Hyperlinks not opening in web browser

tshontikidis · 03-27-2006, 01:52 PM

I am running debian etch with fluxbox WM, no gnome or KDE(old system). I use evolution for my mail because I needed a email client that supports exchange and public calendars.

so when I get an email with a hyperlink it will not open my web browser and goto the page. It also happens in PDFs in xpdf, so its not just evolution, thats just the main reason. So how do i tell my system I have firefox is my web browser and to open hyperlinks with that app.

let me know if you need more info/clarify problem

thanks

pixellany · 03-27-2006, 02:10 PM

somewhere, there is a setting for default applications. In RHEL4/Gnome, it's Applications-->Preferences-->More Preferences-->Preferred Applications

tshontikidis · 03-27-2006, 02:42 PM

I am not running gnome or RH. I am running fluxbox and xorg.

pixellany · 03-27-2006, 02:55 PM

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The same function should be there somewhere---it is a basic system property. Have you gone thru the menus?

tshontikidis · 03-27-2006, 03:22 PM

I have run through all the menus that I can think of, there are not many in fluxbox. I also checked firefox and there is nothing to the sort of default browser.

tshontikidis · 03-28-2006, 10:53 AM

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pixellany · 03-28-2006, 02:08 PM

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Originally Posted by tshontikidis

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I will let someone else tell you that you are not supposed to do that....

Actually, I started looking in Google for this and got nowhere. This one may take some digging. There do appear to be Fluxbox fora out there---maybe post something there??

dive · 03-28-2006, 04:37 PM

I'm not sure it's a flux problem. If there are no settings in Evo it may be worth looking at .mailcap or .mime.types