDN
Updated•12 years ago
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Version: MDN → unspecified
Updated•12 years ago
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Component: Documentation Requests → Documentation
Updated•12 years ago
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Component: Documentation → General
Product: Mozilla Developer Network → Developer Documentation
Assignee | ||
Comment 3•12 years ago
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Odds are this has all changed with per-window privacy mode. We need to investigate and update docs appropriately.
Assignee: nobody → jypenator
Component: General → Mozilla Platform
Whiteboard: u=mozdev p=0
Assignee | ||
Updated•12 years ago
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Whiteboard: u=mozdev p=0 → u=mozdev p=0 c=Platform
Updated•12 years ago
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Assignee: jypenator → eshepherd
The -private switch does not seem to work any longer (probably for a while).
Tested on Windows 7 Pro 64, Firefox 43.0.4, by creating a shortcut as well as trying from the Start menu.
The other switches would probably need investigating as well.
Updated•6 years ago
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Priority: -- → P5
Comment 5•5 years ago
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MDN Web Docs' bug reporting has now moved to GitHub. From now on, please file content bugs at https://github.com/mdn/sprints/issues/ and platform bugs at https://github.com/mdn/kuma/issues/.
Status: UNCONFIRMED → RESOLVED
Closed: 5 years ago
Resolution: --- → WONTFIX
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