[TxMt] Open Document in Running Browsers/Refresh in Firefox

[Henrik Nyh]

Nathan Koch wrote:
> I've found this topic a few times in the archives, but never came up 
> with a definitive answer.
> 
> I'm using Textmate for basic XHTML/CSS/JavaScript editing and while 
> Camino and Safari happily pop right up when I choose "Open Document in 
> Running Browser(s)" and Refresh when I pick "Refresh Running Browser(s)"
> but Firefox responds a bit differently.
> 
> It doesn't respond at all to "Open Document in Running Browser(s)" and 
> Refresh Running Browser(s)" just opens a new, empty, window or tab.
> 
> It's a bit frustrating as Firefox is my browser of choice for working on 
> sites, thanks of course to the Web Development plugin among others.
> 
> Any advice?

Firefox isn't very scriptable. The command tries to make it reload in 
two ways, both of them a bit fragile.

If System Preferences > Universal access > "Enable access for assistive 
devices" is activated, it switches to Firefox and fakes pressing ⌘R.

If access for assistive devices is not activated, it instead tells 
Firefox to open "JavaScript:window.location.reload();". That fails if 
Firefox is configured to open pages in new tabs.

So the solution is to enable access assistive devices, or change your 
Firefox tab settings.