On Thu, Dec 13, 2012 at 12:42 PM, Jake Lauer <jake.la...@gmail.com> wrote: > Sorry to be a bother, but does anyone have more info on this?
I haven't been able to recreate the issue. It works fine for me on the Windows 8 VM that I have. I have firefox 17.0.1 set as the default browser. > > -- > Jake Lauer > http://jakelauer.com > > > > On Mon, Dec 10, 2012 at 11:17 AM, Jake Lauer <jake.la...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >> Yes, this is for normal HTTP links. The debug window shows this when I >> click on a link: >> >> (11:16:26) winpidgin: Error opening URI: http://google.com error: 5 >> >> -- >> Jake Lauer >> http://jakelauer.com >> >> >> >> On Mon, Dec 10, 2012 at 11:14 AM, Daniel Atallah <datal...@pidgin.im> >> wrote: >>> >>> On Mon, Dec 10, 2012 at 1:54 PM, Jake Lauer <jake.la...@gmail.com> wrote: >>> > I just managed to reinstall without any settings being saved by >>> > removing the >>> > .purple folder from my AppData files. With a clean, brand new >>> > installation, >>> > the problem still persists. >>> >>> There's nothing related to the browser in the configuration, so it >>> isn't really surprising that blowing away the configuration wouldn't >>> have any effect. >>> >>> What kind of links are these? Are they "normal" http://... links or >>> something else? >>> >>> What does the debug log (Help->Debug Window) say when you click on one >>> of these links (you need to have the window open at the time the event >>> occurs for it to have any effect)? >>> >>> >>> -D >>> >>> > >>> > On Mon, Dec 10, 2012 at 10:49 AM, Jake Lauer <jake.la...@gmail.com> >>> > wrote: >>> >> >>> >> Daniel, >>> >> >>> >> I have attempted to fix the problem by switching my default browser >>> >> between a few of the ones I have installed, but the problem persists. >>> >> I have >>> >> tried re-installing, but it seems as though Pidgin remembers something >>> >> about >>> >> previous installs... is there a way to fully uninstall and reinstall? >>> >> >>> >> -- >>> >> Jake Lauer >>> >> http://jakelauer.com >>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> >> On Sun, Dec 2, 2012 at 9:46 AM, Daniel Atallah <datal...@pidgin.im> >>> >> wrote: >>> >>> >>> >>> On Sat, Dec 1, 2012 at 7:58 PM, Jake Lauer <jake.la...@gmail.com> >>> >>> wrote: >>> >>> > Hi guys, >>> >>> > >>> >>> > I've been using Pidgin for a long time, but recently a problem has >>> >>> > cropped >>> >>> > up. I think it might be related to the fact that I switched to >>> >>> > Windows >>> >>> > 8 >>> >>> > from Windows 7 recently. Anyway, now, whenever I click on a link of >>> >>> > any >>> >>> > kind >>> >>> > in Pidgin, nothing happens. The link turns red/purple like it's >>> >>> > active, >>> >>> > but >>> >>> > the browser doesn't open. I have to copy the link and paste into a >>> >>> > browser >>> >>> > to get it to work. Any ideas? >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> There's unfortunately quite a bit of misinformation in the responses >>> >>> you've gotten so far. >>> >>> >>> >>> The browser usage has never been configurable on Windows; Pidgin >>> >>> simply uses the system browser (and this is known to work on Windows >>> >>> 8 >>> >>> - there are a few issues with SSL links not opening correctly, but >>> >>> that's a different issue than what you're reporting). >>> >>> >>> >>> The solution to the type of problem that you're seeing is almost >>> >>> always to reset your default browser in Windows (the best way to do >>> >>> this is to switch the default browser to another browser and then >>> >>> back). >>> >>> >>> >>> The only other possibility that I can think of is that you're running >>> >>> Pidgin as a different user than your desktop session (one common way >>> >>> that this can happen is if you launch Pidgin using the checkbox on >>> >>> the >>> >>> last step of the installer (the ability to do this has now been >>> >>> remove >>> >>> to avoid this, and other problems). >>> >>> >>> >>> -D >> >> > _______________________________________________ Support@pidgin.im mailing list Want to unsubscribe? Use this link: http://pidgin.im/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/support