Bug#590886: Debian Sensible Browser always opens a new window

Luca Capello luca at pca.it
Thu Jul 29 21:09:37 UTC 2010


Package: gnome
Version: 1:2.30+1
Severity: normal

Hi there!

As the title suggests, there is no way to configure Debian Sensible Browser to
open a link in a new tab, since in System -> Preferred Applications -> Web
Browser options are grayed out.

I do not think there is a possible solution to this bug, given that at least
the browsers installed in the standard desktop (Epiphany and Iceweasel) use
different switches for opening links in new tab (--new-tab and -new-tab,
respectively).

I assume "Debian Sensible Browser" means using sensible-browser, thus maybe
should this bug re-assigned to sensible-utils (which ships sensible-browser)?
Or, better, add a --new-tab option to xdg-open and switch to it (and as well
re-assign this bug to xdg-utils)?

Thx, bye,
Gismo / Luca



-- System Information:
Debian Release: squeeze/sid
  APT prefers testing
  APT policy: (500, 'testing')
Architecture: amd64 (x86_64)

Kernel: Linux 2.6.32-5-amd64 (SMP w/2 CPU cores)
Locale: LANG=en_US.UTF-8, LC_CTYPE=en_US.UTF-8 (charmap=UTF-8)
Shell: /bin/sh linked to /bin/dash

Versions of packages gnome depends on:
ii  arj                         3.10.22-8    archiver for .arj files
ii  avahi-daemon                0.6.26-1     Avahi mDNS/DNS-SD daemon
ii  epiphany-extensions         2.30.1-1     Extensions for Epiphany web browse
ii  evolution-exchange          2.30.2-1     Exchange plugin for the Evolution 
ii  evolution-plugins           2.30.2-1     standard plugins for Evolution
ii  evolution-webcal            2.28.1-1     webcal: URL handler for GNOME and 
ii  gdm3                        2.30.2-4     Next generation GNOME Display Mana
ii  gedit-plugins               2.30.0-1     set of plugins for gedit
ii  gnome-codec-install         0.4.7        GStreamer codec installer
ii  gnome-desktop-environment   1:2.30+1     The GNOME Desktop Environment
ii  gnome-games                 1:2.30.2-1   games for the GNOME desktop
ii  gnome-themes-extras         2.22.0-3     extra themes for the GNOME desktop
ii  gstreamer0.10-ffmpeg        0.10.10-1    FFmpeg plugin for GStreamer
ii  gstreamer0.10-plugins-ugly  0.10.15-1    GStreamer plugins from the "ugly" 
ii  libpam-gnome-keyring        2.30.1-2     PAM module to unlock the GNOME key
ii  rhythmbox-plugin-cdrecorder 0.12.8-2     burning plugin for rhythmbox music
ii  rhythmbox-plugins           0.12.8-2     plugins for rhythmbox music player
ii  software-center             2.0.3debian1 Utility for browsing, installing, 
ii  synaptic                    0.63.1       Graphical package manager
ii  system-config-printer       1.0.0-6      graphical interface to configure t
ii  tomboy                      1.2.1-1      desktop note taking program using 
ii  totem-mozilla               2.30.2-2+b1  Totem Mozilla plugin
ii  transmission-gtk            2.01-1       lightweight BitTorrent client (GTK

Versions of packages gnome recommends:
ii  gdebi                      0.6.1         Simple tool to install deb files -
ii  gnome-games-extra-data     2.30.0-1      games for the GNOME desktop (extra
ii  gnome-office               1:2.30+1      The GNOME Office suite
ii  gthumb                     3:2.11.4-3    an image viewer and browser
ii  hal-cups-utils             0.6.16-3      Utilities to detect and configure 
ii  liferea                    1.6.3-1       feed aggregator for GNOME
ii  menu-xdg                   0.5           freedesktop.org menu compliant win
ii  mozilla-plugin-gnash       0.8.7-2+b1    free Shockwave Flash (SWF) movie p
ii  network-manager-gnome      0.8.0.999-1   network management framework (GNOM
ii  remmina                    0.8.0-1       remote desktop client for GNOME de
ii  update-notifier            0.99.3debian4 Daemon which notifies about packag

Versions of packages gnome suggests:
pn  gnome-dbg                     <none>     (no description available)
ii  openoffice.org-evolution      1:3.2.1-4  office productivity suite -- Evolu
ii  openoffice.org-gnome          1:3.2.1-4  office productivity suite -- GNOME

