Author: randy
Date: 2006-01-23 16:32:52 -0700 (Mon, 23 Jan 2006)
New Revision: 5588
Modified:
trunk/BOOK/general.ent
trunk/BOOK/introduction/welcome/changelog.xml
trunk/BOOK/xsoft/other/thunderbird.xml
Log:
Updated to Thunderbird-1.5 and changed the build method to use 'client.mk' and
'.mozconfig'
Modified: trunk/BOOK/general.ent
===================================================================
--- trunk/BOOK/general.ent 2006-01-23 23:29:05 UTC (rev 5587)
+++ trunk/BOOK/general.ent 2006-01-23 23:32:52 UTC (rev 5588)
@@ -490,7 +490,7 @@
<!ENTITY dillo-version "0.8.5">
<!-- Chapter 36 -->
-<!ENTITY thunderbird-version "1.0.6">
+<!ENTITY thunderbird-version "1.5">
<!ENTITY pan-version "0.14.2">
<!ENTITY balsa-version "2.3.6">
<!ENTITY gaim-version "1.5.0">
Modified: trunk/BOOK/introduction/welcome/changelog.xml
===================================================================
--- trunk/BOOK/introduction/welcome/changelog.xml 2006-01-23 23:29:05 UTC
(rev 5587)
+++ trunk/BOOK/introduction/welcome/changelog.xml 2006-01-23 23:32:52 UTC
(rev 5588)
@@ -45,6 +45,10 @@
<para>January 23rd, 2006</para>
<itemizedlist>
<listitem>
+ <para>[randy] - Updated to Thunderbird-1.5 and changed the build
+ method to use 'client.mk' and '.mozconfig'.</para>
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
<para>[randy] - Added information about using system-installed
versions of the NSS libraries and added additional configuration
information to the Firefox instructions.</para>
Modified: trunk/BOOK/xsoft/other/thunderbird.xml
===================================================================
--- trunk/BOOK/xsoft/other/thunderbird.xml 2006-01-23 23:29:05 UTC (rev
5587)
+++ trunk/BOOK/xsoft/other/thunderbird.xml 2006-01-23 23:32:52 UTC (rev
5588)
@@ -6,32 +6,16 @@
<!ENTITY thunderbird-download-http
"http://ftp.mozilla.org/pub/mozilla.org/thunderbird/releases/&thunderbird-version;/source/thunderbird-&thunderbird-version;-source.tar.bz2";>
<!ENTITY thunderbird-download-ftp
"ftp://ftp.mozilla.org/pub/mozilla.org/thunderbird/releases/&thunderbird-version;/source/thunderbird-&thunderbird-version;-source.tar.bz2";>
- <!ENTITY thunderbird-md5sum "a0ddcc8bd5ee2c9be724b6963ad27111">
- <!ENTITY thunderbird-size "33.3 MB">
- <!ENTITY thunderbird-buildsize "560 MB">
- <!ENTITY thunderbird-time "10.3 SBU">
+ <!ENTITY thunderbird-md5sum "781c1cd1a01583d9b666d8c2fe4288e6">
+ <!ENTITY thunderbird-size "35.0 MB">
+ <!ENTITY thunderbird-buildsize "597 MB">
+ <!ENTITY thunderbird-time "18.1 SBU">
- <!ENTITY thunderbird-enigmail-version "0.92.0">
- <!ENTITY thunderbird-enigmail-download
"http://downloads.mozdev.org/enigmail/src/enigmail-&thunderbird-enigmail-version;.tar.gz";>
- <!ENTITY thunderbird-enigmail-md5sum "50c369ce6d6fcb2d275cd30319a601ff">
-
- <!ENTITY thunderbird-ipc-version "1.1.3">
- <!ENTITY thunderbird-ipc-download
"http://downloads.mozdev.org/enigmail/src/ipc-&thunderbird-ipc-version;.tar.gz";>
- <!ENTITY thunderbird-ipc-md5sum "64ba4c6e3b52568468c4f6680ec7e679">
+ <!ENTITY thunderbird-enigmail-version "0.94.0">
+ <!ENTITY thunderbird-enigmail-download
"http://www.mozilla-enigmail.org/downloads/src/enigmail-&thunderbird-enigmail-version;.tar.gz";>
+ <!ENTITY thunderbird-enigmail-md5sum "d326c302c1d2d68217fffcaa01ca7632">
]>
-<!--
-
-Devs:
-
-Always check the mail/config/mozconfig file in the source tree for
-any changes to the options passed to configure. This file shows the
-default build used by Mozilla. BLFS adds to this, but the values here
-should be in our setup. The stuff about ActiveX can be ignored as
-that is Windows crap only.
