How to get Thunderbird to open from Firefox
In Mandriva free 2006 how do I get Thunderbird to open from Firefox? When I click on 'read mail' or 'send link' I get Evolution which I do not prefer. I've gone to 'Kmenu>configure desktop>components>components chooser>use a differant e-mail client' and set it to '/usr/bin/mozilla-thunderbird' yet Firefox still goes to Evoloution. What can I do to correct this?
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find firefox.js:
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locate firefox.js then open the file with a text editor (as root I guess) and at the end of the file put a line like this: Code:
pref("network.protocol-handler.app.mailto", "/usr/bin/thunderbird"); Code:
which thunderbird |
Another way to do this and change the behaviour only to the user you are using (not all) is to open firefox, and in the address type this URL:
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about:config Code:
network.protocol-handler.app.mailto Else create a new one (rightclick ->new->string). Put Code:
network.protocol-handler.app.mailto Code:
/usr/bin/thunderbird |
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Got any thing else to try!?:confused: Of note: when I go to: Kmenu>Configure Desktop>Components>Component Chooser>E-Mail it by default [from the drop down menu to the right with the ...] selects '/usr/bin/mozilla-thunderbird'. I'm not sure what to make of that!:confused: |
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Woops!:rolleyes: I wrote to soon! Now If I click on the Mail Icon>Compose OR File>Send Link it opens to Thunderbird. However If I click on Mail Icon>Read Mail it still goes to Evolution. Seems strange to me.:scratch: But at any rate my Firefox Browser is more functional as the File>Send Link function is the essential one. So many thanks.:newbie:
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