I know in general what is required, but you will have to do a little research. I am at work on a Windows computer and don't have all of my resources available. What you need to do is go to Tools-->Options-->Advanced, and click the button for Config Editor. This brings up the _javascript_ "about:config" file, very similar to the one in Firefox, and what you need to do next is either enter or modify the string that tells it to use Firefox. If I were on my home computer I could see what I used, but it is sometihng like network.protocol.handler. I think if you Google it you will find it easily.
*
Regards,
*
On June 18, 2010 at 4:57 PM Helder Terra <helder.earth@gmail.com> wrote:
> I just found out about this, and I'm not even sure if it's a common Lucid
> bug, but here it goes:
>
> Ever since I've installed Kubuntu Lucid both in my home and office
> computers, I've set Firefox as my default browser and Thunderbird as my mail
> client. And sure, Dragon Player is my video player too.
>
> But, for some reason, every time I get a link in a mail message, or a video
> file attached, it doesn't run at all. Instead of opening the link on Firefox
> or the video file on Dragon, it opens a window asking me to choose a default
> program for the action.
>
> It only happens with these two types of file. My office files open perfectly
> in OpenOffice from Thunderbird.
>
> Now, Kubuntu have asked me to do this in the past, and opened a list of my
> menu applications so I could choose one. But in this one situation is
> another window. One that shows only my Home folder, so I can't locate the
> software I want to open the file.
>
> Is there a way to make Thunderbird know what program should run each file?
> And it that windows of my Home folder, how can I locate Firefox or Dragon
> Player?
>
> Thanks for the help.
>
> Helder Terra
>
>
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> I just found out about this, and I'm not even sure if it's a common Lucid
> bug, but here it goes:
>
> Ever since I've installed Kubuntu Lucid both in my home and office
> computers, I've set Firefox as my default browser and Thunderbird as my mail
> client. And sure, Dragon Player is my video player too.
>
> But, for some reason, every time I get a link in a mail message, or a video
> file attached, it doesn't run at all. Instead of opening the link on Firefox
> or the video file on Dragon, it opens a window asking me to choose a default
> program for the action.
>
> It only happens with these two types of file. My office files open perfectly
> in OpenOffice from Thunderbird.
>
> Now, Kubuntu have asked me to do this in the past, and opened a list of my
> menu applications so I could choose one. But in this one situation is
> another window. One that shows only my Home folder, so I can't locate the
> software I want to open the file.
>
> Is there a way to make Thunderbird know what program should run each file?
> And it that windows of my Home folder, how can I locate Firefox or Dragon
> Player?
>
> Thanks for the help.
>
> Helder Terra
>
>
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06-18-2010, 11:38 PM
Helder Terra
Trouble opening links in Thunderbird
Thanks for the help, but it still won't work.
I've tried the solution below, and the one I got from another user, to
view the solution in the following link
but Thunderbird still opens a window (showing my Home folder) asking me
to run an application.
*
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From:
nadreck@palain.com
To: Kubuntu
user technical support
Sent: Friday, June 18, 2010 2:22 PM
Subject: Re: Trouble opening links in Thunderbird
I know in general what is required, but you
will have to do a little research. I am at work on a Windows computer
and don't have all of my resources available. What you need to do is go
to Tools-->Options-->Advanced, and click the button for Config
Editor. This brings up the _javascript_ "about:config" file, very similar
to the one in Firefox, and what you need to do next is either enter or
modify the string that tells it to use Firefox. If I were on my home
computer I could see what I used, but it is sometihng like
network.protocol.handler. I think if you Google it you will find it
easily.
*
Regards,
*
On June 18, 2010
at 4:57 PM Helder Terra <helder.earth@gmail.com>
wrote:
> I just found out about this, and I'm not even sure if it's a
common Lucid
> bug, but here it goes:
>
> Ever since I've installed Kubuntu Lucid both in my home and office
> computers, I've set Firefox as my default browser and Thunderbird
as my mail
> client. And sure, Dragon Player is my video player too.
>
> But, for some reason, every time I get a link in a mail message,
or a video
> file attached, it doesn't run at all. Instead of opening the link
on Firefox
> or the video file on Dragon, it opens a window asking me to choose
a default
> program for the action.
>
> It only happens with these two types of file. My office files open
perfectly
> in OpenOffice from Thunderbird.
>
> Now, Kubuntu have asked me to do this in the past, and opened a
list of my
> menu applications so I could choose one. But in this one situation
is
> another window. One that shows only my Home folder, so I can't
locate the
> software I want to open the file.
>
> Is there a way to make Thunderbird know what program should run
each file?
> And it that windows of my Home folder, how can I locate Firefox or
Dragon
> Player?
>
> Thanks for the help.
>
> Helder Terra
>
>
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06-18-2010, 11:51 PM
Helder Terra
Trouble opening links in Thunderbird
Ok, guys I just found the answer, so I'm posting it in case someone
else's got the same issue.
In the "Run application" window, I've searched the /usr/bin/firefox path
and it started opening links normally.
Thanks anyway, for the atention.
Helder Terra
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06-19-2010, 12:03 PM
Gil Gibbons
Trouble opening links in Thunderbird
On 06/18/2010 01:22 PM, nadreck@palain.com wrote:
I know in general what is required, but you
will have to do a little research. I am at work on a Windows computer
and don't have all of my resources available. What you need to do is go
to Tools-->Options-->Advanced, and click the button for Config
Editor. This brings up the _javascript_ "about:config" file, very similar
to the one in Firefox, and what you need to do next is either enter or
modify the string that tells it to use Firefox. If I were on my home
computer I could see what I used, but it is sometihng like
network.protocol.handler. I think if you Google it you will find it
easily.
*
Regards,
*
On June 18,
2010 at 4:57 PM Helder Terra <helder.earth@gmail.com> wrote:
> I just found out about this, and I'm not even sure if it's a
common Lucid
> bug, but here it goes:
>
> Ever since I've installed Kubuntu Lucid both in my home and office
> computers, I've set Firefox as my default browser and Thunderbird
as my mail
> client. And sure, Dragon Player is my video player too.
>
> But, for some reason, every time I get a link in a mail message,
or a video
> file attached, it doesn't run at all. Instead of opening the link
on Firefox
> or the video file on Dragon, it opens a window asking me to choose
a default
> program for the action.
>
> It only happens with these two types of file. My office files open
perfectly
> in OpenOffice from Thunderbird.
>
> Now, Kubuntu have asked me to do this in the past, and opened a
list of my
> menu applications so I could choose one. But in this one situation
is
> another window. One that shows only my Home folder, so I can't
locate the
> software I want to open the file.
>
> Is there a way to make Thunderbird know what program should run
each file?
> And it that windows of my Home folder, how can I locate Firefox or
Dragon
> Player?
>
> Thanks for the help.
>
> Helder Terra
>
>
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Try going to /usr/bin That is where dragon,firefox, and thunderbird
reside.
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