-
--->
-
<sect1 id="thunderbird" xreflabel="Thunderbird-&thunderbird-version;">
<?dbhtml filename="thunderbird.html" ?>
@@ -82,57 +66,53 @@
<bridgehead renderas="sect3">Additional Downloads</bridgehead>
<itemizedlist spacing="compact">
<listitem>
- <para>Required patch: <ulink
-
url="&patch-root;/thunderbird-&thunderbird-version;-gcc4-2.patch"/></para>
+ <para>Required patch (if using system-installed versions of
+ <application>NSS</application> and <application>NSPR</application>:)
+ <ulink
+
url="&patch-root;/thunderbird-&thunderbird-version;-system_nss-1.patch"/>
+ </para>
</listitem>
- <listitem>
- <para>Required patch: <ulink
-
url="&patch-root;/thunderbird-&thunderbird-version;-fixes-1.patch"/></para>
- </listitem>
</itemizedlist>
<para>To enable the <application>Enigmail</application> extension to the
<application>Thunderbird</application> mail client, you'll need to download
- the two tarballs below. The <application>Enigmail</application> extension
+ the tarball shown below. The <application>Enigmail</application> extension
allows users to access the authentication and encryption features provided
- by the <application>GnuPG</application> package.</para>
+ by the <application>GnuPG</application> package. The Enigmail extension
+ will not operate correctly unless you have <xref linkend="gnupg"/>
+ installed.</para>
<itemizedlist spacing='compact'>
<listitem>
<para><ulink url="&thunderbird-enigmail-download;"/></para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
- <para>Download MD5 sum (Enigmail): &thunderbird-enigmail-md5sum;</para>
+ <para>Download MD5 sum: &thunderbird-enigmail-md5sum;</para>
</listitem>
- <listitem>
- <para><ulink url="&thunderbird-ipc-download;"/></para>
- </listitem>
- <listitem>
- <para>Download MD5 sum (IPC): &thunderbird-ipc-md5sum;</para>
- </listitem>
</itemizedlist>
<bridgehead renderas="sect3">Thunderbird Dependencies</bridgehead>
<bridgehead renderas="sect4">Required</bridgehead>
- <para role="required"><xref linkend="zip"/>,
- <xref linkend="gtk2"/> and
- <xref linkend="libidl"/></para>
+ <para role="required"><xref linkend="gtk2"/>,
+ <xref linkend="libidl"/>, and
+ <xref linkend="zip"/></para>
- <bridgehead renderas="sect4">Recommended</bridgehead>
- <para role="recommended"><xref linkend="gnupg"/> (run-time only dependency
- for the <application>Enigmail</application> extension)</para>
+ <para>Note: <application>libjpeg</application> should have been installed
+ before <application>GTK+</application> and should exist on your system. If
+ for some reason you haven't installed <application>libjpeg</application>,
+ you should remove the <option>--with-system-jpeg</option> option from the
+ <filename>.mozconfig</filename> file created below.</para>
+ <bridgehead renderas="sect4">Recommended (if you will be installing any
+ other package that utilizes NSS/NSPR, such as
+ <application>Firefox</application> or
+ <application>Mozilla</application>)</bridgehead>
+ <para role="recommended"><xref linkend="nss"/></para>
+
<bridgehead renderas="sect4">Optional</bridgehead>
- <para role="optional"><xref linkend="libjpeg"/>,
- <xref linkend="unzip"/>,
- <xref linkend="gnome-vfs"/>,
- <xref linkend="libgnome"/>,
- <xref linkend="mitkrb"/> or <xref linkend="heimdal"/>
- (for the GSSAPI libraries),
- <xref linkend="doxygen"/>,
- <ulink url="http://xprint.mozdev.org/";>Xprint</ulink>,
- <ulink url="http://perens.com/FreeSoftware/";>Electric Fence</ulink></para>
+ <para role="optional"><xref linkend="unzip"/> and
+ <xref linkend="libgnomeui"/> (to build the gnomevfs extension)</para>
</sect2>
@@ -140,71 +120,146 @@
