Re: [SLUG] Query re Firefox
On Wed, Feb 28, 2007 at 06:30:27PM +1100, Leslie Katz wrote: Matthew Hannigan wrote: Didn't you say you're using firefox 2.0.0.2? That's not standard on any released fedora that I know of. If you installed it yourself from source, or from an alternative rpm repo, then I suspect that could be the origin of your problem. I am using that version, which is the latest available from Mozilla. As to how I got it installed, for some time now, whenever I've seen reference on the Web to the existence of an update, I've gone to the Firefox Help tab, clicked on Check for Updates and the update's been automatically downloaded from the Mozilla site and installed. I can't say that it's been said every time, but certainly for the last few times, including for v 2.0.0.2, the Mozilla people have said they strongly recommend updating for security reasons, so I have. I can't now be sure, but it may well be that my problem first arose after (and therefore because of?) this latest update. However, since I couldn't get any answer when I posted in the Firefox forum, maybe I've just got to live with it. Thanks for replying, There's no need to go outside your official distro updates for anything security related; thats what distros do. Matt -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ Subscription info and FAQs: http://slug.org.au/faq/mailinglists.html
Re: [SLUG] Query re Firefox
Hi Leslie, If you're still having trouble with this, you can try the following: In T'bird, go to the toolbar and open 'edit'. Then choose 'advanced' and click on the 'general' tab. Then click on the 'Config Editor' button. This will bring up a window. In the 'filter' line at the top of the window, type in: network.protocol-handler.app.http Check to see what this points towards. If not towards your correct Firefox installation, then double click the highlighted line and entered the correct location. Do the same with: network.protocol-handler.app.https See how you go... this may or may not help :) Regards, Patrick Leslie Katz [EMAIL PROTECTED] When I click on a link in my email client (Thunderbird v 1.5.0.9), my browser (Firefox v 2.0.0.2) opens, but with a blank page, rather than with the page I want to open. That's a recent and annoying change from past practice. I now have to copy the link location in Thunderbird, open Firefox and then paste in the address. I disabled all of my Firefox extensions to see whether that would solve the problem. It didn't. I looked at the Firefox Tab preferences, but couldn't see one that had anything to do with this. I posted a query in the Mozilla forums. No one answered. Can anyone tell me how to fix the problem? Thanks, Leslie -- Registered Linux User 368634 -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ Subscription info and FAQs: http://slug.org.au/faq/mailinglists.html
[SLUG] Query re Firefox
Thank you very much for your replies, Sonia. I'm using Fedora, rather than Ubuntu. Following ApplicationsPreferencesMore Preferences, I get to Preferred Applications. When I click on it, I get a window with a number of tabs, one of which is called Web Browser. On that tab, I'm able to select my default web browser. I've got the Custom Web Browser button highlighted and a box into which I'm to put a command. The command which appears is the full path to the Firefox executable. I've tested that command from the command line and it does open Firefox. Unlike what I understand to be your situation, however, there is no option available on that tab relating to how links are to be opened. It's occurred to me since posting my original query that maybe there's something that's changed without my knowing it in the Firefox configuration editor and that that's what's caused me to lose the automatic opening of links. In the absence of any other suggestions, maybe I should have a look at that (though there are an awful lot of entries in it, aren't there!). Thanks again, Leslie -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ Subscription info and FAQs: http://slug.org.au/faq/mailinglists.html
Re: [SLUG] Query re Firefox
On Wed, 2007-02-28 at 16:54 +1100, Leslie Katz wrote: On that tab, I'm able to select my default web browser. I've got the Custom Web Browser button highlighted and a box into which I'm to put a command. The command which appears is the full path to the Firefox executable. I've tested that command from the command line and it does open Firefox. Unlike what I understand to be your situation, however, there is no option available on that tab relating to how links are to be opened. If the box has the path to firefox and absolutely nothing else, then that's your problem. When you click a link, evolution is running the command /usr/bin/firefox, without ever having a chance to pass in the URL to actually open. What you want to do is change that command to something like /usr/bin/firefox %s. That way, when you click a link, evolution will substitute the %s for the URL to be opened before running the command. So, when you click on http://google.com/ evolution will run /usr/bin/firefox http://google.com/;. Of course, you can run absolutely any command you want there. Just substitute %s where the URL to open is supposed to go. Good luck, -- Pete It's occurred to me since posting my original query that maybe there's something that's changed without my knowing it in the Firefox configuration editor and that that's what's caused me to lose the automatic opening of links. In the absence of any other suggestions, maybe I should have a look at that (though there are an awful lot of entries in it, aren't there!). Thanks again, Leslie -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ Subscription info and FAQs: http://slug.org.au/faq/mailinglists.html
