Linking from email to browser doesn't work / application shortcuts [SOLVED]

[abonnema]

Hi,

I installed the final version of 8.04 yesterday. And I am very pleased with the result, except for two issues:

1. When I click a link in my browser, the appropriate browser should start and the page for this link should show. In stead: nothing happens. I have to copy the link by hand.

I have tried system settings / default applications, to no avail. All the options are fine by default.

What could I do to remedy this?

2. You can define shortcuts for the window-handling functions, but I want to define shortcuts for starting up applications. In the old KDE this was possible. Where could I find this feature in KDE 4?

Thanks for the effort,

Guus Bonnema, Leiden, The Netherlands.p

[mickeyboy]

Re: Linking from email to browser doesn't work / application shortcuts

You didn't say what browser or email browser you where using,
But 'm using the Firefox and Thunderbird and there is a file you must put in .mozilla/default or Firefox, you will know your in the correct directory when you see a file named "pref.js" ,
There you make a text file named "user.js" and copy and paste the lines I have at bottom of this page.
Then you will be able to "Send Link" from Firefox and it automatically open a "compose" email from thunderbird.
I hope this is what your looking for.

[mickeyboy]

Re: Linking from email to browser doesn't work / application shortcuts

These are the two lines that need to be pasted in "user.js"
I had problems of pasteing to this forum.


user_pref("network.protocol-handler.app.mailto","/usr/bin/thunderbird");
user_pref("browser.tabs.showSingleWindowModePrefs" , true);

[abonnema]

Re: Linking from email to browser doesn't work / application shortcuts

Sorry, I was being extremely language-lazy and -sloppy

What I meant was, that when clicking a link in my email client (thunderbird), no reaction ensues. I have *no* idea where to look, because this should just work.....
So if you know where to look, I would appreciate any pointers.

That said, thanks for your tip , I can use that as well.

[Qqmike]

Re: Linking from email to browser doesn't work / application shortcuts

I think mickeyboy gave you one solution.


Another—very similar—is here:
http://ubuntuzilla.wiki.sourceforge.net/
(Right side bar—Table of Contents, scroll down until you see it)

[Thunderbird] Links in emails don't open in browser
Add the following lines to your user.js file inside your .thunderbird profile (if user.js file doesn't exist yet, just create a new file with this content).

user_pref("network.protocol-handler.app.ftp","/usr/bin/firefox");
user_pref("network.protocol-handler.app.http","/usr/bin/firefox");
user_pref("network.protocol-handler.app.https","/usr/bin/firefox");
Restart Thunderbird for this change to take effect.
If you want to use some browser other than Firefox, then put in the full path for that browser, instead of /usr/bin/firefox, in the above lines.

=> So, for example, if you are using firefox-2, you'd use /usr/bin/firefox-2 in the formula.

[abonnema]

Re: [SOLVED] Linking from email to browser doesn't work / application shortcuts

Okee, thank you very much.

I think MickeyBoy gave me the reverse solution (from browser to mailagent.

Anyway thanks, I am going to apply both solutions.

[Bongo5HH]

Re: Linking from email to browser doesn't work / application shortcuts

I think mickeyboy gave you one solution.


Another—very similar—is here:
http://ubuntuzilla.wiki.sourceforge.net/
(Right side bar—Table of Contents, scroll down until you see it)

[Thunderbird] Links in emails don't open in browser
Add the following lines to your user.js file inside your .thunderbird profile (if user.js file doesn't exist yet, just create a new file with this content).

user_pref("network.protocol-handler.app.ftp","/usr/bin/firefox");
user_pref("network.protocol-handler.app.http","/usr/bin/firefox");
user_pref("network.protocol-handler.app.https","/usr/bin/firefox");
Restart Thunderbird for this change to take effect.
If you want to use some browser other than Firefox, then put in the full path for that browser, instead of /usr/bin/firefox, in the above lines.

=> So, for example, if you are using firefox-2, you'd use /usr/bin/firefox-2 in the formula.

the file in my .thunderbird folder was prefs.js and adding this info in worked splendidly.

Kev

[Qqmike]

Re: Linking from email to browser doesn't work / application shortcuts [SOLVED]

Yes, I also have
pref.js
but I went ahead and did it "their suggested way" by creating user.js.
Good to know that it may/does work either way.

[MoonRise]

Re: Linking from email to browser doesn't work / application shortcuts [SOLVED]

Actually had a similar problem to that. It seemed to correct itself once I told Kubuntu what my default applications for both e-mail and web browser were. Didn't take though until I rebooted.

[mickeyboy]

Re: Linking from email to browser doesn't work / application shortcuts [SOLVED]

Qqmike,Thanks for the info for thunderbird, I added the three lines in .thunderbird .
I have always worked in Fedora and there is no user.js in .thunderbird, but you can
still click on a URL in thunderbird and open Firefox.
But I noticed you couldn't get a URL/Firefox in kubuntu .thunderbird uless you entered
the three lines in user.js .
I don't know what they did in Fedora .thunderbird to get it to work.
But you had to enter those two lines in Firefox/user.js to "Send a Link" in fedora

Thanks again
Jim

[Qqmike]

Re: Linking from email to browser doesn't work / application shortcuts [SOLVED]

Thanks, mickeyboy. Sounds like is is safe to add the 3 lines to a file user.js (in one's profile folder). And, possibly, but unclear, to pref.js (where Bongo5HH got it to work).

Good feedback on this subject.