Does anyone know how to set a default browser in Mandrake 8.2 using KDE. I would like Konquorer to be the default. When I used Evolution to get mail and someone sends me a hyperlink, it opens up in Mozilla. I like Mozilla but would still like to know how to change this.

Thanks,
freezinbutt

hi freeze

I hope this procedure helps

1.start control center
2.expand file browsing
3.clik on file associations
4. on the right side of tha pane u see a set of file types
5. expand text
6. choose html
7. on the right, in the "Application preference order" choose your browser,move konqueror to the top , if it is not listed clik add to be displayed in the list re-order it,

in all probabilites Konqueror is present by deafult, apply the changes

Thats it...

Thanks for the reply Aaron.

I did exactly as you said. Konqueror was already at the top of the list so I hit apply anyway (just to make sure). I went back to Evolution and clicked on an email hyperlink but it still opened up Mozilla. I think it must be one of the settings in Evolution, but for the life of me I can't find it. I've poked around in the help files for Evolution but I can't find anything there either. I'm convinced that it is something really simple. I'm famous for that. If it is right in front of me, I won't see it. If you make it hard, I can usually figure it out.

Any other ideas would be appreciated.
freezinbutt

What do you get when you type "echo $BROWSER" ??

It says:

kfmclient openProfile webbrowsing

freezinbutt

What do you get when you run "grep BROWSER /etc/X11/Xsession" ?

I get this:

if [ -z "BROWSER" ] ; then
BROWSER=`which mozilla`
if [ -z "$BROWSER" ] || [ ! -e "$BROWSER" ] ; then
BROWSER=
if [ -z "$BROWSER" ] ; then
BROWSER=`which netscape`
if [ -z "$BROWSER" ] || [ ! -e "$BROWSER" ] ; then
BROWSER=
if [ -z "$BROWSER" ] ; then
BROWSER=`which lynx`
if [ -z "$BROWSER" ] || [ ! -e "$BROWSER" ] ; then
BROWSER=
BROWSER="xvt -e lynx"
export BROWSER
export HELP_BROWSER="$BROWSER"
if [ -x "$BROWSER" -a -f /usr/doc/HTML/index.html ]; then
$BROWSER /usr/share/doc/HTML/index.html &


It's all Greek to me, but that's what it says.
freezinbutt

Hmm... I may be barking up the wrong tree here. Have you tried going into konqueror and seeing if there's a setting to make it the default browser?

If not, just for grins, edit /etc/X11/Xsession and add a line that says:

BROWSER=`which konqueror`

above the first line that reads: if [ -z "BROWSER" ] ; then

don't worry about all the other mess.

If there is something in Konqueror to set it as default, I sure can't find it. I have also looked for a setting in Evolution but no luck. I will try to edit the file as you said and I'll see if that works. I'll let you know. Thanks a lot.

freezinbutt

a quick way to tell if Evolution is using your $BROWSER variable is to run "$BROWSER http://www.google.com" from the command line and see if you get the same one as when you click on the links.

When I did that, it opened up the Google site in Konquorer, not Mozilla.

If I need to edit the file we were talking about earlier, could you give me some instructions on how to do that. I thought I could do it on my own, but I'm getting nowhere. I've got my nose in one of my books now, trying to figure it out. I'm so new to Linux that all of this is a bit overwhelming. I have a long way to go with learning the command line and editing files.

Thanks,
freezinbutt

If konqueror came up when you typed that, then there's no point in editing the file I showed you. I guess I was barking up the wrong tree

I'll look a bit deeper to see if I can find out why you are getting mozilla when you click on a link.

Well, I've been clicking around and trying different things for over an hour now. I'm getting nothing here. I will have to wait until you guys come up with something. I tried the Evolution web site again, but I can't find anything.

freezinbutt

Try checking the options in the gnome control center, do "gnomecc" to start it up in kde, if it takes over your background just restart the X server.

Thanks Aussie. That did the trick. Now when I click on a link, it opens up in Konqueror.

Thanks to everybody for all your help. You guys are great.

freezinbutt