Default Web Browser, EMail App.

[Dennis J. Tuchler]

Olivier Danoy wrote:

>Dennis,
>
>I'm not sure if you've found a solution to this issue but what you can 
>do is add the following lines to the firefox and thunderbird pref.js 
>files.  Close firefox and thunderbird before doing so and replace <xxxx> 
>by the appropriate name.
>
>~/.mozilla/firefox/<xxxx>.default/prefs.js:
>
>user_pref("network.protocol-handler.app.mailto", "thunderbird");
>
>~/.thunderbird/<xxxx>.default/prefs.js:
>
>user_pref("network.protocol-handler.app.ftp", "firefox");
>user_pref("network.protocol-handler.app.http", "firefox");
>user_pref("network.protocol-handler.app.https", "firefox");
>
>Olivier
>  
>
Dear Olivier:

It Worked!  Thank you.  How did you know to do that to the prefs.js 
files?  Where can a tyro like me get information of that sort?

Thank you, again!

dennis


>  
>
>>I use Thunderbird (e-mail) and Firefox (browser) under KDE (SuSE 10).  
>>When I click on a URL in an e-mail message, nothing happens (I want 
>>Firefox to rise up and connect me with the URL). When I click on a name 
>>(e-mail address) at a web site, nothing happens (I want Thunderbird to 
>>rise up and present a blank in which to write a note.
>>
>>I opened Control Center >KDE Components > Component Chooser, and entered 
>>the address of each of the applications in the appropriate blank.  
>>Didn't help, probably because they are not KDE applications.
>>
>>I've been thrashing about Usenet to try to get answers.  None.
>>
>>How do I fix this?
>>
>>    
>>
>
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