On Monday 17 March 2008, Ric Moore wrote: >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 Thats not a stinkup Ric, that will be gnomes achilles heel at some point when M$ decides to light the fuse & see what blows up. -- Cheers, Gene "There are four boxes to be used in defense of liberty: soap, ballot, jury, and ammo. Please use in that order." -Ed Howdershelt (Author) Children are unpredictable. You never know what inconsistency they're going to catch you in next. -- Franklin P. Jones
