[opensuse] Thunderbird and Firefox
I dunno where to start with this question, but since it appears to be Linux oriented, I will ask here and perhaps either get an answer or a pointer to the right place to ask..... Recently I noted that when I click on a link in an email, in my Thunderbird client, it is no longer launching Firefox, or if Firefox is already running it is not bringing up the URL in a new tab like it use to do. I have done some internet searching and applied such suggestions as to set - user_pref("network.protocol-handler.app.ftp", "/usr/bin/firefox"); user_pref("network.protocol-handler.app.http", "/usr/bin/firefox"); user_pref("network.protocol-handler.app.https", "/usr/bin/firefox"); in the prefs.js file for my Thunderbird profile, but still no joy. Anyone have any ideas/pointers on how to get this feature working again? Thanks in advance.. Marc... -- "The Truth is out there" - Spooky -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse+owner@opensuse.org
On 29/09/13 16:17, Marc Chamberlin wrote:
I dunno where to start with this question, but since it appears to be Linux oriented, I will ask here and perhaps either get an answer or a pointer to the right place to ask.....
Recently I noted that when I click on a link in an email, in my Thunderbird client, it is no longer launching Firefox, or if Firefox is already running it is not bringing up the URL in a new tab like it use to do. I have done some internet searching and applied such suggestions as to set -
user_pref("network.protocol-handler.app.ftp", "/usr/bin/firefox"); user_pref("network.protocol-handler.app.http", "/usr/bin/firefox"); user_pref("network.protocol-handler.app.https", "/usr/bin/firefox");
in the prefs.js file for my Thunderbird profile, but still no joy. Anyone have any ideas/pointers on how to get this feature working again?
Thanks in advance.. Marc...
When asking questions such as these it pays to always mention which versions you are running as well as which version of openSUSE. Having stated this, do you have both as the default applications in your System Settings? (assuming that you are using KDE, Gecko>System Settings>Default Applications) BC -- Using openSUSE 13.1, KDE 4.11.1 & kernel 3.11.2-1 on a system with- AMD FX 8-core 3.6/4.2GHz processor 16GB PC14900/1866MHz Quad Channel Corsair "Vengeance" RAM Gigabyte AMD3+ m/board; Gigabyte nVidia GTX550Ti 1GB DDR5 GPU -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse+owner@opensuse.org
On 09/28/2013 11:55 PM, Basil Chupin wrote:
On 29/09/13 16:17, Marc Chamberlin wrote:
I dunno where to start with this question, but since it appears to be Linux oriented, I will ask here and perhaps either get an answer or a pointer to the right place to ask.....
Recently I noted that when I click on a link in an email, in my Thunderbird client, it is no longer launching Firefox, or if Firefox is already running it is not bringing up the URL in a new tab like it use to do. I have done some internet searching and applied such suggestions as to set -
user_pref("network.protocol-handler.app.ftp", "/usr/bin/firefox"); user_pref("network.protocol-handler.app.http", "/usr/bin/firefox"); user_pref("network.protocol-handler.app.https", "/usr/bin/firefox");
in the prefs.js file for my Thunderbird profile, but still no joy. Anyone have any ideas/pointers on how to get this feature working again?
Thanks in advance.. Marc...
When asking questions such as these it pays to always mention which versions you are running as well as which version of openSUSE. Yeah, my bad, sorry.... I am running openSuSE 12.2 (x86_64), Thunderbird 24.0 and Firefox 24.0. KDE is Platform Version 4.8.5 (4.8.5) "release 2"
Having stated this, do you have both as the default applications in your System Settings? (assuming that you are using KDE, Gecko>System Settings>Default Applications)
i am not sure what Gecko is, but looking at the "Configure Desktop" tool
Default Applications my default email client is set to thunderbird %u and my default Web Browser is set to firefox.
HTHs Marc...
BC
-- "The Truth is out there" - Spooky -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse+owner@opensuse.org
Am 29.09.2013 20:48, schrieb Marc Chamberlin:
On 09/28/2013 11:55 PM, Basil Chupin wrote:
On 29/09/13 16:17, Marc Chamberlin wrote:
user_pref("network.protocol-handler.app.ftp", "/usr/bin/firefox"); user_pref("network.protocol-handler.app.http", "/usr/bin/firefox"); user_pref("network.protocol-handler.app.https", "/usr/bin/firefox");
in the prefs.js file for my Thunderbird profile, but still no joy. Anyone have any ideas/pointers on how to get this feature working again?
When asking questions such as these it pays to always mention which versions you are running as well as which version of openSUSE. Yeah, my bad, sorry.... I am running openSuSE 12.2 (x86_64), Thunderbird 24.0 and Firefox 24.0. KDE is Platform Version 4.8.5 (4.8.5) "release 2"
Having stated this, do you have both as the default applications in your System Settings? (assuming that you are using KDE, Gecko>System Settings>Default Applications) i am not sure what Gecko is, but looking at the "Configure Desktop" tool Default Applications my default email client is set to thunderbird %u and my default Web Browser is set to firefox.
Is a process named kmozillahelper running when you have Thunderbird running? Where is your Thunderbird installation coming from exactly? Wolfgang -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse+owner@opensuse.org
On 30/09/13 04:48, Marc Chamberlin wrote:
On 09/28/2013 11:55 PM, Basil Chupin wrote:
On 29/09/13 16:17, Marc Chamberlin wrote:
I dunno where to start with this question, but since it appears to be Linux oriented, I will ask here and perhaps either get an answer or a pointer to the right place to ask.....
