1 files changed, 10 insertions, 15 deletions
diff --git a/examples/data/scripts/uzbl-tabbed b/examples/data/scripts/uzbl-tabbed
index 5bf802a..9e5d715 100755
--- a/examples/data/scripts/uzbl-tabbed
+++ b/examples/data/scripts/uzbl-tabbed
@@ -158,7 +158,7 @@ import atexit
 import types
 
 from gobject import io_add_watch, source_remove, timeout_add, IO_IN, IO_HUP
-from signal import signal, SIGTERM, SIGINT, SIGCHLD
+from signal import signal, SIGTERM, SIGINT
 from optparse import OptionParser, OptionGroup
 from traceback import print_exc
 
@@ -536,7 +536,6 @@ class UzblTabbed:
         self._timers = {}
         self._buffer = ""
         self._killed = False
-        self._processes = []
 
         # A list of the recently closed tabs
         self._closed = []
@@ -656,9 +655,6 @@ class UzblTabbed:
         # Catch keyboard interrupts
         signal(SIGINT, lambda signum, stack_frame: self.terminate(SIGINT))
 
-        # Catch SIGCHLD
-        signal(SIGCHLD, lambda signum, stack_frame: self.join_children())
-
         try:
             gtk.main()
 
@@ -678,15 +674,6 @@ class UzblTabbed:
 
             raise
 
-
-    def join_children(self):
-        '''Find and remove zombie children processes.'''
-
-        for p in self._processes:
-            if p.poll() is not None:
-                self._processes.remove(p)
-
-
     def terminate(self, termsig=None):
         '''Handle termination signals and exit safely and cleanly.'''
 
@@ -847,6 +834,8 @@ class UzblTabbed:
         # Commands ( [] = optional, {} = required )
         # new [uri]
         #   open new tab and head to optional uri.
+        # newbg [uri]
+        #   open a new tab in the background
         # close [tab-num]
         #   close current tab or close via tab id.
         # next [n-tabs]
@@ -875,6 +864,12 @@ class UzblTabbed:
             else:
                 self.new_tab()
 
+        elif cmd[0] == "newbg":
+            if len(cmd) == 2:
+                self.new_tab(cmd[1], switch=False)
+            else:
+                self.new_tab(switch=False)
+
         elif cmd[0] == "newfromclip":
             uri = subprocess.Popen(['xclip','-selection','clipboard','-o'],\
               stdout=subprocess.PIPE).communicate()[0]
@@ -1009,7 +1004,7 @@ class UzblTabbed:
 
         cmd = ['uzbl-browser', '-n', name, '-s', str(sid),
                '--connect-socket', self.socket_path, '--uri', uri]
-        self._processes += [subprocess.Popen(cmd)] # TODO: do i need close_fds=True ?
+        gobject.spawn_async(cmd, flags=gobject.SPAWN_SEARCH_PATH)
 
         uzbl = UzblInstance(self, tab, name, uri, title, switch)
         SocketClient.instances_queue[name] = uzbl