[Digikam-users] Email images launches Kmail, expecting Thunderbird.

[Gerhard Kulzer]

Am Wednesday 30 January 2008 schrieb Arnd Baecker:
> On Tue, 29 Jan 2008, Mike Meiser wrote:
> > I noticed a similar thing with digikam expecting konqueror instead of
> > firefox.
> >
> > Since it was just a one time thing I just installed konqueror, but
> > obviously... this doesn't work so well for email.
>
> The important thing is, in my opinion, that digikam should not
> force the user to use a specific web-browser or email programm.
>
> In the FAQ
>   http://www.digikam.org/?q=node/146
> this is discussed.
>
> I think it would make sense to add to this FAQ:
> """
> For the "Email images" tool the mail agent can
> be specified in the dialogue.
> Note that the "default" mailer agent is the
> one defined in the KDE control center (kcontrol).
> """
>
done. Remark: we're talking about kipi-plugins, not about digiKam here.

> BTW: Is the "Image/Email images" the only place where
> an email programm is invoked?
To my knowledge, yes.

>
> Concerning ubuntu: why are the kcontrol menus not available?
> Is there any back-ground information?
cause ubuntu has not KDE installed.
even Kubuntu will/has (depending on flavor) abandoned kcontrol and replaced it 
by systemsettings.
>
> So to summarize: both web-browser and e-mail program
> can be specified to be different from konquerer/kmail
> (apart from ubuntu, it seems). Correct?
Well for Ubuntu I rely on Mikolaj

Gerhard

>
> Best, Arnd
>
> > mmeiser.com/blog
> >
> > 2008/1/29 Mikolaj Machowski <mikmach at wp.pl>:
> > > Dnia Tuesday 29 of January 2008, Hubert Furey napisał:
> > > > Thanks for the response, however this solution did not work for me.
> > > > I am using Ubuntu and the kcontrol does not have an option for
> > > > default applications.
> > > >
> > > > There is no where to disable Kmail as default mail agent.
> > > >
> > > > Within the Email Images dialog (in digikam) I found under the Mail
> > > > option I found the ability to specify the mail agent and the binary
> > > > path.
> > > >
> > > > Setting this to Thunderbird and it works correctly now.
> > > >
> > > > However the option for Default should launch Thunderbird anyway?
> > > >
> > > > Would this be bug?
> > >
> > > No. Default means default of KDE MIME system and this is always KMail.
> > > If anything this is distro bug.
> > >
> > >
> > > m.
> > >
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