User:Dan Nessett/Technical/Minimizing Firefox on Startup

This page provides instructions how to minimize firefox on startup when using it as the target of a selenium test run.

Creating a SeleniumProfile for Firefox
In order to minimize the firefox browser window automatically when it is used as the target of a selenium test run, it is necessary to first create a special SeleniumProfile that is used for these test runs. Detailed instructions how to do this are found at this URL. Summarizing, first run firefox's profile manager by executing (assuming a Linux OS):

$firefox -ProfileManager

This will start the profile manager. A window will appear showing you the profiles already defined and giving you the option of creating, deleting or renaming a profile. If you have not used the profile manager before, the only profile shown will be the default. To set up firefox with a Selenium Profile, click on the Create Profile button.