A number of list members have posted about their usage of multiple Firefox profiles for a single user account. Due to a number of browser management issues, I am considering switching from the stock, single profile setup to using multiple browser profiles. However, I have several questions that have come up as I have been working this out. I was hoping to pick your brains and get some insights. The mechanics of setting up the separate profiles, and their basic usage seems rather straightforward. However, I am not sure how to manage certain aspects of a multiple-profile setup. BTW, this is for my desktop system, which I keep running essentially 24/7 and only intentionally logout or reboot when dictated by software updates. I also use SeaMonkey, sometimes exclusively, alongside Firefox. I would expect the profile considerations to apply generally equally to both browsers. 1. How does one copy plugin settings and assoc metadata (e.g., from NoScript) from one profile to another? Having to manually set up each plugin in each profile would be rather tedious and repetitive. Is there any way to expedite that? I imagine that a base profile could be set up then new profiles could be created as copies of that profile. However, what to do in the case of updates, etc., after the new profile is created, and they begin to diverge? 2. Does anyone know of a way to merge bookmarks from the various profiles in to a single, master bookmark list? It is OK for each profile to have its own bookmarks list, but it would be nice to have a way to copy/move bookmarks between profiles, and to have a master list somewhere. (BTW, too bad FF doesn't have a two-pane bookmark manager, somewhat like MC; would make a number of operations much easier IMO). Some of the reasons I am considering using multiple FF profiles, in addition to the common ones of sandboxing, sanitizing, or having custom configs for certain sites, etc., include: - There is less to save or clean up when memory runs out due to browser bloat and I have to restart a browser instance. Currently, my browser generally has windows on most or all of my severl virtual desktops. If I restart the browser, all of the browser windows end up on the current virtual desktop and I have to manually move them to the proper virtual desktops. I could have each profile confined to a single desktop to avoid this situation. - It is easier to isolate a CPU hog or othwerwise resource hogging browser tabs. Going through multiple tabs on potentially dozens of windows on several desktops is very time consuming. Would like to constrain that somewhat if possible. (BTW, FF has an "about:memory" page; what about an "about:cpu" or "about:threads" page? Though memory is frequently a concern, excessive CPU usage is also very frequently also a concern, esp that common heavy usage of client side javascript is so prevalent (and flash is still around)). I do know that running multiple brower instances (separate linux processes) uses more VM that having a single combined instance. However, I believe the considerations above could make it worthwhile. Any and all advice, info pointers, etc., would be most appreciated. Personal experiences and profile policy info also welcome. Thanks, --Phil -- Philip Amadeo Saeli openSUSE-13.1 psaeli@zorodyne.com -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse+owner@opensuse.org