[kdepim-users] Not working, Link from Kmail -> Konqoerror

[Bruce MacArthur]

On Friday 05 June 2009 15:42, Ingo Klöcker wrote:
> On Friday 05 June 2009, Bruce MacArthur wrote:
> > On Thursday 04 June 2009 15:39, Ingo Klöcker wrote:
> > > On Thursday 04 June 2009, Bruce MacArthur wrote:
> > > > On Thursday 04 June 2009 04:23, Kevin Krammer wrote:
> > > > > On Thursday, 2009-06-04, Günther J. Niederwimmer wrote:
> > > > > > Hello,
> > > > > >
> > > > > > is it possible to configure KMail / Konquerror to work
> > > > > > together?
> > > > > >
> > > > > > My Problem, when I start a Link from a EMail I have in the
> > > > > > Konquerror the /var/tmp/kdecache-xxxx/ path and not the
> > > > > > correct URL?
> > > > > >
> > > > > > openSuSE 11.1 KDE 4.2.4
> > > > >
> > > > > KMail uses a KDE service to launch applications for URLs so
> > > > > this has to be fixed at KDE settings level.
> > > > >
> > > > > The symptoms indicate that the file association of the file
> > > > > type of the link (text/html for normal web pages), or the
> > > > > global web browser setting, use a command which does not
> > > > > include %u as one of its parameters.
> > > > >
> > > > > For example on my system I have
> > > > > System Settings -> Advanced Tab -> File associations
> > > > > for text/html Konqueror on top of the list
> > > > > If I select this entry and click "Edit" I see that the
> > > > > command is kfmclient openURL %u text/html
> > > > >
> > > > > where %u will be replaced with the URL
> > > > >
> > > > > This command is usually directly taken from a .desktop file
> > > > > installed by the application packages so it should be
> > > > > correct. Manual modifications to file associations could have
> > > > > changed that.
> > > >
> > > > I have long had the very same problem under openSUSE 10.2.  I
> > > > am migrating to Kubuntu Jaunty (9.04) and do not yet know quite
> > > > what to expect in this regard.  A previous off-list exchange on
> > > > the topic reads as follows.  I would note that, although I
> > > > think that I have found the area cited by Kevin, everything
> > > > actually reads quite differently -- and the /var... that is
> > > > used by Konqueror does NOT appear!  I do NOT yet understand how
> > > > to make things function "normally"!!!  Any further specific
> > > > remarks would be GREATLY appreciated!
> > >
> > > Maybe there are some old desktop files in ~/.kde/share/applnk or
> > > in ~/.local/share/applications.
> >
> > Thank you, Ingo.  Could you tell us how to distinguish "old"
> > from "proper" in either folder (or in both!)?
>
> Check the time stamp. ;-)
>
> More serious, open the desktop files in an editor and check the Exec=
> line. Look for desktop files having "kfmclient" in the Exec line. For
> example, kfmclient_html.desktop has the line
>
>   Exec=kfmclient openURL %u text/html
>
> This means URLs pointing to HTML files will be opened with the
> command "kfmclient openURL %u text/html" where the %u is replaced by
> the URL of the HTML file. (HTML files might be opened with a
> different command if there is another desktop file for HTML files
> with a higher priority.)
>
> If the Exec line contains a %f then KDE will download the file to a
> temporary file and pass the filename of the temporary file to the
> application. So look for Exec lines containing "kfmclient" and %f.
>
> Instead of looking at files you can also open the File Assocations
> settings dialog (in kcontrol). Enter html in the "filename pattern"
> field and then have a look at the applications for text/html. Select
> Konqueror, press Edit, select the Application page in the properties
> dialog and have a look at the Command field. It contains the value of
> the Exec line.
>
>
> What happens if you run
>   kfmclient exec http://home.att.net/~hideaway_today/t133/noah.htm
> in Konsole?
>
>
THANK YOU, Ingo -- That's exactly the kind of pointers I was looking 
for!!!



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