Garth Wallace wrote: > WiseWeasel wrote: > >> Garth Wallace wrote: >> >>> WiseWeasel wrote: >>> >>>> >>> > There is still, however, the problem of the Mozilla >>> >>>> Browser sending mailto links to Mozilla Mail. I would like to >>>> change this to send those requests to the OS instead to forward to >>>> the default email client. This is an essential feature for the >>>> Mozilla browser, as many people preffer their own, standalone email >>>> clients, but would like to use the great Mozilla web browser. >>> >>> >>> http://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=11459 >> >> >> >AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAARRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRGGGGHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! > >> >> This really needs to be fixed, this is almost a strong reason NOT to >> use Mozilla. Copying and pasting into an external mail client is a >> huge inconvenience. This should really be a high priority, and it's >> incredible that this BUG has lived on since the NS 4.x days. So many >> people have complained and filed the same bug report, with even IBM >> contributing code for this more than a year ago, it's surprising that >> this problem still persists. This is much more important than blocking >> pop-ups and such. > > > If you install Mozilla without the mailnews portion, it will call an > external program. That bug is only for calling an external client when > mailnews is installed. > > As for fixing it: the source is open, go right ahead and fix it. >
See, it's funny you should mention that. Mozilla is released for MacOS X as a complete package, with a folder containing the app, which you just copy to your app directory. There is no way to only install certain portions or remove them. We desperately need an installer or browser standalone version for MacOS X.
