[opensuse] 10.3: thunderbird does not open weblinks
Hi, I am using 10.3/32bit with KDE and use Thunderbird/Mozilla for Mail and Surfing the web. I did a clean install from scratch, not an update. However I preserved my /home/username directory. With 10.2 I had thunderbird open firefox when I clicked on a web link inside a mail. Now I found to my surprise, that this no longer works. When I click on a weblink, nothing happens. I installed the about:config extension for thunderbird and found that the strings for network.protocol-handler.app.http and network.protocol-handler.app.https did NOT exist. I added them and set the values appropriately to /usr/bin/firefox and now it works. My question: Is this common behaviour, i.e. a bug of some sort or am I the only one having this problem? Thanks and kind regards EBerhard -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org
Eberhard Roloff wrote:
Hi,
I am using 10.3/32bit with KDE and use Thunderbird/Mozilla for Mail and Surfing the web.
I did a clean install from scratch, not an update. However I preserved my /home/username directory.
With 10.2 I had thunderbird open firefox when I clicked on a web link inside a mail.
Now I found to my surprise, that this no longer works. When I click on a weblink, nothing happens.
I installed the about:config extension for thunderbird and found that the strings for network.protocol-handler.app.http and network.protocol-handler.app.https did NOT exist.
I added them and set the values appropriately to /usr/bin/firefox and now it works.
That's not the proposed solution (at least not mine). I haven't used Thunderbird on 10.3 for production but it should still work, if firefox is set as your default http url-handler in gconf. Could you please check if that's the case by opening gconf-editor and looking up the keys /desktop/gnome/url-handlers/http and /desktop/gnome/url-handlers/https If there is Firefox in there please open a bug :-( Wolfgang -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org
Wolfgang Rosenauer wrote:
Eberhard Roloff wrote:
Hi,
I am using 10.3/32bit with KDE and use Thunderbird/Mozilla for Mail and Surfing the web.
I did a clean install from scratch, not an update. However I preserved my /home/username directory.
With 10.2 I had thunderbird open firefox when I clicked on a web link inside a mail.
Now I found to my surprise, that this no longer works. When I click on a weblink, nothing happens.
I installed the about:config extension for thunderbird and found that the strings for network.protocol-handler.app.http and network.protocol-handler.app.https did NOT exist.
I added them and set the values appropriately to /usr/bin/firefox and now it works.
That's not the proposed solution (at least not mine). I haven't used Thunderbird on 10.3 for production but it should still work, if firefox is set as your default http url-handler in gconf.
Could you please check if that's the case by opening gconf-editor and looking up the keys /desktop/gnome/url-handlers/http and /desktop/gnome/url-handlers/https
If there is Firefox in there please open a bug :-(
Wolfgang
Thanks Wolfgang, sorry, I am using KDE, do not have gnome installed, except for the minimum dependencies that I need. Therefore I got no gconf-editor installed. How can I check this on KDE and/or manually? Thanks and regards Eberhard -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org
Hi, Eberhard Roloff wrote:
That's not the proposed solution (at least not mine). I haven't used Thunderbird on 10.3 for production but it should still work, if firefox is set as your default http url-handler in gconf.
Could you please check if that's the case by opening gconf-editor and looking up the keys /desktop/gnome/url-handlers/http and /desktop/gnome/url-handlers/https
If there is Firefox in there please open a bug :-(
Wolfgang
Thanks Wolfgang,
sorry, I am using KDE, do not have gnome installed, except for the minimum dependencies that I need.
Therefore I got no gconf-editor installed.
How can I check this on KDE and/or manually?
You could let Firefox check it by using the preferences in the first tab by clicking "Check now" (if Firefox is set as default browser). Wolfgang -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org
Wolfgang Rosenauer wrote:
Hi,
Eberhard Roloff wrote:
That's not the proposed solution (at least not mine). I haven't used Thunderbird on 10.3 for production but it should still work, if firefox is set as your default http url-handler in gconf.
Could you please check if that's the case by opening gconf-editor and looking up the keys /desktop/gnome/url-handlers/http and /desktop/gnome/url-handlers/https
If there is Firefox in there please open a bug :-(
Wolfgang Thanks Wolfgang,
sorry, I am using KDE, do not have gnome installed, except for the minimum dependencies that I need.
Therefore I got no gconf-editor installed.
How can I check this on KDE and/or manually?
You could let Firefox check it by using the preferences in the first tab by clicking "Check now" (if Firefox is set as default browser).
Wolfgang Ah, thanks very much. Actually it claimed not be my default browser. Now I changed this.
I will revert the changes that I made to TB's about:config and report back about the results. Done. It does not work from klick in TB to open a weblink in FF. In the meantime I also changed the KDE default Applications for email and browser to Thunderbird and Firefox, respectively, but this also did not fix it. will revert to "network.protocol.handler" setup in TB. This might not be thepreferred way, but at least, it works for me. Kind regards and thanks much for your help Eberhard Thanks again Eberhard -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org
On 10/17/2007 03:43 AM, Eberhard Roloff wrote:
Done. It does not work from klick in TB to open a weblink in FF.
Did you close and reopen Tbird?
In the meantime I also changed the KDE default Applications for email and browser to Thunderbird and Firefox, respectively, but this also did not fix it.
It works here. Even Kopete opens a link in Firefox.
will revert to "network.protocol.handler" setup in TB. This might not be thepreferred way, but at least, it works for me.
Mine works without, but I use x86_64. -- Joe Morris Registered Linux user 231871 running openSUSE 10.3 x86_64 -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org
Joe Morris (NTM) wrote:
On 10/17/2007 03:43 AM, Eberhard Roloff wrote:
Done. It does not work from klick in TB to open a weblink in FF.
Did you close and reopen Tbird?
In the meantime I also changed the KDE default Applications for email and browser to Thunderbird and Firefox, respectively, but this also did not fix it.
It works here. Even Kopete opens a link in Firefox.
will revert to "network.protocol.handler" setup in TB. This might not be thepreferred way, but at least, it works for me.
Mine works without, but I use x86_64.
Maybe you are using Gnome or more of Gnome than I do? Actually I try anything to install the minimum amount of Gnome/GTK files that I possibly can. So I am most probably not the best guy to report such a problem. ;-)) Thank you very much Eberhard -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org
On 10/17/2007 01:14 PM, Eberhard Roloff wrote:
Maybe you are using Gnome or more of Gnome than I do?
I tried several versions ago for a few minutes. I'm used to and like KDE (been using it KDE1 suse 6.4), so I do not think that is it, but I have done upgrades and not new installs. Perhaps if something was right before and is broken now I may not see the problem.
Actually I try anything to install the minimum amount of Gnome/GTK files that I possibly can.
same here, only what is required for Gimp and mozilla.
So I am most probably not the best guy to report such a problem. ;-))
Nor I. -- Joe Morris Registered Linux user 231871 running openSUSE 10.3 x86_64 -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org
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