Re: links won't open using icedove/wheezy
I am having the same problem as stated here (https://lists.debian.org/debian-user/2012/07/msg02095.html). I have read the thread, but didn't seem to get a resolution. To recap: when I click on a link in Icedove, Firefox opens, but it doesn't go to the URL. It stays on the homepage (as if the link was not passed). Steps take so far: 1. Removed everything from update-alternatives for x-www-browser, and then added in firefox (only). 2. Running x-www-browser www.google.com works. Firefox opens, and it goes to google. (My home page is not google, FYI). 3. I have confirmed mailto links work. (Clicking a mailto: link opens a new email in icedove, and it is properly addressed). 4. I have confirmed that the network protocol handler is set to x-www-browser (default) in the preferences. (Preferences Advanced General Config Editor). *OS Information:* Linux d7 3.2.0-4-amd64 #1 SMP Debian 3.2.65-1+deb7u1 x86_64 GNU/Linux Distributor ID:Debian Description:Debian GNU/Linux 7.8 (wheezy) Release:7.8 Codename:wheezy *Desktop: XFCE* Everything installed from repos except Firefox (obviously). Firefox is installed in /opt/firefox/. Executable is /opt/firefox/firefox, and the symlink in the path is /usr/local/bin/firefox. This all works with update-alternatives as noted before. -- Michael Munger, dCAP, MCPS, MCNPS, MBSS High Powered Help, Inc. Microsoft Certified Professional Microsoft Certified Small Business Specialist Digium Certified Asterisk Professional mich...@highpoweredhelp.com
Re: links won't open using icedove/wheezy
hi whit, it's all there. read it. g. Am 03.08.2012 00:31, schrieb Whit Hansell: On 08/02/2012 05:48 PM, chymian wrote: hi whit, Also, you mention in user_prefs, the line in pref.js user_pref(network.protocol-handler.external.http, true); Well, I don't have that specific line in my user_prefs. Did you add the line or just change the false to true? I probably inserted it on the way to fix the misbehaviour. and will check how ID behaves without it. maybe it's the cause for your momentary misbehaviour, maybe it's what you have to add to get it to work. definitively, it triggers the add mailserver starttls problem. I removed the line completely, and icedove behaves as designed. no more error with the starttls-problem, but still opening links in x-www-browser correctly. so, it was a leftover from a try on figuring out how to solve, which caused the next error... :( hope you have luck with the systemsettings. cheers günter Gunter, let me verify what your original problem was with icedove. Were you unable to get to iceweasel when you clicked on a link in icedove or were you able to get to iceweasel home page but not the actual link you were trying to open? I appreciate your comments and want to get this darned thing fixed but need to know I'm working on the right thing. I can get to iceweasel but I always get the home page. I don't get the specific link I'm trying for. Oh, and I figued out why I did not see that actual line as mentioned. I was looking at prefs.js from the command line using cat prefs.js. When looking at the file in that manner all you get are those which have content and are marked true and I didn't find out how to change it until I went to the config editor button in preferences-Advanced- General-config editor. So much fun. :-) Regards and TIA Whit -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/501bbb10.1030...@gmx.net
Re: links won't open using icedove/wheezy
hi whit, 1. icedove does not open external links. it opened the browser, but did not handover the URL. I had to got to the KDE systemsettings and manually change the file association (program which is called) entry to iceweasel %u (or x-www-browser %u, setting up the system alternatives to iceweasel.) for all http/https. I've found most of what you mentioned and have made changes but I still only get my home page in Iceweasel, not the link in the email I clik on. Is that what you get? Can you get to Iceweasel but not to the exact link? that was the initial erroneous behaviour. things changed with setting file-associations to x-www-browser %u in the systemsettings. see point 1. above. Also, you mention in user_prefs, the line in pref.js user_pref(network.protocol-handler.external.http, true); Well, I don't have that specific line in my user_prefs. Did you add the line or just change the false to true? I probably inserted it on the way to fix the misbehaviour. and will check how ID behaves without it. maybe it's the cause for your momentary misbehaviour, maybe it's what you have to add to get it to work. definitively, it triggers the add mailserver starttls problem. I'm at a loss. my advice: check the file-associations, so that x-extension-*html, etc. call either iceweasel