On Wed, Jan 5, 2011 at 10:26 PM, James E. LaBarre <[email protected]> wrote: > having a problem getting Gnome to open URLs in the system default browser. > It's set for Firefox under the Preferred Applications app, checked it in > gconf-editor (/desktop/gnome/url-handlers/http/ and > /desktop/gnome/url-handlers/https/), /etc/alternatives (gnome-www-browser > and x-www-browser), yet pretty much everything (Xchat, Lotus Notes, > Thunderbird, etc) insist on opening links under Midori. They used to open > under Chromium until I uninstalled that.
I'd recheck the alternatives system. The apps you listed would be more likely to call an external command and not rely on a gconf setting. -- Bruce A. Locke [email protected] _______________________________________________ Mid-Hudson Valley Linux Users Group http://mhvlug.org http://mhvlug.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mhvlug Upcoming Meetings (6pm - 8pm) MHVLS Auditorium Jan 5 - Building a Community Site with Drupal Feb 2 - Zimbra Mar 2 - MHVLUG 8th Anniversary - Show and Tell
