Re: Seamonkey v2 RC - How to disable email feature?

2009-10-20 Thread WIFT
Dne 17.10.2009 3:46, Russell napsal(a): As an open source initiative I would wonder why anyone would want to remove choices and force an 'all or nothing' approach? That's more typical of companies like A$$ple, Micro$$oft and Ado$$e who use that to lock users into using only their product and

Re: Seamonkey v2 RC - How to disable email feature?

2009-10-20 Thread Martin Freitag
WIFT schrieb: I understand that SM is suite. I already reconciled with grinding my teeth that there would be no way _not_ to install the internal e-mail client (and don't say something about disk space, because it is not about disk space, it is like the inability to remove radio from my car

Re: Seamonkey v2 RC - How to disable email feature?

2009-10-18 Thread Graham
Lucas Levrel wrote: This said, I think installing the whole SM2 will be fine for everyone if mailto: links still can be directed to an external application. Disk space is not much of a concern on recent platforms. I agree with this. Personally, I use Seamonkey for newsgroups, but not for

Re: Seamonkey v2 RC - How to disable email feature?

2009-10-17 Thread Robert Kaiser
Russell wrote: And there are many users like myself who simply do NOT like the look and feel of Firefox. Perhaps it's the interests of the Firefox developers that's behind this move? Only if you don't believe that the SeaMonkey team can have its own agenda and think for itself. You might not

Re: Seamonkey v2 RC - How to disable email feature?

2009-10-17 Thread Lucas Levrel
Le 17 octobre 2009, Robert Kaiser a écrit : That said, feel free to do the work and provide patches for making the option you want available in the new toolkit-based environment we have uplifted SeaMonkey to because we wanted to ensure survival of the suite concept more than preserving every

Re: Seamonkey v2 RC - How to disable email feature?

2009-10-17 Thread Jens Hatlak
NoOp wrote: Perhaps 'network.protocol-handler.expose.mailto - true' should be either included as an option in the Edit|Preferences|Mail Newsgroups or Edit|Preferences|Browser? If at all only in the former, it's about MailNews, not the browser component. You may file an enhancement bug for

Re: Seamonkey v2 RC - How to disable email feature?

2009-10-16 Thread Daniel
J. Weaver Jr. wrote: Robert Kaiser wrote: Russell wrote: Perhaps someone will jump in with an easy fix. I do hope the final release offers the same install flexibility as did the previous versions. SeaMonkey 2.x will not allow installing without the mailnews component. Robert Kaiser Then

Re: Seamonkey v2 RC - How to disable email feature?

2009-10-16 Thread Daniel
Robert Kaiser wrote: Russell wrote: I want to continue using another newsreader and am very happy with my email software (Pegasus) and do not like Firefox compared to Seamonkey. We should make it easy to use other news readers from all I know, as for the mail things, I need to defer to

Re: Seamonkey v2 RC - How to disable email feature?

2009-10-16 Thread Russell
On Sat, 17 Oct 2009 09:51:23 +1000, Daniel d...@albury.nospam.net.au wrote: Why should SeaMonkey developers provide an easy means of using another program to do what SM can do?? If somebody wants a Browser Only application, why not use a Browser Only application in the first place?? Because

Re: Seamonkey v2 RC - How to disable email feature?

2009-10-15 Thread Arnie Goetchius
KristleBawl wrote: Russell wrote: On Wed, 14 Oct 2009 18:47:06 -0400, KristleBawl kristleb...@some.email wrote: Open about:config (type it in your address bar and press Enter) Proceed past the warning. Right-click somewhere in the list, and choose New Boolean. Enter

Re: Seamonkey v2 RC - How to disable email feature?

2009-10-15 Thread J. Weaver Jr.
KristleBawl wrote: Russell wrote: On Wed, 14 Oct 2009 21:17:13 +0200, Robert Kaiser ka...@kairo.at wrote: It doesn't mean you need to _use_ the mail component if it's _installed_. Still looking for an easy way to get mailto links in webpages to open with my usual email programme... so far

Re: Seamonkey v2 RC - How to disable email feature?

2009-10-15 Thread David E. Ross
On 10/14/2009 8:12 AM, Robert Kaiser wrote: Russell wrote: Perhaps someone will jump in with an easy fix. I do hope the final release offers the same install flexibility as did the previous versions. SeaMonkey 2.x will not allow installing without the mailnews component. Robert Kaiser

Re: Seamonkey v2 RC - How to disable email feature?

2009-10-15 Thread David E. Ross
On 10/14/2009 9:09 AM, David Wilkinson wrote: J. Weaver Jr. wrote: Then you will lose at least one customer - my wife, for whom I've been doing the Browser only install. She's come to love Seamonkey, but she's been using Outlook as a mail client for umphteen years now, and won't (and

Re: Seamonkey v2 RC - How to disable email feature?