directly with a %u as parameter, or use the x-www-browser %u mechanisem. to set your system-default browser there, go to a shell and enter the following command: sudo update-alternatives --config x-www-browser choose iceweasel or whatever you want to use. to check, whether that works, you can call x-www-browser http://google.com from a shell. iceweasel (or what ever you did set with the command above) should open google.com I've found some info in bugtracking but it's from 2007 and it's talking about not getting to iceweasel. Again, I can get to Iceweasel but not the exact link. I didn't find any useful information there... TIA for your help. Whit have a nice one good luck günter -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/501af38d.6040...@gmx.net
Re: links won't open using icedove/wheezy
hi whit, Also, you mention in user_prefs, the line in pref.js user_pref(network.protocol-handler.external.http, true); Well, I don't have that specific line in my user_prefs. Did you add the line or just change the false to true? I probably inserted it on the way to fix the misbehaviour. and will check how ID behaves without it. maybe it's the cause for your momentary misbehaviour, maybe it's what you have to add to get it to work. definitively, it triggers the add mailserver starttls problem. I removed the line completely, and icedove behaves as designed. no more error with the starttls-problem, but still opening links in x-www-browser correctly. so, it was a leftover from a try on figuring out how to solve, which caused the next error... :( hope you have luck with the systemsettings. cheers günter -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/501af5c6.3060...@gmx.net
Re: links won't open using icedove/wheezy
On 08/02/2012 05:48 PM, chymian wrote: hi whit, Also, you mention in user_prefs, the line in pref.js user_pref(network.protocol-handler.external.http, true); Well, I don't have that specific line in my user_prefs. Did you add the line or just change the false to true? I probably inserted it on the way to fix the misbehaviour. and will check how ID behaves without it. maybe it's the cause for your momentary misbehaviour, maybe it's what you have to add to get it to work. definitively, it triggers the add mailserver starttls problem. I removed the line completely, and icedove behaves as designed. no more error with the starttls-problem, but still opening links in x-www-browser correctly. so, it was a leftover from a try on figuring out how to solve, which caused the next error... :( hope you have luck with the systemsettings. cheers günter Gunter, let me verify what your original problem was with icedove. Were you unable to get to iceweasel when you clicked on a link in icedove or were you able to get to iceweasel home page but not the actual link you were trying to open? I appreciate your comments and want to get this darned thing fixed but need to know I'm working on the right thing. I can get to iceweasel but I always get the home page. I don't get the specific link I'm trying for. Oh, and I figued out why I did not see that actual line as mentioned. I was looking at prefs.js from the command line using cat prefs.js. When looking at the file in that manner all you get are those which have content and are marked true and I didn't find out how to change it until I went to the config editor button in preferences-Advanced- General-config editor. So much fun. :-) Regards and TIA Whit -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/501affae.7020...@comcast.net
Re: links won't open using icedove/wheezy
On 07/31/2012 07:17 AM, chymian wrote: hi everybody, Just checking to see if others are having the same problem. yes indeed. I had 2 mailthreats about this on the debian-user-german. 1. icedove does not open external links. it opened the browser, but did not handover the URL. I had to got to the KDE systemsettings and manually change the file association (program which is called) entry to iceweasel %u (or x-www-browser %u, setting up the system alternatives to iceweasel.) for all http/https. 2. I changed in the .icedove/profile/prefs.js user_pref(network.protocol-handler.external.http, true); to true. while callening external links does work now, it had a major impact on beeing able to add new accounts to ID. while checking a new imap/smtp server, a link opened in iceweasel, trying to get info about the mail-server. in this case, I used self-signed certificates on my dovcot-server and STARTTLS. switching this value back to false, I can add new mailservers, but not open external links. for the time being, I have to choose, which misbehaviour I can live with at the moment. my system: wheezy,amd64 KDE 4.8.4 iceweasel 10.0.6esr-1 icedove 10.0.5-1 günter Gunter, I've found most of what you mentioned and have made changes but I still only get my home page in Iceweasel, not the link in the email I clik on. Is that what you get? Can you get to Iceweasel but not to the exact link? Also, you mention in user_prefs, the line in pref.js user_pref(network.protocol-handler.external.http, true); Well, I don't have that specific line in my user_prefs. Did you add the line or just change the false to true? I'm at a loss. I've found some info in bugtracking but it's from 2007 and it's talking about not getting to iceweasel. Again, I can get to Iceweasel but not the exact link. TIA for your help. Whit -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/50195c7a.60...@comcast.net
