I sent this message this morning but it never arrived... is it just me or did anyone else get it?
Monty ----- Original Message ----- From: "Monty Scroggins" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Dqsd-Devel" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Tuesday, August 17, 2004 8:54 AM Subject: Re: [DQSD-Devel] Firefox vs DQSD > As a test I downloaded and installed Firefox 0.93. (the latest) When it > finished > installing and I started the browser, it asked if it should be set to the > default, I answered yes. > > DQSD seems to work beautifully. I dont know if it is a bug in a previous > version of Firefox or if it is an OS problem. > I am running winXP with all the updates except for the dreaded sp2. > > Incidentally, I checked the previously mentioned keys to see what they were > set > to and they were left untouched and still pointing to IE. > > BUT I did a search through my registry and found the below keys set to the > Firefox browser. > > > HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.htm > HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.htm > HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.shtml > HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.xht > HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.xhtml > HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\ftp\shell\open\command > HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\gopher\shell\open\command > HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\HTTP\shell\open\command > HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\https\shell\open\command > HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\FileExt > s\.htm\OpenWithProgids > HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\FileExt > s\.html\OpenWithProgids > HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\FileExt > s\.shtml\OpenWithProgids > HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\.htm > HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\.html > HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\.shtml > HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\.xht > HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\.xhtml > HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\ftp\shell\open\command > HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\gopher\shell\open\command > HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\HTTP\shell\open\command > HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\https\shell\open\command > > > Hope this helps > > Monty > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Kim Gr�sman" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Monday, August 16, 2004 4:00 PM > Subject: [DQSD-Devel] Firefox vs DQSD > > > > Hi devs, > > > > A friend of mine still has Firefox problems, and I think I've found a > > solution/workaround. > > > > There are two distinct problems: > > > > 1) Default google search (or most other searches) throws a script error > > > > 2) Ctrl+Enter for domain name completion throws a script error > > > > The difference between the two is that (1) does ShellExecute on > > DQSDLaunch.html, which invokes the default handler for .html. > > (2) does ShellExecute on a URL (http://something), which invokes the > handler > > for "http". > > > > It turns out there's a bug with the Mozilla 0.9 series (not sure if it's > > fixed yet), in that it doesn't correctly set itself up as a default > browser. > > There's a fix available at [1], that sets Mozilla Firefox up as the > default > > handler for http, https, ftp and gopher. This seems to correct the second > > issue. > > > > For the first one, I haven't found a documented fix, but I went in and > > meddled with my registry manually and came to the conclusion that this: > > > > [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\htmlfile\shell\open\command] > > @="\"C:\\Program Files\\Mozilla Firefox\\firefox.exe\" %1" > > > > [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\htmlfile\shell\open\ddeexec\Application] > > @="\"C:\\Program Files\\Mozilla Firefox\\firefox.exe\" %1" > > > > sorts it out. > > > > I'm not sure how we should go about supporting this properly - we could > just > > choke the errors from ShellExecute, but that feels bad in a way. Or we > wait > > for Mozilla to sort their business out, and post some .reg scripts to > > dqsd.net in the meantime. > > > > Ideas? > > > > Thanks, > > Kim > > > > [1] http://johnhaller.com/jh/mozilla/firefox_bug_246078.asp > > > > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------- > > SF.Net email is sponsored by Shop4tech.com-Lowest price on Blank Media > > 100pk Sonic DVD-R 4x for only $29 -100pk Sonic DVD+R for only $33 > > Save 50% off Retail on Ink & Toner - Free Shipping and Free Gift. > > http://www.shop4tech.com/z/Inkjet_Cartridges/9_108_r285 > > _______________________________________________ > > DQSD-Devel mailing list > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/dqsd-devel > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------- SF.Net email is sponsored by Shop4tech.com-Lowest price on Blank Media 100pk Sonic DVD-R 4x for only $29 -100pk Sonic DVD+R for only $33 Save 50% off Retail on Ink & Toner - Free Shipping and Free Gift. http://www.shop4tech.com/z/Inkjet_Cartridges/9_108_r285 _______________________________________________ DQSD-Devel mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/dqsd-devel