2009-10-15 Thread David E. Ross
On 10/14/2009 9:37 PM, KristleBawl wrote: Russell wrote: On Wed, 14 Oct 2009 18:47:06 -0400, KristleBawl kristleb...@some.email wrote: Open about:config (type it in your address bar and press Enter) Proceed past the warning. Right-click somewhere in the list, and choose New Boolean.

Re: Seamonkey v2 RC - How to disable email feature?

2009-10-15 Thread Russell
On Thu, 15 Oct 2009 08:43:07 -0700, David E. Ross nob...@nowhere.invalid wrote: If user.js still works with SM 2 Did a search of the Seamonkey install folder and user.js does not exist R ___ support-seamonkey mailing list

Re: Seamonkey v2 RC - How to disable email feature?

2009-10-15 Thread Mark Hansen
On 10/15/09 19:11, Russell wrote: On Thu, 15 Oct 2009 08:43:07 -0700, David E. Ross nob...@nowhere.invalid wrote: If user.js still works with SM 2 Did a search of the Seamonkey install folder and user.js does not exist R That doesn't necessarily mean it's not used by SM 2.0, as it is

Re: Seamonkey v2 RC - How to disable email feature?

2009-10-14 Thread Martin Freitag
Daniel schrieb: Russell wrote: I really like the Seamonkey browser and have used it for years. In previous SM releases I could do a custom install and not install the email feature as I prefer to use another email client. With Seamonkey v2 RC's custom install there's no option to omit the

Re: Seamonkey v2 RC - How to disable email feature?

2009-10-14 Thread Russell
On Wed, 14 Oct 2009 08:56:19 +0200, Martin Freitag prof_nosp...@quantentunnel.de wrote: He dismissed the mail-part n the Seamonkey setup, it's that easy. The problem is that Seamonkey 2.0 does not allow that and by default handles mailto-links internally. Exactly. Previous versions allowed you

Re: Seamonkey v2 RC - How to disable email feature?

2009-10-14 Thread Robert Kaiser
Russell wrote: Perhaps someone will jump in with an easy fix. I do hope the final release offers the same install flexibility as did the previous versions. SeaMonkey 2.x will not allow installing without the mailnews component. Robert Kaiser ___

Re: Seamonkey v2 RC - How to disable email feature?

2009-10-14 Thread J. Weaver Jr.
Robert Kaiser wrote: Russell wrote: Perhaps someone will jump in with an easy fix. I do hope the final release offers the same install flexibility as did the previous versions. SeaMonkey 2.x will not allow installing without the mailnews component. Robert Kaiser Then you will lose at least

Re: Seamonkey v2 RC - How to disable email feature?

2009-10-14 Thread Keith Whaley
Robert Kaiser wrote: Russell wrote: Perhaps someone will jump in with an easy fix. I do hope the final release offers the same install flexibility as did the previous versions. SeaMonkey 2.x will not allow installing without the mailnews component. Robert Kaiser FWIW, I don't think it

Re: Seamonkey v2 RC - How to disable email feature?

2009-10-14 Thread David Wilkinson
J. Weaver Jr. wrote: Then you will lose at least one customer - my wife, for whom I've been doing the Browser only install. She's come to love Seamonkey, but she's been using Outlook as a mail client for umphteen years now, and won't (and shouldn't have to) change. Actually, make that _two_

Re: Seamonkey v2 RC - How to disable email feature?

2009-10-14 Thread J. Weaver Jr.
Keith Whaley wrote: Robert Kaiser wrote: Russell wrote: Perhaps someone will jump in with an easy fix. I do hope the final release offers the same install flexibility as did the previous versions. SeaMonkey 2.x will not allow installing without the mailnews component. Robert Kaiser

Re: Seamonkey v2 RC - How to disable email feature?

2009-10-14 Thread KristleBawl
J. Weaver Jr. wrote: Then you will lose at least one customer - my wife, for whom I've been doing the Browser only install. She's come to love Seamonkey, but she's been using Outlook as a mail client for umphteen years now, and won't (and shouldn't have to) change. Actually, make that _two_

Re: Seamonkey v2 RC - How to disable email feature?

2009-10-14 Thread Russell
On Wed, 14 Oct 2009 17:12:13 +0200, Robert Kaiser ka...@kairo.at wrote: SeaMonkey 2.x will not allow installing without the mailnews component. That's ok if there's an easy to find preference setting that allows me to not use it. Netscape also offered an email component that could be ignored if

Re: Seamonkey v2 RC - How to disable email feature?

2009-10-14 Thread Robert Kaiser
J. Weaver Jr. wrote: Then you will lose at least one customer - my wife, for whom I've been doing the Browser only install. She's come to love Seamonkey, but she's been using Outlook as a mail client for umphteen years now, and won't (and shouldn't have to) change. It doesn't mean you need to

Re: Seamonkey v2 RC - How to disable email feature?

