On Sun, 2008-03-16 at 17:07 -0400, Gene Heskett wrote: > On Sunday 16 March 2008, Ric Moore wrote: > >On Sun, 2008-03-16 at 01:14 -0400, Gene Heskett wrote: > >> On Sunday 16 March 2008, Patrick O'Callaghan wrote: > >> >On Sat, 2008-03-15 at 23:23 -0400, Gene Heskett wrote: > >> >> Greetings all; > >> >> > >> >> How do I go about making FF3b4 use kmail for its default email agent > >> >> when the link clicked on is of the form "mailto: name@FQDN"? > >> >> > >> >> I did have it using kmail (I use only kde), but some update seems to > >> >> have undone me and I can't find any mention of Evolution in the control > >> >> center settings, nor in FF's about:config. I can't just remove > >> >> evolution as it takes aabout 500 megs worth of other stuff I do use > >> >> with it & that sucks a very high vacuum IMO. > >> >> > >> >> I've been looking for it for about 2 hours now. Somebody please throw > >> >> me a lifesaver... > >> > > >> >Gnome Control Center->Preferred Applications->Mail Reader. Note that it > >> >has nothing to do with FF as such; it's a desktop setting. > >> > > >> >poc > >> > >> As I said, I'm running kde, and there is no such thing in its control > >> center. In "control center->kde components->Email client" screen, the use > >> kmail button is checked. For FF3b4, no effect. > > > >Ah! Gene! But there is such a thing, it's just a little obscure. Lemme > >see here, aha! Found it: go into control center to: > >KDE Components --> Components Chooser --> Email Client --> check Use > >different email client --> enter "evolution" (all lower case) in the > >box. Click "apply" in the lower right hand of the page and you're set. > >I also have "mozilla-firefox" enabled in "Web Browser" on the same page > >in Component Chooser. > > > That menu did indeed have the kmail buitton checked. I changed it to other, > and then specified other=/usr/bin/kmail. Even with that, FF3b4 kept assuming > I wanted the mailto: link to be handled by Evolution. And it was Evolution I > was trying to get rid of. I don't need some gnome app walking all over the > system changing my prefs without bothering to ask me. I have my email system > setup and working quite well. Gnome thinks its running the show here, and to > get along with me, its going to have to develop some manners, something gnome > has yet to demonstrate to me. I give gnome as much respect as it gives me, > which isn't very much. Sorry Gene, I thought you wanted evolution. Of course, put whatever app you want in that box. Just to the right of that box is a selector button, that lets you pick and choose from whatever you already have installed. Check it out, be amazed! I just happen to prefer evolution myself. yes, KDE is a heckavalot easier to use for me. With the stink-up over Gnome using mono, KDE just might become more popular to use in these here parts. Ric -- ================================================ My father, Victor Moore (Vic) used to say: "There are two Great Sins in the world... ..the Sin of Ignorance, and the Sin of Stupidity. Only the former may be overcome." R.I.P. Dad. Linux user# 44256 Sign up at: http://counter.li.org/ http://www.sourceforge.net/projects/oar http://www.wayward4now.net <---down4now too ================================================
