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Old 01-01-2011, 12:48 AM   #1
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Icecat Browser "Open Containing Folder" prompts choose an application


I'm using Icecat (aka Gnuzilla a Mozilla Firefox 3.6.13 ) When I select "open containing folder" it prompts "Choose an application" rather than defaulting it to the system's file management system (which in this case is Nautilus from Gnome desktop system).

Ubuntu 10.10 is the system I'm using.

Does anyone know how to fix this so it will function normally? If so please explain.
 
Old 01-01-2011, 06:49 PM   #2
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You can't get it through firefox addons?
If it's related to firefox wouldn't you make firefox default?
I hope those weren't too newbieish.
 
Old 01-01-2011, 08:17 PM   #3
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Let me REPHRASE WHAT i REALLY meant:


When
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I'm using Icecat 3.6.13 (aka Gnuzilla a modified version of mozilla Firefox 3.6.13 )
and finish downloading a file and want to open the file's containing folder from the download menu by RIGHTCLICK&SELECTING
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"open containing folder" it prompts "Choose an application" rather than OPENING the CONTAINING folder like it is suppose to.

The "application" is normally suppose to be the default file management program to normally open a folder (which in this case is Nautilus from Gnome desktop system. Does anyone know how to fix this so it will function normally? If so please explain.
Likewise, if I'm just opening the file that's on the completed download menu it has the same problem with no options other than a prompt toward wherever the execution files for the programs are.

Is that sounding too complicated?

I just want to get to where the containing folder is at the very least.


Ubuntu 10.10 is the system I'm using. Gnuzilla is an experiment just to see if it's worth it because I happen to like the ethics of the GNU General Public License better than Mozilla. http://www.gnu.org/software/gnuzilla/

So far it seems to be a little bit of a waste of time. The Gnuzilla privacy add-on

https://addons.mozilla.org/en-us/firefox/addon/196145/ was having some glitches repeatedly saying to restart the browser over and over again, never completely installing until several uninstalls and how it finally allegedly installed and does anything worth a $|-|!~ doesn't make much sense to me. It doesn't exactly tweak the java or javascript so it hides or spoofs the internal ip address like it should.

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Old 01-01-2011, 09:47 PM   #4
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I looked at
http://www.gnu.org/software/gnuzilla/
it"s available as .deb package

Another newbie Question
can you use use gdebi to install?
 
Old 01-01-2011, 09:51 PM   #5
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.deb packages

If you are running a .deb based GNU/Linux distro, you may find useful to use the launchpad repository available here: https://launchpad.net/~gnuzilla-team/+archive/ppa It is recommended to use it whenever it is possible, it this way you will not have to worry about update manually the packages. The langpacks in the PPA are the same available for download.
Like I said I'm new to it.
 
  


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