<title>Installation of Thunderbird</title>
<para>The configuration of <application>Thunderbird</application> is
- very similar to <xref linkend="mozilla"/> and hence the options will not
- be discussed. Refer to the <xref linkend="mozilla"/> instructions for
- explanations and additional configuration information.</para>
+ accomplished by creating a <filename>.mozconfig</filename> file containing
+ the desired configuration options. A default
<filename>.mozconfig</filename>
+ is created below. To see the entire list of available configuration options
+ (and an abbreviated description of each one), issue
+ <command>./configure --help</command>. If you are going to use
+ system-installed versions of the <application>NSS</application> and
+ <application>NSPR</application> libraries, ensure you uncomment the two
+ lines near the bottom of the file. You may also wish to review the entire
+ file and uncomment any other desired options. If you would prefer to
+ download the file instead of creating it by typing or cut-and-pasting, you
+ can find it at <ulink
+
url="http://anduin.linuxfromscratch.org/files/BLFS/thunderbird-&thunderbird-version;-mozconfig"/>
+ (the file must be installed in the root of the source tree
+ <filename class='directory'>mozilla</filename> directory, and named
+ <filename>.mozconfig</filename>). Create the file by issuing the following
+ command:</para>
+<screen><userinput>cat > .mozconfig << "EOF"
+<literal># This file contains the options used in the Thunderbird build. You
may
+# need to specify additional options for your specific build needs.
+# Use the information provided by running './configure --help' to
+# help you determine if you need to add any additional options.
+# Some additional options can be added by uncommenting the examples
+# in this file or adding options by inserting a line containing
+# 'ac_add_options --some-option-you-need'.
+
+
+# Use the default settings specified in the source tree
+. $topsrcdir/mail/config/mozconfig
+
+# Create an object directory and specify to build the package in that
+# directory. If desired, modify the location of the object directory
+# to a directory inside the source tree by removing '../' from the
+# line below.
+mk_add_options [EMAIL PROTECTED]@/../thunderbird-build
+
+# Specify the installation prefix. If you would prefer Thunderbird
+# installed in a different prefix, modify the line below to fit
+# your needs. You'll also need to modify some of the instructions in
+# the BLFS book to point to your desired prefix.
+ac_add_options --prefix=/usr
+
+# These options are used so that the Thunderbird binaries are linked to
+# the system-installed copies of the specified libraries instead of
+# the source tree code which may not be the most recent versions.
+ac_add_options --with-system-zlib
+ac_add_options --with-system-png
+ac_add_options --with-system-jpeg
+ac_add_options --enable-system-cairo
+
+# This option causes the installed binaries to have the official
+# Thunderbird name embedded in them. Due to license restrictions, you
+# may not distribute binaries created using this option.
+ac_add_options --enable-official-branding
+
+# This option specifies to include support for rendering the HTML
+# <canvas></canvas> tag in the Thunderbird mail client.
+#ac_add_options --enable-canvas
+
+# This option is used so that the debugging symbols are removed from
+# the installed binaries during the installation process. Comment out
+# this option if you may have a need to retain the debugging symbols
+# in the installed binaries. Note that this can substantially
+# increase the size of the installed binaries.
