Question about opening different "instances" of a web browser

[eroxx]

I'm just starting to use spaces, and wondering if I can have different instances of my browser (firefox in my case) to open, so that in one space I have one set of tabs, but in another, I have a different. Can't seem to figure it out - thanks!

 

[sammich]

Open up a 2nd window, then drag that window towards the space you want it in, wait one second.

 

[Bernard SG]

I don't think so. Mac OS X does not seem to allow multiple instances of an application.

 

[GGJstudios]

I don't think so. Mac OS X does not seem to allow multiple instances of an application.

You don't need another instance of the browser. You simply need to have multiple browser windows open, and follow sammich's instructions.

 

[Bernard SG]

I posted too slowly so sammich got in before.
Now, I'm not big on Spaces, how do I "drag" a window into another space??

 

[GGJstudios]

I posted too slowly so sammich got in before.
Now, I'm not big on Spaces, how do I "drag" a window into another space??

Mac 101: Using Spaces to organize your windows and applications

 

[eroxx]

and how do I open a new window of firefox?? Do you mean a new tab?

 

[GGJstudios]

and how do I open a new window of firefox?? Do you mean a new tab?

No, a new window. You can't click File > New Window? Or possibly Command-N? (That's how it works in Safari... I imagine Firefox does something similar) With Safari, if you have multiple tabs open, you can just drag a tab off the tab bar to create a new window.

 

[LPZ]

I don't think so. Mac OS X does not seem to allow multiple instances of an application.

Yes, it does. But it makes one work a bit. Enter the following in Terminal and you'll get two instances of Safari running simultaneously:

open /Applications/Safari.app/; open -n /Applications/Safari.app/

 

[GGJstudios]

Yes, it does. But it makes one work a bit. Enter the following in Terminal and you'll get two instances of Safari running simultaneously:

They're using Firefox, not Safari. And again, you don't need two instances of the app running, only two or more browser windows.

 

[LPZ]

They're using Firefox, not Safari. And again, you don't need two instances of the app running, only two or more browser windows.

Yes, I know. I was simply suggesting that it is possible to have two instances of an application open simultaneously.

 

[tsubwayh]

I hope it's ok that I've revived this old thread, but I didn't want to open a new thread over this...

I am using spaces to open different firefox windows on different screens, but I have a problem. Every time I close firefox, or restart the system and reopen firefox - all the tabs open in space 1, instead of the way they were opened before.

Is it possible to tell firefox to open the tabs in their previous locations?

Thanks!