Recently I noted that when I click on a link in an email, in my Thunderbird client, it is no longer launching Firefox, or if Firefox is already running it is not bringing up the URL in a new tab like it use to do. I have done some internet searching and applied such suggestions as to set -
user_pref("network.protocol-handler.app.ftp", "/usr/bin/firefox"); user_pref("network.protocol-handler.app.http", "/usr/bin/firefox"); user_pref("network.protocol-handler.app.https", "/usr/bin/firefox");
in the prefs.js file for my Thunderbird profile, but still no joy. Anyone have any ideas/pointers on how to get this feature working again?
Thanks in advance.. Marc...
When asking questions such as these it pays to always mention which versions you are running as well as which version of openSUSE. Yeah, my bad, sorry.... I am running openSuSE 12.2 (x86_64), Thunderbird 24.0 and Firefox 24.0. KDE is Platform Version 4.8.5 (4.8.5) "release 2"
Having stated this, do you have both as the default applications in your System Settings? (assuming that you are using KDE, Gecko>System Settings>Default Applications)
i am not sure what Gecko is, but looking at the "Configure Desktop" tool > Default Applications my default email client is set to thunderbird %u
I wonder..... did you type this in yourself or someone else? This entry should simply read "thunderbird" with no "u%" at the end. (If you have Added the TB icon to the quicklaunch bar then the Properties for this icon will read "thunderbird %u" because it will start TB's Profile for the user who is logged in and who owns the Desktop.)
and my default Web Browser is set to firefox.
HTHs Marc...
Just out of curiosity, what happens if you create another (guest) Profile - do you get the same results? BC -- Using openSUSE 13.1, KDE 4.11.1 & kernel 3.11.2-1 on a system with- AMD FX 8-core 3.6/4.2GHz processor 16GB PC14900/1866MHz Quad Channel Corsair "Vengeance" RAM Gigabyte AMD3+ m/board; Gigabyte nVidia GTX550Ti 1GB DDR5 GPU -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse+owner@opensuse.org
On 09/29/2013 07:22 PM, Basil Chupin wrote:
On 30/09/13 04:48, Marc Chamberlin wrote:
On 09/28/2013 11:55 PM, Basil Chupin wrote:
On 29/09/13 16:17, Marc Chamberlin wrote:
I dunno where to start with this question, but since it appears to be Linux oriented, I will ask here and perhaps either get an answer or a pointer to the right place to ask.....
Recently I noted that when I click on a link in an email, in my Thunderbird client, it is no longer launching Firefox, or if Firefox is already running it is not bringing up the URL in a new tab like it use to do. I have done some internet searching and applied such suggestions as to set -
user_pref("network.protocol-handler.app.ftp", "/usr/bin/firefox"); user_pref("network.protocol-handler.app.http", "/usr/bin/firefox"); user_pref("network.protocol-handler.app.https", "/usr/bin/firefox");
in the prefs.js file for my Thunderbird profile, but still no joy. Anyone have any ideas/pointers on how to get this feature working again?
Thanks in advance.. Marc...
When asking questions such as these it pays to always mention which versions you are running as well as which version of openSUSE. Yeah, my bad, sorry.... I am running openSuSE 12.2 (x86_64), Thunderbird 24.0 and Firefox 24.0. KDE is Platform Version 4.8.5 (4.8.5) "release 2"
Having stated this, do you have both as the default applications in your System Settings? (assuming that you are using KDE, Gecko>System Settings>Default Applications)
i am not sure what Gecko is, but looking at the "Configure Desktop" tool > Default Applications my default email client is set to thunderbird %u
I wonder..... did you type this in yourself or someone else? This entry should simply read "thunderbird" with no "u%" at the end.
(If you have Added the TB icon to the quicklaunch bar then the Properties for this icon will read "thunderbird %u" because it will start TB's Profile for the user who is logged in and who owns the Desktop.)
and my default Web Browser is set to firefox.
HTHs Marc...
Just out of curiosity, what happens if you create another (guest) Profile - do you get the same results?
BC
Thanks Wolfgang and Basil for your help, I found the problem using Beyond Compare and comparing my system against a working system on my partners laptop. Turns out that there is a file that handles mime types - mimeTypes.rdf and it had a misconfigured section for handling http mime types. I replaced the old version which had this - <RDF:Description RDF:about="urn:scheme:handler:http" NC:alwaysAsk="false"> <NC:externalApplication RDF:resource="urn:scheme:externalApplication:http"/> </RDF:Description> with <RDF:Description RDF:about="urn:scheme:externalApplication:http" NC:prettyName="firefox" NC:path="/usr/bin/firefox" /> <RDF:Description RDF:about="urn:scheme:handler:http" NC:alwaysAsk="false"> <NC:externalApplication RDF:resource="urn:scheme:externalApplication:http"/> </RDF:Description> I don't understand why the fix I found on the internet, applied to prefs.js, didn't work and without any additional info I don't believe it would have been easy to figure out how to find/fix the problem using the tools supplied by Thunderbird's GUI. It took a bit of sleuthing with Beyond Compare and grep to find a solution... Do I need to do something similar for https and ftp? As for some of your other questions, I will answer just as an FYI.... 1. Yes kmozillahelper is running when TB is running. A second process also runs when Firefox is running. 2. I got Thunderbird from the openSuSE12.2 Update repository - 24.0-49.55.1-x86_64 3. The %u came from my simply doing a copy/paste of what was displayed as my default email application. 4. I did not create/try using a guest account. Thanks again for helping, I should have tried a bit more sleuthing before asking.... Marc... -- "The Truth is out there" - Spooky -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse+owner@opensuse.org
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Wolfgang Rosenauer