+ac_add_options --enable-strip
+
+# This option is added so that test libraries and programs are not
+# built. These would only be required for debugging purposes.
+ac_add_options --disable-tests
+
+# This option is added so that the Mozilla Installer program is not
+# built or installed. The program is not required for a BLFS
+# installation of Thunderbird.
+ac_add_options --disable-installer
+
+# This option is used to disable the a11y support in the Thunderbird
+# binaries. Comment out this option if you require a11y support.
+ac_add_options --disable-accessibility
+
+# This option is used to enable source tree included LDAP support in
+# the Thunderbird binaries.
+ac_add_options --enable-ldap
+
+# This option is used to enable support for rendering SVG files in the
+# Thunderbird mail client. Uncomment the line below to enable the option.
+#ac_add_options --enable-svg
+
+# Uncomment this option if you desire support for dual-monitor
+# display of Thunderbird using the X-Window Xinerama libraries.
+#ac_add_options --enable-xinerama
+
+# These two options enable support for building Thunderbird with
+# system-installed versions of the Network Security Services (NSS)
+# and Netscape Portable Runtime (NSPR) libraries. Uncomment both
+# lines to enable support for system-installed NSS/NSPR.
+#ac_add_options --with-system-nss
+#ac_add_options --with-system-nspr
+
+# This option identifies the default binary directory of the Thunderbird
+# installation and is used to locate Thunderbird's installed files. This
+# option is not required for end-user use, and is only used for
+# development purposes.
+#ac_add_options
--with-default-mozilla-five-home=/usr/lib/thunderbird-&thunderbird-version;</literal>
+
+EOF</userinput></screen>
+
+ <para>If you have system-installed Network Security Services (NSS) and
+ Netscape Portable Runtime (NSPR) libraries and you uncommented the
+ appropriate lines in the <filename>.mozconfig</filename> file to utilize
+ them, apply the following patch:</para>
+
+<screen><userinput>patch -Np1 -i
../thunderbird-&thunderbird-version;-system_nss-1.patch</userinput></screen>
+
<para>Compile <application>Thunderbird</application> by
- running the following commands:</para>
+ issuing the following commands:</para>
-<screen><userinput>export MOZILLA_OFFICIAL="1" &&
-export BUILD_OFFICIAL="1" &&
-export MOZ_THUNDERBIRD="1" &&
-patch -Np1 -i ../thunderbird-&thunderbird-version;-gcc4-2.patch &&
-patch -Np1 -i ../thunderbird-&thunderbird-version;-fixes-1.patch &&
-./configure --prefix=/usr \
-
--with-default-mozilla-five-home=/usr/lib/thunderbird-&thunderbird-version; \
- --with-user-appdir=.thunderbird \
- --with-system-zlib \
- --with-system-png \
- --enable-application=mail \
- --enable-default-toolkit=gtk2 \
- --enable-extensions=wallet,spellcheck,xmlextras,webservices \
- --enable-crypto \
- --enable-xft \
- --enable-xinerama \
- --enable-optimize \
- --enable-reorder \
- --enable-strip \
- --enable-cpp-rtti \
- --enable-single-profile \
- --enable-necko-protocols=http,file,jar,viewsource,res,data \
- --enable-image-decoders=default,-xbm \
- --disable-freetype2 \
- --disable-accessibility \
- --disable-debug \
- --disable-tests \
- --disable-logging \
- --disable-pedantic \
- --disable-installer \
- --disable-profilesharing \
- --disable-mathml \
- --disable-oji \
- --disable-plugins \
- --disable-necko-disk-cache &&
-make</userinput></screen>
+<screen><userinput>sed -i "s/^ enum$/& xptinfo_enum_1/" \
+ xpcom/reflect/xptinfo/public/xptinfo.h &&
+make -f client.mk build</userinput></screen>
- <para>You should add the <option>--with-system-jpeg</option> switch
- to the <command>configure</command> script if you have
- <application>libjpeg</application> installed.</para>
-
<para>If you're building the <application>Enigmail</application> extension,
- execute the following steps:</para>
+ issue the following commands:</para>
-<screen><userinput>tar -xf ../enigmail-&thunderbird-enigmail-version;.tar.gz
