@MangoPenguin@lemmy.blahaj.zone Me too. At least I used to have a separate profile for PDF viewing, which had its own plugins installed. It can be done by using commandline options to select what profile to use, like in --profile or -P (i forgot which of them I used actually). Just created a script for it (Bash script in Linux) and associated PDF files with it as if it was a separate program.
What they mean in the article is probably its not possible with the GUI only of Firefox. They totally ignored the commandline options.
IIRC, -p launches a profile by path, and -P launches the GUI for selecting/creating a profile. this is wrong, -P specifies a profile path. I forgot how to open the manager.
That’s unfortunate, I was hoping for a ‘workspaces’ like feature as in Opera. I run FF and Opera simultaneaously to segregate my tabs. It would be really nice if we could get something like that extended to profiles, so I could just run FF
At the moment, running different profiles simultaneously is not possible
Bullshit. I’ve been multiboxing Firefox for years.
You need to run firefox.exe -p to open profile manager and then create all the profiles you want. Then create shortcuts to each new profile. firefox.exe -p ProfileName
This allows you to run a personal profile, work profile and porn profile simultaneously without crossing streams.
It already just works, just go to about:profiles and launch as another profile.
There’s also have container tabs, so no need for a separate profile when you only need isolation.
That’s the one feature I really want from Firefox profiles!
I feel like this hasn’t been said enough: Multi-account containers are already all I need.
And multi-account containers are not enough for me.
What’s your point? They are great and serve a purpose, but they are not the same.
oh don’t mind me, I’m just word-for-word mindlessly parroting what others have said below
Bullocks. I run 2 or 3 profiles at the same time. For over 2 years now. Just easier now.
Hopefully it’s not an actual regression in the latest version, because that’d be terrible.
Rookie numbers! 4 here.
Yeah but you have to do it with separate launch arguments.
Or always start with profilemanager. But indeed, also a launch argument.
Or open
about:profiles(which you can put conveniently in your bookmark bar).@MangoPenguin@lemmy.blahaj.zone Me too. At least I used to have a separate profile for PDF viewing, which had its own plugins installed. It can be done by using commandline options to select what profile to use, like in
--profileor-P(i forgot which of them I used actually). Just created a script for it (Bash script in Linux) and associated PDF files with it as if it was a separate program.What they mean in the article is probably its not possible with the GUI only of Firefox. They totally ignored the commandline options.
IIRC,
-plaunches a profile by path, and-Plaunches the GUI for selecting/creating a profile.-Pspecifies a profile path. I forgot how to open the manager.That’s unfortunate, I was hoping for a ‘workspaces’ like feature as in Opera. I run FF and Opera simultaneaously to segregate my tabs. It would be really nice if we could get something like that extended to profiles, so I could just run FF
I think you might be looking for tab groups? Which, incidentally, are also coming.
Do you mean containers? At least it sounds like it.
Bullshit. I’ve been multiboxing Firefox for years.
You need to run
firefox.exe -pto open profile manager and then create all the profiles you want. Then create shortcuts to each new profile.firefox.exe -p ProfileNameThis allows you to run a personal profile, work profile and porn profile simultaneously without crossing streams.
Under Linux you can also start a throwaway profile by running
firefox -P $(mktemp -d)(note the capital P for path)It already just works, just go to about:profiles and launch as another profile. There’s also have container tabs, so no need for a separate profile when you only need isolation.
Would be nice if they just added a profile manager with a button though.
Multi-account containers are already all I need.
Multi-account containers are already all I need.
Multi-account containers are already all I need.