[Desktop-packages] [Bug 1427360] Re: firefox doesn't open an url as argument

2015-03-05 Thread Phil Pemberton
*** This bug is a duplicate of bug 1425972 *** https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1425972 Bug #1425972 would seem to be related, and comment 4 on that bug includes a fix. ** This bug has been marked a duplicate of bug 1425972 Firefox no longer supports -remote parameter -- You received

[Desktop-packages] [Bug 1427360] Re: firefox doesn't open an url as argument

2015-03-04 Thread Richard Elkins
I thought it was thunderbird failing to pass a URL to firefox. So, I tried to report a bug using `ubuntu_bug thunderbird`and this operation failed in the same way. It appears that firefox discards the URL passed to it from anybody since the upgrade to version 36. I would have thought that URL

[Desktop-packages] [Bug 1427360] Re: firefox doesn't open an url as argument

2015-03-04 Thread Ubuntu QA Website
This bug has been reported on the Ubuntu ISO testing tracker. A list of all reports related to this bug can be found here: http://iso.qa.ubuntu.com/qatracker/reports/bugs/1427360 ** Tags added: iso-testing -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages,

[Desktop-packages] [Bug 1427360] Re: firefox doesn't open an url as argument

2015-03-04 Thread Launchpad Bug Tracker
Status changed to 'Confirmed' because the bug affects multiple users. ** Changed in: firefox (Ubuntu) Status: New = Confirmed -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to firefox in Ubuntu.

[Desktop-packages] [Bug 1427360] Re: firefox doesn't open an url as argument

2015-03-04 Thread Sergio Gelato
We've seen this too (on Ubuntu T). It started happening immediately after the upgrade to Firefox 36. Other web browsers are unaffected; e.g., if I set my preferred web browser to Lynx and click on a URL in Thunderbird the link is being followed. -- You received this bug notification because you