Firefox about:config
In updating my linux systems I ran into some config issues.
Firefox/2.0.0.12 installed on Linux angle.watman.com 2.6.9-1.667smp #1 SMP Tue Nov 2 14:59:52 EST 2004 i686 i686 i386 GNU/Linux
I needed to change the default browser from evolution to thunderbird.
[root@angle watson]# whereis thunderbird
thunderbird: /usr/local/thunderbird
geekconnection.pbwiki.com
Setting the Default Email Client in Firefox
1. In Firefox's Location (URL) Bar, enter "about:config" and then press <enter> or click "Go".
2. With the cursor in the body of the resulting page, right-click the mouse.
3. From the pop-up menu, select "New".
4. From the next pop-up menu, select "String".
5. In the pop-up dialog box "Enter preference name", enter "network.protocol-handler.app.mailto" (without quotes), and click "OK" (You might wish to cut-and-paste that phrase to ensure correct spelling).
6. In the pop-up dialog box "? network.protocol-handler.app.mailto", enter "/usr/bin/kmail" without quotes [or the actual filesystem location of your desired email client, if you are not using kmail] and click "OK". This should be the Full Path of the program, i.e. "/user/bin/kmail", not just the path "/usr/bin".
In my case the line entered looked like this.........
network.protocol-handler.app.mailto /usr/bin/kmail
Without restarting Firefox, you can test by opening or switching to another tab. from the Firefox top menu select, "File -> Send Link". Your desired email client should open.
If that doesn't happen, redo your steps, ensuring the spelling of your entries is correct, and ensure the actual Full Path of your desired mail client is entered. |