Versions of packages gnome-desktop-environment depends on:
ii  alacarte                     0.13.1-1    easy GNOME menu editing tool
ii  brasero                      2.30.2-1    CD/DVD burning application for GNO
ii  cheese                       2.30.1-1    A tool to take pictures and videos
ii  deskbar-applet               2.30.1-1+b2 universal search and navigation ba
ii  desktop-base                 5.0.5       common files for the Debian Deskto
ii  dmz-cursor-theme             0.4.1       Style neutral, scalable cursor the
ii  ekiga                        3.2.7-2     H.323 and SIP compatible VoIP clie
ii  empathy                      2.30.2-1    GNOME multi-protocol chat and call
ii  epiphany-browser [gnome-www- 2.30.2-3    Intuitive GNOME web browser
ii  evince                       2.30.3-1    Document (postscript, pdf) viewer
ii  evolution                    2.30.2-1    groupware suite with mail client a
ii  evolution-data-server        2.30.2.1-1  evolution database backend server
ii  file-roller                  2.30.1.1-2  an archive manager for GNOME
ii  gcalctool                    5.30.2-1    GNOME desktop calculator
ii  gconf-editor                 2.30.0-2    An editor for the GConf configurat
ii  gdm3 [fast-user-switch-apple 2.30.2-4    Next generation GNOME Display Mana
ii  gksu                         2.0.2-3     graphical frontend to su
ii  gnome-about                  2.30.2-1    The GNOME about box
ii  gnome-backgrounds            2.30.0-1    a set of backgrounds packaged with
ii  gnome-bluetooth              2.30.0-2    GNOME Bluetooth tools
ii  gnome-core                   1:2.30+1    The GNOME Desktop Environment -- e
ii  gnome-disk-utility           2.30.1-1    manage and configure disk drives a
ii  gnome-keyring                2.30.1-2    GNOME keyring services (daemon and
ii  gnome-media                  2.30.0-1    GNOME media utilities
ii  gnome-netstatus-applet       2.28.1-1    Network status applet for GNOME
ii  gnome-nettool                2.30.0-1    network information tool for GNOME
ii  gnome-screensaver            2.30.0-1    GNOME screen saver and locker
ii  gnome-system-monitor         2.28.1-1    Process viewer and system resource
ii  gnome-system-tools           2.30.2-1    Cross-platform configuration utili
ii  gnome-themes                 2.30.1-1    official themes for the GNOME desk
ii  gnome-user-guide             2.30.1-1    GNOME user's guide
ii  gnome-user-share             2.30.0-1    User level public file sharing via
ii  gnome-utils                  2.30.0-2    GNOME desktop utilities - transiti
ii  gstreamer0.10-alsa           0.10.30-1   GStreamer plugin for ALSA
ii  gstreamer0.10-plugins-base   0.10.30-1   GStreamer plugins from the "base" 
ii  gstreamer0.10-plugins-good   0.10.24-1   GStreamer plugins from the "good" 
ii  gstreamer0.10-tools          0.10.30-1   Tools for use with GStreamer
ii  gtk2-engines                 1:2.20.1-1  theme engines for GTK+ 2.x
ii  gucharmap                    1:2.30.2-1  Unicode character picker and font 
ii  gvfs-backends                1.6.2-1     userspace virtual filesystem - bac
ii  gvfs-bin                     1.6.2-1     userspace virtual filesystem - bin
ii  hamster-applet               2.30.2-1    time tracking applet for GNOME
ii  iceweasel [gnome-www-browser 3.5.10-1    Web browser based on Firefox
ii  libgnome2-perl               1.042-2     Perl interface to the GNOME librar
ii  nautilus-sendto              2.28.4-2    integrates Evolution and Pidgin in
ii  policykit-1-gnome            0.96-2      GNOME authentication agent for Pol
ii  remmina                      0.8.0-1     remote desktop client for GNOME de
ii  seahorse                     2.30.1-2    GNOME front end for GnuPG
ii  seahorse-plugins             2.30.1-3    seahorse plugins and utilities for
ii  sound-juicer                 2.28.2-1    GNOME CD Ripper
ii  totem                        2.30.2-2+b1 A simple media player for the GNOM
ii  totem-plugins                2.30.2-2+b1 Plugins for the Totem media player
ii  vino                         2.28.2-1    VNC server for GNOME
ii  xdg-user-dirs                0.12-1      tool to manage well known user dir
ii  zenity                       2.30.0-1    Display graphical dialog boxes fro

Versions of packages gnome-core depends on:
ii  eog                      2.30.2-1        Eye of GNOME graphics viewer progr
ii  gedit                    2.30.3-1        official text editor of the GNOME 
ii  gnome-applets            2.30.0-1        Various applets for the GNOME pane
ii  gnome-control-center     1:2.30.1-1      utilities to configure the GNOME d
ii  gnome-icon-theme         2.30.3-1        GNOME Desktop icon theme
ii  gnome-menus              2.30.0-1        an implementation of the freedeskt
ii  gnome-panel              2.30.2-1        launcher and docking facility for 
ii  gnome-power-manager      2.30.1-1        power management tool for the GNOM
ii  gnome-session            2.30.0-1        The GNOME Session Manager - GNOME 
ii  gnome-settings-daemon    2.30.1-1        daemon handling the GNOME session 
ii  gnome-terminal           2.30.2-1        The GNOME terminal emulator applic
ii  gvfs                     1.6.2-1         userspace virtual filesystem - ser
ii  metacity                 1:2.30.1-2      lightweight GTK+ window manager
ii  nautilus                 2.30.1-1        file manager and graphical shell f
ii  yelp                     2.30.1+webkit-1 Help browser for GNOME

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