On Sat, Nov 21, 2009 at 10:23 PM, Neal Hogan <nealho...@gmail.com> wrote: > JJJ, > > You need to slow down. > > Yes . . . there is a period one needs to get used to a new system. If > you have completely switched (i.e., wiped your ubuntu partition) to > debian and aren't comfortable, shame on you. It's not that Debian is > that much different, but it's that such a move is irresponsible, given > you're lack of experience. > > It was suggested that you start slowly . . . dual boot . . . try stuff > out and see what happens. Problems with visiting and dealing with > websites are not areas to claim problems with the OS. If you want a > certain bit of software, look for it, try to configure it and , WHEN > ALL ELSE FAILS, come to this list for help. > > As others have said, *NIX requires work. Ubuntu (and others) try to > make that work as little as possible;) If you want to advance your > *nix skills, then you need to do stuff on your own. There are so many > forums, archives, tutorials that can help you, if you only look . . . > . . . . so . . . . look! > > Once, you've exhausted the possibilities, you come to this list. > > jjj, please take this as encouragement . . . I've been there/I am there. >
I don't have an answer for the OP, but this (top-posted) "response" is completely unresponsive, presumptuous, arrogant, unhelpful, dickish, and possibly a reason why people who come to this forum for help leave, pissed off. Give the guy a break. He has a perfectly articulated and reasonable problem. Maybe someone other than me or Neal can actually offer him some help. Patrick > > > On Sat, Nov 21, 2009 at 8:51 PM, John Jason Jordan <joh...@comcast.net> wrote: >> I shouldn't blame Iceweasel, because when I used to use Firefox it did >> the same thing. And they are not the only apps that annoy me with this >> "feature." >> >> What is this annoyance? >> >> I am on a web page and there is a link for Contact Us. I know little of >> html, but I think the code behind the link is "mailto." If I click on >> it a window pops up on the desktop inviting me to configure Evolution. >> Well, Evolution is not configured and never will be configured. I use >> Sylpheed for my mail reader. I am very happy with Sylpheed and have no >> intention of changing. >> >> So I went into Preferences > Applications in Iceweasel and noted that >> for mailto only Yahoo mail and Gmail were listed. I don't want to use >> either of them; I want it to launch a Compose Message window in >> Sylpheed. So I deleted them. Now when I click on the Contact Us link in >> the web page Iceweasel pops up a little box that says "This link needs >> to be opened with an application: Send to:" -- and then I can click on >> a button to choose the application. >> >> And there is the annoyance. When I click on the button I get a Nautilus >> browser window. Like I know where the Sylpheed executable file is >> located or what it is called. And you MUST use this browser window to >> select the application. You can't just type the name of the application >> in a box like you can when you edit your Applications menu. >> >> If I right-click on any other file on my computer I get an "Open with" >> dialog box where I can choose from a list of installed applications. >> Why can't Iceweasel present me with something like that? Grrrr. >> >> >> -- >> To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org >> with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org >> >> > > > -- > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org > with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org > > -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org
