Public bug reported:
Binary package hint: firefox
When using the newest firefox from dapper-security, specifically
1.5dfsg+1.5.0.15~prepatch080614e-0ubuntu3 (dapper-security)
and about firefox reports 1.5.0.12eol
I have the following problem.
Running a current Dapper system.
-Make sure firefox is *not* running.
-right click on a http:// link in gnome-terminal, and choose the option
'Open Link'
-firefox starts, and shows a blank page
-if you again right click on a link in gnome-terminal, and choose 'open
link, the link is displayed in firefox. so the problem is only when firefox
is not already running.
Using synaptic, I installed
1.5dfsg+1.5.0.3-0ubuntu3 (dapper)
and about firefox reports 1.5.0.3
With this older version, with firefox not running, if you right click a link
firefox opens, and displays the desired page.
The same behavior can be duplicated with emacs and the 'browse-url'
function, which is why I am reporting this as a firefox bug and not a
gnome-terminal bug.
More seriously, my non-computer-savvy mother-in-law runs Dapper on her
laptop. She has the same problem with Thunderbird. She is very confused
why, when she clicks a link in an email, the web page does not appear.
Let me know if you need any more help with understanding the bug.
** Affects: firefox (Ubuntu)
Importance: Undecided
Status: New
** Tags: dapper firefox regression
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firefox won't load links on startup (regression)
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/291331
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