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Article #7464Re: Switching profiles and launching new ones anomoly
From: "David E. Ross"
Date: Sat, 17 May 2025 08:34
Date: Sat, 17 May 2025 08:34
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On 5/17/2025 2:38 AM, Daniel70 wrote: > On 17/05/2025 8:20 am, David E. Ross wrote: >> On 5/16/2025 1:36 PM, Richmond wrote: >>> If I launch Seamonkey with the normal profile, then select >>> about:profiles, then launch another Seamonkey with a different >>> profile. I then select from the menu Switch Profiles, and try to launch >>> a third profile. I would expect it to replace the second instance, but >>> it doesn't seem to do that, it seems to go back to the first which is >>> still running. >> >> It seems that using about:profiles merely launches a new window but NOT >> with the selected profile. I never noticed this before since I never >> use about:profiles. >> >> I have PrefBar 7.1.1 installed in SeaMonkey 2.53.20. I created a >> Profile button for PrefBar that calls toProfileManager();, which >> launches the SeaMonkey Profile Manager popup. Selecting a different >> profile in that popup terminates all instances of SeaMonkey and >> relaunches it in the selected profile. It does not allow me to have >> multiple SeaMonkey sessions each with a different profile. >> > David, why did you have to install an Add-on (prefBar) so that you could > make a new button to launch a new instance of SeaMonkey?? > > Why not just select Tools -> Switch Profile .... and then select the > Profile you want?? > My Profiles button is on my PrefBar toolbar and is always visible. It only needs a single click. To use [Toold > Switch Profiles] requires two clicks. Furthermore, I never noticed until now that [Toold > Switch Profiles] even existed. -- David E. Ross <http://www.rossde.com/> President Trump wants all Palestinians to leave Gaza and relocate elsewhere. How many will he accept to relocate in the United States?
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