-C extensions &&
-tar -xf ../ipc-&thunderbird-ipc-version;.tar.gz -C extensions &&
-build/autoconf/make-makefile extensions/ipc extensions/enigmail &&
-make -C extensions/ipc &&
-make -C extensions/enigmail &&
-make -C extensions/enigmail xpi</userinput></screen>
+<screen><userinput>tar -xf ../enigmail-&thunderbird-enigmail-version;.tar.gz
-C mailnews/extensions &&
+cd mailnews/extensions/enigmail &&
+./makemake -r &&
+cd ../../.. &&
+
+make -C ../thunderbird-build/mailnews/extensions/enigmail &&
+make -C ../thunderbird-build/mailnews/extensions/enigmail
xpi</userinput></screen>
+
<para>Install <application>Thunderbird</application> by running the
following
commands as the <systemitem class="username">root</systemitem> user:</para>
-<screen role="root"><userinput>make install &&
-install -v -m755 -d /usr/include/thunderbird-&thunderbird-version;/nss
&&
-cp -v -Lf dist/private/nss/*.h dist/public/nss/*.h \
- /usr/include/thunderbird-&thunderbird-version;/nss &&
+<screen role="root"><userinput>make -f client.mk install &&
+
+install -v -m644 ../thunderbird-build/dist/public/ldap-private/* \
+ /usr/include/thunderbird-1.5/ldap &&
+
install -v -m755 -d /usr/lib/thunderbird-&thunderbird-version;/defaults/isp/US
&&
install -v -m644 mailnews/base/ispdata/movemail.rdf \
mail/extensions/newsblog/rss.rdf \
@@ -212,14 +267,55 @@
ln -v -s ../{movemail,rss}.rdf \
/usr/lib/thunderbird-&thunderbird-version;/defaults/isp/US</userinput></screen>
- <para>If you're installing the <application>Enigmail</application>
extension,
+ <para>If you built <application>Thunderbird</application> utilizing
+ system-installed NSS and NSPR libraries, the
+ <filename>thunderbird-ns*.pc</filename>
<application>pkgconfig</application>
+ files need to be modified. Issue the following command as the
+ <systemitem class="username">root</systemitem> user:</para>
+
+<screen role="root"><userinput>sed -i 's|/thunderbird-1.5||'
/usr/lib/pkgconfig/thunderbird-ns*.pc</userinput></screen>
+
+ <para>If you did <emphasis role="strong">NOT</emphasis> build
+ <application>Thunderbird</application> utilizing system-installed NSS and
+ NSPR libraries, issue the following commands as the
+ <systemitem class="username">root</systemitem> user to install the NSS
+ interface headers:</para>
+
+<screen role="root"><userinput>install -v -m755 -d
/usr/include/thunderbird-&thunderbird-version;/nss &&
+cp -v -Lf ../thunderbird-build/dist/{private,public}/nss/*.h \
+ /usr/include/thunderbird-&thunderbird-version;/nss</userinput></screen>
+
+ <para>If you built the <application>Enigmail</application> extension,
issue the following commands as the <systemitem
- class="username">root</systemitem> user:</para>
+ class="username">root</systemitem> user to install the
+ <filename>.xpi</filename> file:</para>
-<screen role="root"><userinput>install -v -m755 -d
/usr/lib/thunderbird-&thunderbird-version;/extensions &&
-install -v -m644 dist/bin/enigmail-&thunderbird-enigmail-version;-linux-*.xpi \
- /usr/lib/thunderbird-&thunderbird-version;/extensions</userinput></screen>
+<screen role="root"><userinput>ENIGMAIL_FILENAME=$(basename \
+ `ls
../thunderbird-build/dist/bin/enigmail-&thunderbird-enigmail-version;-*.xpi`)
&&
+install -v -m644 -D ../thunderbird-build/dist/bin/$ENIGMAIL_FILENAME \
+ usr/lib/thunderbird-1.5/xpi_store/$ENIGMAIL_FILENAME</userinput></screen>
+
+ <para>If you want to install <application>Enigmail</application> globally
+ so that all users who run <application>Thunderbird</application> will have
+ access to the extension, issue the command shown below. Note that this
+ procedure starts an instance of <application>Thunderbird</application> and
+ you must have an X server running. Issue the following command as the
+ <systemitem class="username">root</systemitem> user:</para>
+
+<screen role="root"><userinput>/usr/bin/thunderbird -install-global-extension \
+
/usr/lib/thunderbird-&thunderbird-version;/xpi_store/$ENIGMAIL_FILENAME</userinput></screen>
+
