On Thursday 14 October 2010 00:15:10 Gilbert Sullivan wrote: > On 10/13/2010 06:16 PM, Lisi wrote: > > On Wednesday 13 October 2010 19:51:21 Camaleón wrote: > >> On Wed, 13 Oct 2010 13:43:50 -0400, Gilbert Sullivan wrote: > >> > >> (...) > >> > >>> Would anyone know how I can make icedove and iceweasel recognize my > >>> choice of a default browser? Not exactly a serious problem, but it kind > >>> of irks me! > >> > >> Have you tried by setting in Icedove "about:config" the variables... > >> > >> - "network.protocol-handler.app.http" pointing to the Chromium binary > >> path? > >> - "network.protocol-handler.warn-external.http" to "true"? > > > > Thanks, Camaleón. You are a mine of useful information. :-) Just what > > I wanted to know, mutatis mutandis. I don't mind what Iceweasel thinks > > is the default browser, but I want clicking on a link in an email in > > Icedove to open a window in Konqueror and not in Iceweasel. > > > > I have had a look on his computer, and Iceweasel has indeed got > > about:config as it should, and as I would expect. But I can't find any > > such thing in Icedove. Where should I be looking? > > > > Lisi > > Indeed, somehow I missed Camaleón's response. I'm glad you (Lisi) > responded to Camaleón. Most grateful to both of you. I changed the http > and https settings in icedove (Config Editor button on the General tab > of the Preferences dialog), and clicking a link in an e-mail is finally > calling up chromium-browser.
And my husband's computer now uses Konqueror when a link in an email is clicked. Thanks to both of you. I have been meaning to do something about this via google for some time. Lisi -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/201010140824.12413.lisi.re...@gmail.com
