Force Firefox to open new tab and not new window - windows

My application sometimes opens URLs in a browser. I do this with Process.Start("http://www.example.com").
My default browser is Firefox. I notice that if the above code runs when no Firefox window is active, each URL (I open several URLs in one go) is opened in its own window.
However, if a Firefox window is already open, the URLs all get opened as new tabs.
How can I make it always open as tabs? Always as windows? Open a single new window and make everything a tab in that?


Because command-line arguments differ between browsers, to do this successfully you would need to launch Firefox explicitly and pass in the appropriate parameters. You would have to create a similar solution for each additional browser you wanted to drive.
If this is something you're doing just for yourself or in an environment where you have some control over what's installed on user machines, then it may be solvable. But if it's a general purpose program meant to work on any Windows PC, then it probably isn't practical.
For firefox, the command line arguments are:
-new-tab URL
Opens URL in a new tab.
-new-window URL
Opens URL in a new window.

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Coded UI testing in multiple IE browser windows

I am testing a chat client at a web service. I thought the best way to do this was to open the website in one internet explorer window, log in, open the chat. Then open a new IE window(in private mode so that the log in details will be forgotten) go the the page and then log in with another user and open the chat, and then start chatting with the other user in the other browser window.
The problem is when I have done everything in the first window and I open a new window, all actions are triggered in the first window even though the second window is selected. Is there any way to select which browser window to use? Or are there better ways to test this functionality without opening two internet explorer windows?
Solved: I solved this by opening a new window in private mode. When I wanted to do actions in that window I defined the browser window as:
BrowserWindow privateWindow = new BrowserWindow();
privateWindow.SearchProperties.Contains("[InPrivate]");

You need to find some characteristic of the two IE windows that is different and ensure that it is included in the search criteria used to find the two windows. However modern browsers are complex, the distinction between windows and tabs it not always clear; window titles can change depending on which tab is selected.
Specific windows are selected by setting the properties of the UITestControl objects (and of derived objects). In the UI Map editor the properties panel has fields for the "Windows Title" and the "Search Criteria". For some controls there is also a "Filter Properties" field. The same fields are available if hand coding rather than recording tests.

How to keep Aptana tests in a single tab?

Each time I run or debug a webpage in Aptana, it opens a new tab or window in Firefox. After several runs, there are either a Firefox window with more than one tabs or multiple Firefox windows.
How could I let the Firefox reload a tab for each test run, instead of open a new tab/window each time?

You could just "save all changes" instead of make a test run. Then reload the page on firefox.

Having debugger open Firefox in current tab instead of creating new tab

So every time I run a debug from my development IDE and Firefox is called to display my app, I get my app displayed in a new Firefox tab. That means one new tab every time I start a debug session and before long I've got 10-20 Firefox tabs open.
Can I have it so it reuses the existing tab open?
I could only find Firefox command line options to open new windows etc, not to use the current window/tab.

Just in case the above link disappears, it details going to the about:config screen in Firefox (just enter about:config in address bar) and changing the value of 'browser.link.open_newwindow' from 3 to 1.

Open a URL in Firefox in current tab/window from a Windows application?

I have a Windows application that works with Firefox. If Firefox is already open, I'd like to have it open a given URL in the current tab+window as is currently showing. Our application tends to open a lot of URLs and reusing the same browser window makes the most sense. I already have a COM application that works with Internet Explorer, but haven't been able to find something similar for an external application to work with Firefox.

The only way I know of to do this in Firefox is to set the browser.link.open_newwindow preference to 1. Unfortunately this also stops all in-page links from opening a new tab or window.
If you use SeaMonkey as your default browser then you can use the Preferences window under Tabbed Browsing or Link Behaviour to make links from external applications open in the current tab.

Internet Explorer 8 - Session Shared among Explorer Window

IE 8 sharing session among different Explorer Window for same domain.
Like if you are a logined at hotmail.com in IE 8, and you have open another explorer window for hotmail.com, you will automatically logined.
This was not in IE 7, In IE 7 session has shared in the same explorer tab rather different Explorer Window.
Can anyone have a idea about this, Whether it is bug or something else in IE 8

Use
File -> New Session
Well, it is not a bug. Browsers usually share data via cookies. IE8 have this 'new session' feature to let you use multiple email accounts (and similar services) with multiple browsers.

Modify IE8 Shortcut to Permanently Launch New IE Browser Window in New Session
Right click on the IE8 shortcut (all IE8 shortcuts or icons on desktop, Start Menu, Quick Launch bar or Taskbar that you want it to run as a new instance session have to be changed), and choose Properties from the right click context menu. Then, append -nomerge to the end of the of the program path in “Target” text box at “Shortcut” tab. For example,
“C:\Program Files\Internet Explorer\iexplore.exe” -nomerge
link
http://www.mydigitallife.info/2009/07/22/run-separate-isolated-ie8-window-frame-session-with-nomerge-switch-for-multiple-logins/

Create a new shortcut to ieplore.exe, add the -nomerge switch. This will always start a new session.

I prefer using "Run" and just type "iexplore.exe -nomerge"

Your question isn't that clear.
Are saying in IE8 when you open a new window that window shares the same session as the previous window hence any login made in one is shared by the other?
If so then that would be normal behaviour and not any different to the way IE7 handled it.
OTH are you saying that when you open a new window in IE8 it doesn't continue to share the same session as the previous window? If you mean using the New Window action from the Page menu then that would appear to be a bug to me but it doesn't happen on my copy of IE8.
If by new window you mean starting a new instance of IE from quick links or Start menu then it would be correct for that to start a new session and not share session cookies with the other session you have running.
I suspect this last is the real situation, previously the standard IE link added to Start Menu or Desktop would simply open a new window using one of any existing IE sessions currently running, IE8 doesn't do that it will invoke a new session from this link.

You can prevent new windows from sharing session cookies by File -> New Session, however you cannot prevent new tabs from sharing data by default.

Any new window that you open (using iexplore.exe and not openning from inside another window) shares the same session as any previous.
Open a window and log in into your bank account.
Open another window (blank window).
Close the bank account window by clicking on the X.
Wait 5 minutes (just to emphasize the problem).
open another window and type the bank account address.
Result => You are logged into the bank account.
Don't tell me that this is not a bug. This is a huge one! (maybe a design bug)
Most users do not expect this behavior and complain that there is a "problem with our site" because they have another window open on some radiostation which makes sure the session of another site is persisted, I then have to explain to them that Microsoft/Google decided that that's the "right" way. The default should be -nomerge and not the other way around.

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