Re: [SLUG] Query re Firefox
On Wed, Feb 28, 2007 at 04:54:37PM +1100, Leslie Katz wrote: I'm using Fedora, rather than Ubuntu. Following ApplicationsPreferencesMore Preferences, I get to Preferred Applications. When I click on it, I get a window with a number of tabs, one of which is called Web Browser. On that tab, I'm able to select my default web browser. I've got the Custom Web Browser button highlighted and a box into which I'm to put a command. The command which appears is the full path to the Firefox executable. I've tested that command from the command line and it does open Firefox. Unlike what I understand to be your situation, however, there is no option available on that tab relating to how links are to be opened. It's occurred to me since posting my original query that maybe there's something that's changed without my knowing it in the Firefox configuration editor and that that's what's caused me to lose the automatic opening of links. Didn't you say you're using firefox 2.0.0.2? That's not standard on any released fedora that I know of. If you installed it yourself from source, or from an alternative rpm repo, then I suspect that could be the origin of your problem. Matt -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ Subscription info and FAQs: http://slug.org.au/faq/mailinglists.html
Re: [SLUG] Query re Firefox
Matthew Hannigan wrote: Didn't you say you're using firefox 2.0.0.2? That's not standard on any released fedora that I know of. If you installed it yourself from source, or from an alternative rpm repo, then I suspect that could be the origin of your problem. I am using that version, which is the latest available from Mozilla. As to how I got it installed, for some time now, whenever I've seen reference on the Web to the existence of an update, I've gone to the Firefox Help tab, clicked on Check for Updates and the update's been automatically downloaded from the Mozilla site and installed. I can't say that it's been said every time, but certainly for the last few times, including for v 2.0.0.2, the Mozilla people have said they strongly recommend updating for security reasons, so I have. I can't now be sure, but it may well be that my problem first arose after (and therefore because of?) this latest update. However, since I couldn't get any answer when I posted in the Firefox forum, maybe I've just got to live with it. Thanks for replying, Leslie -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ Subscription info and FAQs: http://slug.org.au/faq/mailinglists.html
[SLUG] Query re Firefox
When I click on a link in my email client (Thunderbird v 1.5.0.9), my browser (Firefox v 2.0.0.2) opens, but with a blank page, rather than with the page I want to open. That's a recent and annoying change from past practice. I now have to copy the link location in Thunderbird, open Firefox and then paste in the address. I disabled all of my Firefox extensions to see whether that would solve the problem. It didn't. I looked at the Firefox Tab preferences, but couldn't see one that had anything to do with this. I posted a query in the Mozilla forums. No one answered. Can anyone tell me how to fix the problem? Thanks, Leslie -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ Subscription info and FAQs: http://slug.org.au/faq/mailinglists.html
Re: [SLUG] Query re Firefox
* On Tue, Feb 27, 2007 at 05:06:53PM +1100, Leslie Katz wrote: When I click on a link in my email client (Thunderbird v 1.5.0.9), my browser (Firefox v 2.0.0.2) opens, but with a blank page, rather than with the page I want to open. That's a recent and annoying change from past practice. I now have to copy the link location in Thunderbird, open Firefox and then paste in the address. Leslie, I haven't got access to an Ubuntu machine ATM - under administration or preferences there's an applet for 'preferred applications' or something like that. Check that Thunderbird is listed for email, and check at the command line that the specified command opens Thunderbird. -- Sonia Hamilton. GPG key A8B77238. -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ Subscription info and FAQs: http://slug.org.au/faq/mailinglists.html
Re: [SLUG] Query re Firefox
* On Tue, Feb 27, 2007 at 05:40:41PM +1100, Sonia Hamilton wrote: * On Tue, Feb 27, 2007 at 05:06:53PM +1100, Leslie Katz wrote: When I click on a link in my email client (Thunderbird v 1.5.0.9), my browser (Firefox v 2.0.0.2) opens, but with a blank page, rather than with the page I want to open. That's a recent and annoying change from past practice. I now have to copy the link location in Thunderbird, open Firefox and then paste in the address. Leslie, I haven't got access to an Ubuntu machine ATM - under administration or preferences there's an applet for 'preferred applications' or something like that. Check that Thunderbird is listed for email, and check at the command line that the specified command opens Thunderbird. System, Preferences, Preferred Applications I meant to say 'Firefox is listed under preferred applications'. On my system 'Web Browser' is set to 'Open link in a new tab', with the command being 'firefox -remote openurl(%s,new-tab)' (no single quotes). -- Sonia Hamilton. GPG key A8B77238. -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ Subscription info and FAQs: http://slug.org.au/faq/mailinglists.html
