There is something up with the beta where it doesn't associate html files
with konqueror. Just open up the file associations, type in a search for
html. Then click on it and then add, then type in Konqueror and apply. You
may need to move it up the list to the top position. That should fix you up.
-s
On Thursday 22 February 2001 11:30 pm, you wrote:
> Hello all,
> First let me thank all of you that have posted answers to my questions in
> the past.
> My latest question is how come Kmail in KDE 2.1Beta2 will not open the
> konquerer web browser?
> I have looked into file associations and really don't see much related to
> opening a link from within Kmail. Opening a link worked just fine with
> Chris' earlier 2.1 RPMS and also with the included 2.0pre that shipped with
> LM 7.2 Power Pack Delux.
> I performed a fresh install (expert, Developer), selected "everything" with
> automatic dependencies. Then used the live update from the update disk from
> LM. I then used the KDE2.1Beta2 RPMS form the unsupported directory on the
> update site (Ciril, France, I believe). I also installed the ecgs and qt
> packages. when I installed (rpm -Uvh bla-kde.i586.rpm) I used the nodeps
> switch because I had no java installed. Now, when I try to follow a URL
> link from within the Kmail reader, it appears to start right, then it
> copies some info into a temp directory and closes. NEVER does the konquerer
> open. If I copy the URL to the clipboard and paste it into the address bar
> of konquerer, everything works as advertised..
> I seem to remember seeing someone else ask about this strange behavior a
> bit earlier and don't remember if I ever saw a solution..
> Any one have an idea on fixing this??
> Thanks in advance,