Re: links won't open using icedove/wheezy
hi everybody, Just checking to see if others are having the same problem. yes indeed. I had 2 mailthreats about this on the debian-user-german. 1. icedove does not open external links. it opened the browser, but did not handover the URL. I had to got to the KDE systemsettings and manually change the file association (program which is called) entry to iceweasel %u (or x-www-browser %u, setting up the system alternatives to iceweasel.) for all http/https. 2. I changed in the .icedove/profile/prefs.js user_pref(network.protocol-handler.external.http, true); to true. while callening external links does work now, it had a major impact on beeing able to add new accounts to ID. while checking a new imap/smtp server, a link opened in iceweasel, trying to get info about the mail-server. in this case, I used self-signed certificates on my dovcot-server and STARTTLS. switching this value back to false, I can add new mailservers, but not open external links. for the time being, I have to choose, which misbehaviour I can live with at the moment. my system: wheezy,amd64 KDE 4.8.4 iceweasel 10.0.6esr-1 icedove 10.0.5-1 günter -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/5017bed8.9010...@gmx.net
Re: links won't open using icedove/wheezy
Gunter Thanks for the reply but I checked to see if anything you mentioned was even possible and it came out I don't got none of that stuff. G On 07/31/2012 07:17 AM, chymian wrote: Just checking to see if others are having the same problem. yes indeed. I had 2 mailthreats about this on the debian-user-german. 1. icedove does not open external links. it opened the browser, but did not handover the URL. I had to got to the KDE systemsettings and manually change the file association (program which is called) entry to iceweasel %u (or x-www-browser %u, setting up the system alternatives to iceweasel.) for all http/https. I checked my file associations and could not find anything about this in that system settings setup. Hunted all over. Nothing. 2. I changed in the .icedove/profile/prefs.js user_pref(network.protocol-handler.external.http, true); to true. Checked my prefs.js file and it has no network. anything listed for some reason. Went to the about:config file in iceweasel and could not find anything that looked like it might help. If there is the same type of setup in icedove I have no idea yet how to access it. while callening external links does work now, it had a major impact on beeing able to add new accounts to ID. while checking a new imap/smtp server, a link opened in iceweasel, trying to get info about the mail-server. in this case, I used self-signed certificates on my dovcot-server and STARTTLS. switching this value back to false, I can add new mailservers, but not open external links. for the time being, I have to choose, which misbehaviour I can live with at the moment. Well, I appreciate your input and yes, I agree, it's one or the other in your case and I appreciate your reply to let me know what you've found. It has given me at least an idea that maybe I can do something but really expect it to be corrected by bug fixes in the end. Or at least I hope so. my system: wheezy,amd64 KDE 4.8.4 iceweasel 10.0.6esr-1 icedove 10.0.5-1 günter My system is: Wheezy. amd64 KDE 4.8.4 Iceweasel 10.0.6 Icedove 10.0.5 Do appreciate your comments and reply. Cheers. Whit -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/50180172.3000...@comcast.net
Re: links won't open using icedove/wheezy
