On Saturday 27 February 2010 16:30:08 Bret Busby wrote: > I am running Debian 5. > > I have iceweasel installed, and I have iceape installed. > > I use iceape because it allows me, on clicking on a mailto link, to open > an iceape mail composer window. > > In trying to configure iceweasel to do the same (iceweasel defaults to > opening evolution, which I understand to be much the same as microsoft > outlook), I open the iceweasel Edit -> Preferences -> Applications -> > mailto option, and it displays the options "Use Gmail", Use Yahoo! > Mail", "Always ask", and "Use other", which does not give access to > iceape mail composer. > > But, it does not display an option for "Use Iceape Mail Composer", and, > with iceape mail composer, in viewing the properties, and thus the > launch command, the iceweaselpreferences options, do not allow for > entering the command to run iceape mail composer; "iceape -compose". > > So, iceweasel recognises proprietary email applications (gmail and yahoo > mail), but, does not recognise the realted email application; iceape > mail composer, and, apparently, prohibits the use of iceape mail > composer, to acion mailto links. > > Why doesn't iceweasel work with iceape? > > -- > Bret Busby > Armadale > West Australia > .............. > > "So once you do know what the question actually is, > you'll know what the answer means." > - Deep Thought, > Chapter 28 of Book 1 of > "The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy: > A Trilogy In Four Parts", > written by Douglas Adams, > published by Pan Books, 1992 > > .................................................... >
1. run: dpkg-reconfigure iceweasel 2. run: update-alternatives --config x-www-browser -- Jens Van Broeckhoven -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/201002271739.27665.jens.vanbroeckho...@telenet.be
