On Monday 27 Mar 2017 20:47:29 Peter Flynn wrote: > On 03/27/2017 07:56 PM, Mick wrote: > > On Monday 27 Mar 2017 19:39:21 Peter Flynn wrote: > >> On 27/03/17 00:47, Carsten Haitzler (The Rasterman) wrote: > >>> On Sun, 26 Mar 2017 16:55:45 -0400 Christopher Barry > >>> > >>> <christopher.r.ba...@gmail.com> said: > >>>> Okay, this is annoying... > >>>> > >>>> claws-mail uses xdg-open to decide what app to use when opening files > >>>> (rather than 'alternatives', which is the standard Debian way to do > >>>> this), so clicking on a link in email always opens Chromium rather than > >>>> Firefox which is my system default browser. When I try to see/change it > >>>> in Enlightenment, I get the following. > >>>> > >>>> $ xdg-settings get default-web-browser > >>>> xdg-settings: unknown desktop environment > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> Any ideas on how to change this setting to point to Firefox? > >>> > >>> settings -> apps -> default applications -> browser > >> > >> And does that *really* change xdg settings? > >> > >> The *big* problem for me is that when I click on a mailto: link in > >> chromium-browser, it just opens another browser window, or sometimes > >> pops up a window saying it wants to run some unspecified program > >> recommended by xdg, which never does anything. If anyone knows how to > >> force chromium-browser to open Thunderbird, I'd be grateful. > >> > >> ///Peter > > > > Have you tried setting something in Handlers to see if it takes? > > https://support.google.com/chrome/answer/114662?visit_id=0-636262376794060 > > 954-3121866498&p=ib_protocol_handler&rd=2 > Unfortunately that's for requesting *web* services to respond to > protocol calls (eg make mailto: open Hotmail). It's set by default, but > it doesn't do anything that I can see for *programs* (eg Tbird). > > ///Peter
Yes, I noticed the same just now. I cannot add anything to it ... I suspect Chromium/Chrome use xdg-open, so: 'xdg-mime query default message/rfc822' should show your default application for e.g. viewing messages. -- Regards, Mick ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Check out the vibrant tech community on one of the world's most engaging tech sites, Slashdot.org! http://sdm.link/slashdot _______________________________________________ enlightenment-users mailing list enlightenment-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/enlightenment-users
