Re: Unable to open Thunderbird as default calendar app
On 2023-03-29 23:18, Max Nikulin wrote: Thank you for the insights Max. Updating the default mime type for webcal resolved my problem. -- Regards, John Boxall
Re: Unable to open Thunderbird as default calendar app
On 30/03/2023 08:01, John Boxall wrote: "xdg-mime query default x-scheme-handler/webcal org.gnome.Evolution.desktop" To express it explicitly: handling of "text/calendar" .ics files and webcal: (webcals:) URI schemes are configured independently. From your original message it was unclear for me if you mean a https: link to an .ics file or not. Alternative command that actually calls xdg-mime: xdg-settings get default-url-scheme-handler webcal thunderbird.desktop Both commands may set handlers. In Firefox check application associations in preferences (settings). I was able to change the application association in Firefox which allowed me to select the Thunderbird launch script in /usr/bin and then process the URL. When associations are properly added to ~/.config/mimeapps.list, firefox should offer thunderbird directly without necessity to browse filesystem for the executable. Chrome does not have the same capability as Firefox for application associations and relies on the system file associations. Chrome invokes xdg-open that should execute "gio open". Gnome either uses default handler or display a dialog with alternatives. file "appointments (4).ics" appointments (4).ics: vCalendar calendar file file --mime uid.ics: text/calendar; charset=us-ascii is more relevant for configuration of MIME types text/calendar=thunderbird.desktop Such entry is present in thunderbird.desktop, so additional configuration should not be necessary. I missed the x-scheme-handler/webcal mime type which was the root of my problem. For some reason posting content of ~/.config/mimeapps.list you missed section headers. [Added Associations] x-scheme-handler/webcal=thunderbird.desktop x-scheme-handler/webcals=thunderbird.desktop should be enough for Gnome to add Thunderbird to open dialog. Unsure if x-scheme-handler/webcals is really necessary. To set thunderbird *by default*: [Default Applications] x-scheme-handler/webcal=thunderbird.desktop x-scheme-handler/webcals=thunderbird.desktop and check that it is not overridden. You posted a lot of files and some of them might have higher priority for backward compatibility. Ubuntu has x-scheme-handler/webcal in thunderbird.desktop. You may submit a request to https://bugs.debian.org similar to the mid: (Message-ID) URI scheme https://bugs.debian.org/1008159 The following pages describe how to configure associations of MIME types and applications, unfortunately URI schemes are not mentioned: https://help.gnome.org/admin/system-admin-guide/stable/mime-types-application.html.en Override the default registered application for all users https://help.gnome.org/admin/system-admin-guide/stable/mime-types-application-user.html.en Override the default registered application for individual users I am unaware of Debian docs, however an example of setting scheme handler may be found in https://wiki.debian.org/DefaultWebBrowser The following page looks too general https://wiki.debian.org/MimeTypesSupport
Re: Unable to open Thunderbird as default calendar app
On 2023-03-29 00:21, Max Nikulin wrote: Your description is too general, it lacks details. E.g. you did not provide exact commands and their output that you use to check that defaults are set properly. Max, though I queried several of the mime types (via "xdg-mime query default *), the one I missed was "x-scheme-handler/webcal" which was still set to Evolution. "xdg-mime query default x-scheme-handler/webcal org.gnome.Evolution.desktop" In Firefox check application associations in preferences (settings). I was able to change the application association in Firefox which allowed me to select the Thunderbird launch script in /usr/bin and then process the URL. Chrome does not have the same capability as Firefox for application associations and relies on the system file associations. If you save link target to disk, can you open the downloaded file by thunderbird directly and by xdg-open? What is MIME type reported by the "file" utility? Yes, saving the file would have worked. file "appointments (4).ics" appointments (4).ics: vCalendar calendar file Behavior might depend on your desktop environment. GNOME desktop. It is hard to reason whether it should work without details what you have added to this file. These were queried (via xdg-mime) then added or changed in the files listed: text/calendar=thunderbird.desktop text/x-vcard=thunderbird.desktop application/mbox=thunderbird.desktop message/rfc822=thunderbird.desktop x-scheme-handler/mailto=thunderbird.desktop Check entries related to evolution in this file and MIME types specified in its .desktop file. I missed the x-scheme-handler/webcal mime type which was the root of my problem. Thank you for the help and push to look closer. -- Regards, John Boxall
Re: Unable to open Thunderbird as default calendar app
On 29/03/2023 05:01, John Boxall wrote: I am trying to launch Thunderbird as my calendar application when opening a webcal link. Your description is too general, it lacks details. E.g. you did not provide exact commands and their output that you use to check that defaults are set properly. This happens in both Chrome and Firefox. Open web development tools, switch to the network tab, click on the link, check MIME type in server response headers. In Firefox check application associations in preferences (settings). If you save link target to disk, can you open the downloaded file by thunderbird directly and by xdg-open? What is MIME type reported by the "file" utility? I am running Debian 10/Buster with all of the latest updates. Behavior might depend on your desktop environment. The following files have been updated to point to Thunderbird: ~/.config/mimeapps.list It is hard to reason whether it should work without details what you have added to this file. Check entries related to evolution in this file and MIME types specified in its .desktop file.
Unable to open Thunderbird as default calendar app
I am trying to launch Thunderbird as my calendar application when opening a webcal link. Though I have updated all appropriate gnome-mimeapps.list and mimeapps.list files and used xdg-mime to query and set the default calendar application, my user session wants to open Evolution. The GNOME defaults for mail and calendar were already set to Thunderbird. If I remove Evolution, the dialog opens but specifies xdg-open and there are no options to choose another application. This happens in both Chrome and Firefox. I am running Debian 10/Buster with all of the latest updates. The following files have been updated to point to Thunderbird: ~/.config/gnome-mimeapps.list ~/.config/mimeapps.list /etc/xdg/gnome-mimeapps.list /etc/xdg/mimeapps.list ~/.local/share/applications/gnome-mimeapps.list ~/.local/share/applications/mimeapps.list /usr/local/share/applications/gnome-mimeapps.list /usr/local/share/applications/mimeapps.list /usr/share/applications/gnome-mimeapps.list /usr/share/applications/mimeapps.list I would appreciate if someone could point me to the missing puzzle piece. -- Regards, John Boxall
