> I am not sure if it's an OOo issue; it might be. HOWEVER, the KDE > system/environment DOES recognize Firefox as the default for web addresses > from inside all other KDE and non-KDE programs, e.g. Thunderbird, audio and > video programs, and so on. It's ONLY inside OOo that Firefox is not > recognized as the system default. >
It does appear to be a KDE issue. I've filed a bug report. However, OOo has it's own share of issues regarding support for system settings: http://qa.openoffice.org/issues/show_bug.cgi?id=102517 That is one of tens that I know about. > Sorry, what is "the right way," that Tom suggested? Can you send me a link > to those instructions or block quote them below? (Thank you.) > update-alternatives --config x-www-browser > (Another probram I have with OOo, which MAY or MAY NOT be related is > something that also developed late in my use of Mandriva 2008 version. I > used that prior to switching to Debian Etch (and now Lenny) about 2 years > ago. I frequently cut and paste from web pages into OOo writer --- as a way > of saving data and notes, all in one document. But if there are little > yellow cells, or "notes" embedded in the web pages, when I paste them onto > an OpenOffice writer doc, the whole OOo program crashes. In Mandriva, this > was a CRITCAL issue. It was the final straw that drove me away from > Mandriva. In Debian, it's only started recently, and is infrequent --- but > still troubling.) > The main issue for the moment, though, is getting OOo writer to open links > with the default Firefox browser I have designated. See if config-x-www-browser helps, and let us know! >> If the file is HTML, what program would you expect to open it other >> than Firefox? > > No other program, that is the point. I want Firefox to be my default browser > for all web-based URLs, no matter what program I use. > Including ODF files? For that you will need another suggestion of Toms': the mozilla-openoffice.org plugin. > It's CRITICAL you know --- I never had this problem in earlier versions of > KDE, when I was working on the Mandriva distribution. > I know that it can be annoying. > (I had LOTS of other problems with Mandriva (!) which is why I finally quit > using that distribution. There were massive numbers of bugs. But this > problem was not one of them. That's another reason I am not sure it is a KDE > bug --- unless it's a bug that developed in the later KDE 3.2 and 3.5 > versions. > It is present in KDE 4.3 RC, that is enough to file an issue on. I don't use links in my ODF files, so I never noticed it in KDE 3.x. > Again, I don't think the problem is KDE. All the other programs I'm running, > including non-KDE programs like eg Thunderbird, and audio and video > programs, recognize Firefox as the system default. > That is good to know. Maybe it is an OOo issue. > I am REALLY a novice when it comes to editing system or /etc files. My > personal "Linux guru" (mentioned above) warned me NEVER to do this without > his supervision, or I could break the whole system. > That is usually good advice! What did he say when you asked him about this issue? > So, please be very specific, because I'm not a total techi -- and certainly > not when it comes to editing system setting files!!!! I respectfully request > instructions in steps, 1) 2) 3) (and so on) with basic layman's English --- > and no technological jargon or "shortcuts." I don't understand the meaning > of half the "Linux-only" words. > I'm not on the Debian partition right now, but it will be very straightforward. > Many many kind and gracious thanks to one and all! -- Dotan Cohen http://what-is-what.com http://gibberish.co.il -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [email protected] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [email protected]
