Bug 124083

Summary:	it is not possible to run konqueror in "single window mode" with all (external) http-links opened in subwindows (tabs) if one uses multiple virtual desktops
Product:	[Applications] konqueror	Reporter:	Detlef Rahnfeld <kathrin_69>
Component:	general	Assignee:	Konqueror Developers <konq-bugs>
Status:	REOPENED ---
Severity:	normal	CC:	clwatson, jsardid, lex.lists, martin, saschpe
Priority:	NOR	Keywords:	triaged
Version First Reported In:	4.6.4
Target Milestone:	---
Platform:	Gentoo Packages
OS:	Linux
Latest Commit:		Version Fixed In:
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Description Detlef Rahnfeld 2006-03-22 16:10:05 UTC

Version:            (using KDE KDE 3.5.0)
Installed from:    Gentoo Packages
Compiler:          gcc version 3.4.5 
OS:                Linux

Konqueror is configurable to open http-links in new tabs instead of opening new windows.

problem: this logic doesn't apply if one uses multiple virtual desktops.

imagine
kmail is running in desktop 1  and
konqueror (with an tab-browser-profile) runs on desktop 2
(used desktops forced through kcontrol:special window behavior)

a link clicked in kmail opens a new tab in konqueror ONLY IF konqueror runs on the same virtual desktop, but that istn't the standardcase on an multiple-virtual-desktop-environment.
so one ends up with one konqueror instance per clicked link instead of one tab per clicked link.

this problem doesn't exist in opera or firefox for example.

Comment 1 lexual 2007-05-17 04:16:54 UTC

Can the reporter please outline what the correct behaviour would be.

Comment 2 Bram Schoenmakers 2007-07-17 11:08:53 UTC

I think that all opened links are opened on the Konqueror instance on desktop 2, if available.

Comment 3 Bram Schoenmakers 2007-08-10 21:11:29 UTC

*** Bug 148722 has been marked as a duplicate of this bug. ***

Comment 4 Martin Koller 2011-06-24 16:13:00 UTC

IN KDE 4.6.4 there is a setting "open tab in existing konqueror when URL is called externally"
However, I did not get that to work when clicking a link in kmail or akregator.

Comment 5 Dawit Alemayehu 2011-12-01 08:31:02 UTC

*** Bug 240573 has been marked as a duplicate of this bug. ***

Comment 6 Myriam Schweingruber 2012-06-18 18:20:14 UTC

Is this still valid with Konqueror 4.8.4 or 4.9 beta2?

Comment 7 avlas 2017-08-04 15:06:51 UTC

The trick that works for me is to specify "kfmclient newTab" as default browser in systemsettings. This applied to Konqueror in kde 4 as well as it applies to konqueror in kf5

Comment 8 Andrew Crouthamel 2018-09-28 02:26:18 UTC

Dear Bug Submitter,

This bug has been in NEEDSINFO status with no change for at least 15 days. Please provide the requested information as soon as possible and set the bug status as REPORTED. Due to regular bug tracker maintenance, if the bug is still in NEEDSINFO status with no change in 30 days, the bug will be closed as RESOLVED > WORKSFORME due to lack of needed information.

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Comment 9 Andrew Crouthamel 2018-10-28 03:23:59 UTC

Dear Bug Submitter,

This bug has been in NEEDSINFO status with no change for at least 30 days. The bug is now closed as RESOLVED > WORKSFORME due to lack of needed information.

For more information about our bug triaging procedures please read the wiki located here: https://community.kde.org/Guidelines_and_HOWTOs/Bug_triaging

Thank you for helping us make KDE software even better for everyone!

Comment 10 avlas 2018-10-28 12:56:57 UTC

I reopened the bug as I could reproduced the exact behavior described by the original poster. The workaround I mentioned 1+ years ago does not work anymore.

Comment 11 avlas 2018-10-28 13:27:39 UTC

Perhaps this is something about KDE apps in general, as this behavior also happens in Kate and Okular, i.e., they admit tabs but new windows are opened, instead of tabs, if Kate or Okular instances are initiated from a different virtual desktop.