how do you turn off Konqueror

[mastergunner]

I have just downloaded Firefox 2.0 and would like it to be used when I click on links in my emails. As of now when I click on a link in my emails Konqueror opens up. I use thunderbird as my email program. Thanks for the help

[claydoh]

Re: how do you turn off Konqueror

http://kubuntuforums.net/forums/inde...48662#msg48662

[mastergunner]

Re: how do you turn off Konqueror

Can anybody help me out on this?

[claydoh]

Re: how do you turn off Konqueror

did you read the info I posted?

sudo update-alternatives --config x-www-browser

[mastergunner]

Re: how do you turn off Konqueror

claydo thanks for the reply. I tried that and now when I click on a link in my email nothing comes up. What is that now?

[penguin.ch]

Re: how do you turn off Konqueror

http://www.penguin.ch/dokuwiki/doku....family_affairs

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Postscript: reference updated

[XstatyK]

Re: how do you turn off Konqueror

hit ALT F2 and type in kcontrol

In kde control center, go to File Browsing, File Associations under known types choose text, then choose html. In the Application Preference Order move the browser you want to the top of
the list.


http://i122.photobucket.com/albums/o272/XstatyK/19.jpg

[kubicle]

Re: how do you turn off Konqueror

hit ALT F2 and type in kcontrol

In kde control center, go to File Browsing, File Associations under known types choose text, then choose html. In the Application Preference Order move the browser you want to the top of
the list.

http://i122.photobucket.com/albums/o272/XstatyK/19.jpg

That would normally work, unfortunately (last I checked) thunderbird doesn't understand KDE's file associations (a thunderbird bug/missing feature).

penguin.ch's advice should set the default www-client for thunderbird (only), and claydoh's instructions should change the global setting for X-www-browser...if you wish to troubleshoot (since it seemed not to work the first time you tried it)...check the symlink for x-www-browser in /etc/alternatives...especially that the symlink is pointing to a valid firefox executable (in other words, check that the path is correct)

[XstatyK]

Re: how do you turn off Konqueror

Always learning, didn't know Thunderbird wouldn't follow thru with that. I have been using kmail lately, I used to use thunderbird, been thinking of switching back, but I hope what was posted earlier works out.

[wild_willy]

Re: how do you turn off Konqueror

XstatyK,
Thanks, your suggestion worked for me. Was searching for a couple of days to find a way of clicking on my Hotmail msgs alerts while in Kopete to open up in Firefox instead of Konqueror.

Someone else in this forum (or maybe it was the LinuxQuestions forum) was looking for an answer to the same question. Hope they see your post.

Wild Willy

[jglen490]

Re: how do you turn off Konqueror

The simplest way I know of is first close out Thunderbird. Then go into the Thunderbird prefs.js file (i.e., /home/USER/.mozilla-thunderbird/USER UNIQUE.default directory) with your choice of editor and add the following at the end of the file:

user_pref("network.protocol-handler.app.http", "/usr/bin/firefox");
user_pref("network.protocol-handler.app.https", "/usr/bin/firefox");

Works for me, so far!!