+ <para>Global installation of other extensions can be done using the same
+ basic method as the <application>Enigmail</application> extension. See the
+ <quote>Configuring Thunderbird</quote> section below for information about
+ configuring <application>Enigmail</application> for individual users if you
+ did not not install it globally.</para>
+
+ <!-- This appears to not be required any longer. The regchrome program
+ is not built any longer, and multi-user access to Thunderbird appears
+ to work fine without running regxpcom and touching the files. -Randy
+
<para>To enable multi-user operation, execute the following as the
<systemitem class="username">root</systemitem> user:</para>
@@ -230,6 +326,8 @@
./regchrome &&
touch `find . -name *.rdf`</userinput></screen>
+ -->
+
<note>
<para>You should run <command>/usr/bin/thunderbird</command> once as the
<systemitem class="username">root</systemitem> user (or any user with
@@ -238,30 +336,37 @@
directory.</para>
</note>
- <para>Finally, unset the build variables from the unprivileged user's
- environment:</para>
-
-<screen><userinput>unset MOZILLA_OFFICIAL &&
-unset BUILD_OFFICIAL &&
-unset MOZ_THUNDERBIRD</userinput></screen>
-
</sect2>
<sect2 role="commands">
<title>Command Explanations</title>
- <para><command>patch -Np1 -i ...</command>: This patch fixes three major
- issues with the <application>Thunderbird</application> installation. First,
- it moves the installation of the <filename>prefs.js</filename> file from
- <filename class='directory'>/usr/bin/defaults/profile</filename> to
- <filename
class='directory'>/usr/lib/thunderbird-&thunderbird-version;/defaults/profile</filename>,
- it fixes a profile locking problem if the <command>thunderbird</command>
- script is called when <application>Thunderbird</application> is already
- running and last, makes it so that if a
- <computeroutput>mailto:</computeroutput> URL is clicked, a message
- compose window will open with the <computeroutput>To:</computeroutput>
- field filled out.</para>
+ <para><command>sed -i "s/^ enum$/& xptinfo_enum_1/" ...</command>:
+ This command is used to fix an anonymous enum in an external/public
+ interface header file.</para>
+ <para><command>make -f client.mk ...</command>: Mozilla products are
+ packaged to allow the use of a configuration file which can be used to
+ pass the configuration settings to the <command>configure</command>
+ command. <command>make</command> uses the <filename>client.mk</filename>
+ file to get initial configuration and setup parameters, then depending on
+ the target parameter (<parameter>build</parameter> or
+ <parameter>install</parameter>), either runs the
+ <command>configure</command> script and compiles the package or installs
+ the package.</para>
+
+ <para><command>./makemake -r</command>: This command is used to recursively
+ create <filename>Makefile</filename>s in the current directory.</para>
+
+ <para><command>make -C ... xpi</command>: This command builds the
+ <application>Enigmail</application>
+ <filename class='extension'>.xpi</filename> file which is used to install
+ <application>Enigmail</application>.</para>
+
+ <para><command>install .../movemail.rdf .../rss.rdf ...</command>: These
+ commands are used to install two files inadvertently left out of the
+ installation script.</para>
+
</sect2>
<sect2 role="configuration">
@@ -269,14 +374,25 @@
<sect3><title>Configuration Information</title>
- <para>Configuration of <application>Thunderbird</application> to use the
- <application>Enigmail</application> extension must be done on an
- as-needed basis for each user of the system who may use
- <application>Thunderbird</application>. It is accomplished through the
- <application>Thunderbird</application> <quote>Tools</quote> menu. Choose
- the <quote>Extensions</quote> – <quote>Install</quote> option and
- fill in the <quote>Look in:</quote> field with
- <filename
class='directory'>/usr/lib/thunderbird-&thunderbird-version;/extensions</filename>.
