robrosenthal1 wrote:
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Subject: Firefox, Thunderbird and %#$@* Evolution From: Robert
<kerplop@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Date: Sun, 30 Jan 2005 10:48:19-0600 To: For
users of Fedora Core releases <fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx>
To: For users of Fedora Core releases<fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx>
FC3, KDE
I have been attempting to find a way to migrate from Mozilla to
Firefox and Thunderbird. So far, everything has gone pretty well
EXCEPT that when I wanted to email a web page from within Firefox,
that option was not available. The only choice is to "Send Link".
That's acceptable and definitely more friendly for those who are
still using dialup connections but the deal breaker for me is thatit
wants to use Evolution and I don't/won't. I have looked in the
prefs.js file, in about:config and in the handful of options
available under Edit --> preferences and haven't exactly been
inundated with clues. In the Help section, I find this jewel:
Send Link...
Opens an email composition window using your computer's default
program so you can send a message with a link to the current page.
This feature is currently only available on Windows, Mac OS X and
OS/2.
...which is about as useful as "How may I help you today" on theback
of Walmart employees vests.
I tried removing evolution from another machine that I don't mind
wrecking and sure enough, evolution didn't try to start. Neitherdid
any other mail client, as in NOP.
Any ideas short of doing a fresh install and specifically omitting
evolution?
I had a somewhat similar problem. For whatever reason, you need to use GNOME's preferred application chooser. The KDE one doesn't work for me.
I had a similar problem. It's just plain stupid for Firefox to use only gnome defaults. But, anyway, the way I solved it was logging in in Gnome, changing the default mail application there to Thunderbird, and then going back to KDE, and all works nicely.
I can't wait for KMail to handle IMAP folders/filter better to switch completely to konkeror/kmail...
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