Re: [ubuntu-uk] Mailto links won't call Thunderbird

2009-08-01 Thread Gordon Burgess-Parker
Stephen Drake wrote: > > It might be a good idea to make the change in System -> Preferences -> > Preferred Applications. Then you can use the this as the default across > other desktop applications. > > Regards, > Steve > > Stephen, you may hve missed my first post where I said I had set this

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Mailto links won't call Thunderbird

2009-08-01 Thread Stephen Drake
On Sat, 2009-08-01 at 14:54 +0100, Gordon Burgess-Parker wrote: > Matthew Daubney wrote: > > On Sat, 2009-08-01 at 14:26 +0100, Gordon Burgess-Parker wrote: > >> Jonathon Fernyhough wrote: > >>> Assuming you're using Firefox, > >>> Edit, Preferences, Applications. Search for Mail. Change the drop-d

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Mailto links won't call Thunderbird

2009-08-01 Thread Gordon Burgess-Parker
Matthew Daubney wrote: > On Sat, 2009-08-01 at 14:26 +0100, Gordon Burgess-Parker wrote: >> Jonathon Fernyhough wrote: >>> Assuming you're using Firefox, >>> Edit, Preferences, Applications. Search for Mail. Change the drop-down >>> to whichever application you want to use. >> Hi, hanks for that. T

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Mailto links won't call Thunderbird

2009-08-01 Thread Matthew Daubney
On Sat, 2009-08-01 at 14:26 +0100, Gordon Burgess-Parker wrote: > Jonathon Fernyhough wrote: > > Assuming you're using Firefox, > > Edit, Preferences, Applications. Search for Mail. Change the drop-down > > to whichever application you want to use. > > Hi, hanks for that. There's nohing in that dr

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Mailto links won't call Thunderbird

2009-08-01 Thread Gordon Burgess-Parker
mac wrote: > Gordon Burgess-Parker wrote: >> Toshiba Netbook with Ubuntu 9.04 Remix >> I've uninstalled Evolution and set Thunderbird as my preferred mail client. >> If I click on a mailto link on a web page, it asks me to choose an >> application. Why won't it bring up TBird? > > Go to Firefox Pr

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Mailto links won't call Thunderbird

2009-08-01 Thread Gordon Burgess-Parker
Jonathon Fernyhough wrote: > Assuming you're using Firefox, > Edit, Preferences, Applications. Search for Mail. Change the drop-down > to whichever application you want to use. Hi, hanks for that. There's nohing in that drop-down box except Yahoo Mail(? I don't USE Yahoo mail!!!) or "Use Other". I

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Mailto links won't call Thunderbird

2009-08-01 Thread mac
Gordon Burgess-Parker wrote: > Toshiba Netbook with Ubuntu 9.04 Remix > I've uninstalled Evolution and set Thunderbird as my preferred mail client. > If I click on a mailto link on a web page, it asks me to choose an > application. Why won't it bring up TBird? Go to Firefox Preferences / Applicati

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Mailto links won't call Thunderbird

2009-08-01 Thread Jonathon Fernyhough
Assuming you're using Firefox, Edit, Preferences, Applications. Search for Mail. Change the drop-down to whichever application you want to use. 2009/8/1 Gordon Burgess-Parker : > Toshiba Netbook with Ubuntu 9.04 Remix > I've uninstalled Evolution and set Thunderbird as my preferred mail client. >

[ubuntu-uk] Mailto links won't call Thunderbird

2009-08-01 Thread Gordon Burgess-Parker
Toshiba Netbook with Ubuntu 9.04 Remix I've uninstalled Evolution and set Thunderbird as my preferred mail client. If I click on a mailto link on a web page, it asks me to choose an application. Why won't it bring up TBird? -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/