Describe the bug
When selecting a Firefox profile while holding Shift, Browsers displays the incognito/private browsing indicator, but Firefox does not actually open in private browsing mode.
For example, I have the following Firefox profiles configured:
"profile_order": [
"/usr/lib/firefox/firefox#Private",
"/usr/lib/firefox/firefox#Normal",
"brave#Default"
]
If I select Normal normally, it opens the expected Firefox profile.
If I hold Shift while selecting Normal, Browsers shows the incognito indicator as expected, but Firefox still opens a normal, non-private window.
Brave works correctly: holding Shift while selecting my brave#Default profile does open a Brave incognito window. This suggests that the Shift/incognito functionality in Browsers is working, and the issue appears to be specific to how Firefox is launched.
The Firefox profile itself is also opened correctly; the issue is specifically that the private/incognito mode is not applied.
I have not investigated or tested a source-level fix, so I'm not sure whether this is related to the Firefox command-line arguments or something else in the Firefox launch implementation.
System
- OS: CachyOS
- Browsers Version:
0.7.3-1 (via AUR)
Expected behavior
Holding Shift while selecting a Firefox profile should launch that profile in a private browsing window, just as it does for Brave.
Actual behavior
The incognito indicator is displayed in Browsers, but Firefox launches normally rather than in private browsing mode.
Describe the bug
When selecting a Firefox profile while holding
Shift, Browsers displays the incognito/private browsing indicator, but Firefox does not actually open in private browsing mode.For example, I have the following Firefox profiles configured:
If I select
Normalnormally, it opens the expected Firefox profile.If I hold
Shiftwhile selectingNormal, Browsers shows the incognito indicator as expected, but Firefox still opens a normal, non-private window.Brave works correctly: holding
Shiftwhile selecting mybrave#Defaultprofile does open a Brave incognito window. This suggests that the Shift/incognito functionality in Browsers is working, and the issue appears to be specific to how Firefox is launched.The Firefox profile itself is also opened correctly; the issue is specifically that the private/incognito mode is not applied.
I have not investigated or tested a source-level fix, so I'm not sure whether this is related to the Firefox command-line arguments or something else in the Firefox launch implementation.
System
0.7.3-1(via AUR)Expected behavior
Holding
Shiftwhile selecting a Firefox profile should launch that profile in a private browsing window, just as it does for Brave.Actual behavior
The incognito indicator is displayed in Browsers, but Firefox launches normally rather than in private browsing mode.