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From: Jacques Montier <jacques.montier@×××××××××××.fr>
To: gentoo-user@l.g.o
Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] Re: Links not working from Thunderbird-2.0.0.22 to Firefox-3.5
Date: Tue, 04 Aug 2009 15:12:23
Message-Id: 4A784FD3.10107@numericable.fr
In Reply to: [gentoo-user] Re: Links not working from Thunderbird-2.0.0.22 to Firefox-3.5 by walt
1 walt a gentiment tapote:
2 > On 08/04/2009 05:15 AM, Jacques Montier wrote:
3 >> Hi all,
4 >>
5 >> Since i upgraded Firefox to Firefox-3.5-r1, my links from Thunderbird to
6 >> Firefox don't work anymore.
7 >> In Thunderbird-2.0.0.22 : Edition -> Preferences -> Advanced ->
8 >> General
9 >> -> Configuration Editor, i get :
10 >> network.protocol-handler.app.http type chain with /usr/bin/firefox.
11 >> Nothing happens when clicking on a link in Thunderbird.
12 >> In console /usr/bin/firefox works properly.
13 >> In Openoffice, links launch Firefox.
14 >> Everything is ok if i change /usr/bin/firefox to /usr/bin/midori.
15 >
16 > It may depend on what desktop you use. I use gnome, and the usual
17 > reason for this problem is that the setting in System->Preferences->
18 > Preferred-Applications is set to point at the wrong browser name.
19 >
20 > I believe kde has a similar menu item somewhere, not certain.
21 >
22 > Possibly the name of your firefox binary was changed in the upgrade?
23 > Maybe an old symlink is pointing to an old (deleted) file?
24 >
25 >
26 >
27
28 Thank you for your response.
29 I use Xfce-4.6.1, and i find nothing about preferred applications.
30 The firefox binary has not changed, and /usr/bin/firefox works in console...
31 Great mystery...
32
33 Jacques