2009-10-14 Thread Russell
On Wed, 14 Oct 2009 21:17:13 +0200, Robert Kaiser ka...@kairo.at wrote: It doesn't mean you need to _use_ the mail component if it's _installed_. Still looking for an easy way to get mailto links in webpages to open with my usual email programme... so far no luck. Russell

Re: Seamonkey v2 RC - How to disable email feature?

2009-10-14 Thread Robert Kaiser
Russell wrote: I want to continue using another newsreader and am very happy with my email software (Pegasus) and do not like Firefox compared to Seamonkey. We should make it easy to use other news readers from all I know, as for the mail things, I need to defer to people knowing more about

Re: Seamonkey v2 RC - How to disable email feature?

2009-10-14 Thread NoOp
On 10/13/2009 11:56 PM, Martin Freitag wrote: Daniel schrieb: Russell wrote: I really like the Seamonkey browser and have used it for years. In previous SM releases I could do a custom install and not install the email feature as I prefer to use another email client. With Seamonkey v2 RC's

Re: Seamonkey v2 RC - How to disable email feature?

2009-10-14 Thread Ray_Net
Robert Kaiser wrote: Russell wrote: Perhaps someone will jump in with an easy fix. I do hope the final release offers the same install flexibility as did the previous versions. SeaMonkey 2.x will not allow installing without the mailnews component. This is removing stupidly a perfect

Re: Seamonkey v2 RC - How to disable email feature?

2009-10-14 Thread Russell
On Wed, 14 Oct 2009 18:47:06 -0400, KristleBawl kristleb...@some.email wrote: Open about:config (type it in your address bar and press Enter) Proceed past the warning. Right-click somewhere in the list, and choose New Boolean. Enter network.protocol-handler.expose.mailto as the name and set

Re: Seamonkey v2 RC - How to disable email feature?

2009-10-14 Thread KristleBawl
Russell wrote: On Wed, 14 Oct 2009 18:47:06 -0400, KristleBawl kristleb...@some.email wrote: Open about:config (type it in your address bar and press Enter) Proceed past the warning. Right-click somewhere in the list, and choose New Boolean. Enter network.protocol-handler.expose.mailto as

Re: Seamonkey v2 RC - How to disable email feature?

2009-10-14 Thread KristleBawl
NoOp wrote: On 10/14/2009 03:47 PM, KristleBawl wrote: Russell wrote: On Wed, 14 Oct 2009 21:17:13 +0200, Robert Kaiser ka...@kairo.at wrote: It doesn't mean you need to _use_ the mail component if it's _installed_. Still looking for an easy way to get mailto links in webpages to open with

Re: Seamonkey v2 RC - How to disable email feature?

2009-10-14 Thread NoOp
On 10/14/2009 05:23 PM, KristleBawl wrote: NoOp wrote: On 10/14/2009 03:47 PM, KristleBawl wrote: Russell wrote: On Wed, 14 Oct 2009 21:17:13 +0200, Robert Kaiser ka...@kairo.at wrote: It doesn't mean you need to _use_ the mail component if it's _installed_. Still looking for an easy way to

Re: Seamonkey v2 RC - How to disable email feature?

2009-10-14 Thread Cruz, Jaime
NoOp wrote: On 10/13/2009 11:56 PM, Martin Freitag wrote: Daniel schrieb: Russell wrote: I really like the Seamonkey browser and have used it for years. In previous SM releases I could do a custom install and not install the email feature as I prefer to use another email client. With

Re: Seamonkey v2 RC - How to disable email feature?

2009-10-14 Thread NoOp
On 10/14/2009 06:50 PM, Cruz, Jaime wrote: NoOp wrote: ... Out of curiosity I then installed 1.1.17 (complete) and the same problem occurs there as well, so it's not just 2.0(x) that does not allow using an alternate email application. Note: I'd never encountered this before as I've always

Re: Seamonkey v2 RC - How to disable email feature?

2009-10-14 Thread Russell
On Wed, 14 Oct 2009 18:47:06 -0400, KristleBawl kristleb...@some.email wrote: Open about:config (type it in your address bar and press Enter) Proceed past the warning. Right-click somewhere in the list, and choose New Boolean. Enter network.protocol-handler.expose.mailto as the name and set

Re: Seamonkey v2 RC - How to disable email feature?

2009-10-14 Thread KristleBawl
Russell wrote: On Wed, 14 Oct 2009 18:47:06 -0400, KristleBawl kristleb...@some.email wrote: Open about:config (type it in your address bar and press Enter) Proceed past the warning. Right-click somewhere in the list, and choose New Boolean. Enter network.protocol-handler.expose.mailto as

Seamonkey v2 RC - How to disable email feature?

2009-10-13 Thread Russell
I really like the Seamonkey browser and have used it for years. In previous SM releases I could do a custom install and not install the email feature as I prefer to use another email client. With Seamonkey v2 RC's custom install there's no option to omit the email component and now every time I