+ <para>No specific configuration is required as long as the
+ <command>thunderbird</command> script is in the user's path. If
+ <application>Thunderbird</application> is installed in a non-standard
+ location, then make a symlink to the <command>thunderbird</command>
+ script in the <filename class="directory">/usr/bin</filename>
+ directory.</para>
+
+ <para>If you don't have privileges to install extensions globally, or
+ you prefer to not install global extensions, you can configure
+ <application>Thunderbird</application> on an individual user basis for
+ access to extensions. For example, if you built the
+ <application>Enigmail</application> extension and did not install it
+ globally, it can be installed on an as-needed basis for each user of the
+ system who may use <application>Thunderbird</application>. It is
+ accomplished through the <application>Thunderbird</application>
+ <quote>Tools</quote> menu. Choose the <quote>Extensions</quote> –
+ <quote>Install</quote> option and fill in the <quote>Look in:</quote>
+ field with <filename
+
class='directory'>/usr/lib/thunderbird-&thunderbird-version;/xpi_store</filename>.
You'll then see the
<filename>enigmail-&thunderbird-enigmail-version;-linux-????.xpi</filename>
file listed. Choose this file and click on <quote>Open</quote>, then
@@ -284,6 +400,43 @@
<application>Enigmail</application> extension will install and you will
be prompted to restart <application>Thunderbird</application>.</para>
+ <para>If your Window or Desktop Manager does not allow you to configure
+ a default browser, you can add a configuration parameter to
+ <application>Thunderbird</application> so that a browser will start when
+ when you click on an Internet/intranet/local URL. The procedure to check
+ or modify any of the configuration parameters is quite simple and the
+ instructions here can be used to view or modify any of the
+ parameters.</para>
+
+ <para>First, open the configuration dialog by opening the
+ <quote>Edit</quote> drop-down menu. Choose <quote>Preferences</quote>
+ and then click on the <quote>Advanced</quote> icon on the top menu
+ bar. Choose the <quote>General</quote> tab and click on the
+ <quote>Config Editor</quote> button. This will display a list of the
+ configuration preferences and information related to each one. You can
+ use the <quote>Filter:</quote> bar to enter search criteria and narrow
+ down the listed items. Changing a preference can be done using two
+ methods. One, if the preference has a boolean value (True/False), simply
+ double-click on the preference to toggle the value and two, for other
+ preferences simply right-click on the desired line, choose
+ <quote>Modify</quote> from the menu and change the value. Creating new
+ preference items is accomplished in the same way, except choose
+ <quote>New</quote> from the menu and provide the desired data into the
+ fields when prompted.</para>
+
+ <para>The configuration preference item you need to check so that
+ <application>Thunderbird</application> uses a specified browser is the
+ <parameter>network.protocol-handler.app.http</parameter> which should
+ be set to the path of the desired browser, e.g.,
+ <option>/usr/bin/firefox</option>.</para>
+
+ <tip>
+ <para>There is a multitude of configuration parameters you can tweak to
+ customize <application>Thunderbird</application>. A very extensive and
+ up-to-date list of these parameters can be found at <ulink
+ url="http://preferential.mozdev.org/preferences.html"/>.</para>
+ </tip>
+
</sect3>
</sect2>
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