Thunderbird not launching Firefox
david@home
on a link in an email, no browser is opened.
Where can I set the association between the link and the browser?
Ron Hunter
applications for their type. That is default browser must be Firefox,
and default Email/News reader must be Thunderbird. You might also have
to reboot (depending on your OS) in order to make these changes work.
david@home
wrote:
Yes, they are both the default applications. It just seems that TB
doesn't want to launch the browser.
Tarkus
Why would Thunderbird have to be his default reader? As long as Firefox
is his default browser, links in any email program should open it.
That said, some programs (though not Thunderbird) insist on opening
links in IE, and there's nothing you can do about it. Weatherbug is one
example (though not a reader).
Lou
Yabut he is using Linux.
Tarkus
I missed that, but as I said, Thunderbird still shouldn't need to be his
default reader; I threw in my last paragraph as an aside. As long as
Firefox is his default browser, links should open it, whether or not TB
is his default reader. That would only affect *mail* links from other
programs (such as FF).
Jay Garcia
--- Original Message ---
> Ron Hunter wrote:
>> On 11/21/2009 5:58 AM, david@home wrote:
>>> I have installed Thunderbird 2.0.0.23 on OpenSuse 11.2. When I click
>>> on a link in an email, no browser is opened.
>>>
>>> Where can I set the association between the link and the browser?
>> You must establish BOTH Firefox and Thunderbird as the default
>> applications for their type. That is default browser must be Firefox,
>> and default Email/News reader must be Thunderbird. You might also
>> have to reboot (depending on your OS) in order to make these changes
>> work.
>
> Why would Thunderbird have to be his default reader? As long as Firefox
> is his default browser, links in any email program should open it.
Doesn't have to be but it's best. IIRC, links in OE will open IE even if
FF is the default. However, links in TheBat will open FF under default
scenerios.
> That said, some programs (though not Thunderbird) insist on opening
> links in IE, and there's nothing you can do about it. Weatherbug is one
> example (though not a reader).
Weatherbug links open FF here. :-)
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Jay Garcia
--- Original Message ---
oops, I didn't look either but nonetheless, what was posted is still the
case for the benefit of readers using Windows .. 8-)
Ron Hunter
change things at the Weatherbug site. Suspect it is using some
proprietary MS stuff in javascript.
Tarkus
> On 21.11.2009 07:41, Tarkus wrote:
>
> --- Original Message ---
>
>> Ron Hunter wrote:
>>> On 11/21/2009 5:58 AM, david@home wrote:
>>>> I have installed Thunderbird 2.0.0.23 on OpenSuse 11.2. When I click
>>>> on a link in an email, no browser is opened.
>>>>
>>>> Where can I set the association between the link and the browser?
>>> You must establish BOTH Firefox and Thunderbird as the default
>>> applications for their type. That is default browser must be
>>> Firefox, and default Email/News reader must be Thunderbird. You
>>> might also have to reboot (depending on your OS) in order to make
>>> these changes work.
>>
>> Why would Thunderbird have to be his default reader? As long as
>> Firefox is his default browser, links in any email program should open
>> it.
>
> Doesn't have to be but it's best. IIRC, links in OE will open IE even if
> FF is the default. However, links in TheBat will open FF under default
> scenerios.
I highly doubt making TB the default reader would change that behavior.
We're talking apples and oranges.
>> That said, some programs (though not Thunderbird) insist on opening
>> links in IE, and there's nothing you can do about it. Weatherbug is
>> one example (though not a reader).
>
> Weatherbug links open FF here. :-)
They may have fixed that; I no longer use the regular Weatherbug, but
use their gadget, which doesn't come with the ads. At one point, it
certainly always opened IE, despite FF being my default browser. And
yes, the gadget does open FF for me.
That's not the only program that's ever opened IE, despite FF being my
default browser, which was my main point.
Nir
You may find this article helpful to solve your issue.
"http://kb.mozillazine.org/Setting_Your_Default_Browser#Linux"
Christian Riechers
See if this article helps:
http://kb.mozillazine.org/Register_protocol
If you do not use Gnome, this may help:
http://forums.opensuse.org/applications/425619-cannot-launch-url-thunderbird-3-04b-firefox.html
--
Christian
Jay Garcia
--- Original Message ---
No idea, it just happens.
Ron Hunter
Some programs 'hard wire' the calling of IE, probably because the use MS
specific coding. Weatherbug called IE the last time I checked (last week).
Tarkus
Precisely my point.
david@home
Adding a user.js with the following in it:
user_pref("network.protocol-handler.app.http", "/usr/bin/firefox");
user_pref("network.protocol-handler.app.https", "/usr/bin/firefox");
user_pref("network.protocol-handler.app.ftp", "/usr/bin/firefox");
fixed the problem.
Now waiting for the permanent fix to filter through the OpenSuse
update process.
Thanks for the help.
david@home
Yes, it seems to be a bug in KDE - temporary fix available
Jay Garcia
--- Original Message ---
I may have been a little premature with my comment. Are you speaking of
being on the mailing list from WB, hence the clicking on a link in TB to
bring you to a forecast in the browser? If so, then I don't get emails
from WB to try that.
Tarkus
I was personally speaking calling up a link from WB's interface,
including when you have to select a new advertiser (in the free
version), it immediately calls up one of their ads in IE.
As I said previously, their gadget doesn't have that problem.