On 07/31/2012 12:01 PM, Whit Hansell wrote: Gunter Thanks for the reply but I checked to see if anything you mentioned was even possible and it came out I don't got none of that stuff.G On 07/31/2012 07:17 AM, chymian wrote: Just checking to see if others are having the same problem. yes indeed. I had 2 mailthreats about this on the debian-user-german. 1. icedove does not open external links. it opened the browser, but did not handover the URL. I had to got to the KDE systemsettings and manually change the file association (program which is called) entry to iceweasel %u (or x-www-browser %u, setting up the system alternatives to iceweasel.) for all http/https. I checked my file associations and could not find anything about this in that system settings setup. Hunted all over. Nothing. 2. I changed in the .icedove/profile/prefs.js ??? On my working wheezy icedove wtopa@dj:~$ ls .icedove/profile ls: cannot access .icedove/profile: No such file or directory but wtopa@dj:~$ ls .icedove/prefs.js .icedove/prefs.js* Might that be your problem ?? HTH user_pref(network.protocol-handler.external.http, true); to true. Checked my prefs.js file and it has no network. anything listed for some reason. Went to the about:config file in iceweasel and could not find anything that looked like it might help. If there is the same type of setup in icedove I have no idea yet how to access it. while callening external links does work now, it had a major impact on beeing able to add new accounts to ID. while checking a new imap/smtp server, a link opened in iceweasel, trying to get info about the mail-server. in this case, I used self-signed certificates on my dovcot-server and STARTTLS. switching this value back to false, I can add new mailservers, but not open external links. for the time being, I have to choose, which misbehaviour I can live with at the moment. Well, I appreciate your input and yes, I agree, it's one or the other in your case and I appreciate your reply to let me know what you've found. It has given me at least an idea that maybe I can do something but really expect it to be corrected by bug fixes in the end. Or at least I hope so. my system: wheezy,amd64 KDE 4.8.4 iceweasel 10.0.6esr-1 icedove 10.0.5-1 günter My system is: Wheezy. amd64 KDE 4.8.4 Iceweasel 10.0.6 Icedove 10.0.5 Do appreciate your comments and reply. Cheers. Whit -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/50183a37.4070...@gmail.com
Re: links won't open using icedove/wheezy
On 07/31/2012 04:04 PM, Wayne Topa wrote: On 07/31/2012 12:01 PM, Whit Hansell wrote: snip I checked my file associations and could not find anything about this in that system settings setup. Hunted all over. Nothing. 2. I changed in the .icedove/profile/prefs.js ??? On my working wheezy icedove wtopa@dj:~$ ls .icedove/profile ls: cannot access .icedove/profile: No such file or directory but wtopa@dj:~$ ls .icedove/prefs.js .icedove/prefs.js* Might that be your problem ?? HTH Wayne, sorry. You misunderstood. I found the prefs.js file. That wasn't the problem. It did not contain the line(s) that gunter had mentioned. And I found nothing else that looked like it would help or reference the problem. Thanks for the reply tho. Much appreciated. Cheers Whit -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/50185215.6060...@comcast.net
Re: links won't open using icedove/wheezy
On Sat, 28 Jul 2012 13:06:59 -0400, Whit Hansell wrote: Just checking to see if others are having the same problem. Using Wheezy and a couple of months ago (guessing) I did a dist-upgrade and all of a sudden my links would only open a new iceweasel window and only to my home page. Is that hapenning only when the links are open from Icedove or the problem remains when clicking over a link from gnome-terminal, Evolution, Kmail... or another application? Also, does it work for e-mail links (e.g., mailto:u...@example.com;)? I have been patient waiting to see if this bug would get fixed but so far it hasn't. I've been to what I think is icedove bugs pages and it seems they have the bug listed but am not sure because some of the explanation is not the best. I cannot locate a bug in Debian BT similar to yours :-? By the way, what desktop o window manager are you using? Anyone else having the same problem or know of something i can do to correct this problem if it is actually in my lap? I would first try by launching icedove from a new user, different than your usual one to discard something wrong within your current profile. Greetings, -- Camaleón -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/jv3dml$vb5$3...@dough.gmane.org
links won't open using icedove/wheezy
Just checking to see if others are having the same problem. Using Wheezy and a couple of months ago (guessing) I did a dist-upgrade and all of a sudden my links would only open a new iceweasel window and only to my home page. I have been patient waiting to see if this bug would get fixed but so far it hasn't. I've been to what I think is icedove bugs pages and it seems they have the bug listed but am not sure because some of the explanation is not the best. Anyone else having the same problem or know of something i can do to correct this problem if it is actually in my lap? TIA Whit -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/50141c33.3050...@comcast.net
