Re: Seamonkey To Browser

[NoOp]

On 8/17/2016 5:07 PM, James wrote:
> How do I make Seamonkey open say Firefox when I click on a URL ?
> I do not like Seamonkey as a browser.
> Firefox is my default but Seamonkey ignores that.
> 

Maybe:

h
will work for you. (disclaimer - I've not tried it myself)

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Re: Seamonkey To Browser

[David E. Ross]

On 8/17/2016 5:07 PM, James wrote:
> How do I make Seamonkey open say Firefox when I click on a URL ?
> I do not like Seamonkey as a browser.
> Firefox is my default but Seamonkey ignores that.
> 

For what do you use SeaMonkey?  If it is for E-mail, RSS feeds, and
newsgroups, try using Thunderbird instead.  Then you can easily solve
your problem by uninstalling SeaMonkey.

On the other hand, I much prefer SeaMonkey as a browser over Firefox.
Its user interface has not been dumbed-down or made to look like Chrome.

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Re: Seamonkey To Browser

[Daniel]

On 18/08/2016 10:07 AM, James wrote:

How do I make Seamonkey open say Firefox when I click on a URL ?
I do not like Seamonkey as a browser.
Firefox is my default but Seamonkey ignores that.


James, as SeaMonkey includes a browser, it naturally uses that browser.

However, it used to be possible to do as you wanted, i.e. when you 
clicked on a link in an e-mail, the web page would open in another 
browser. There used to be a preference in about:config which you would 
change and away you would go, but I've looked through about:config and 
also at http://kb.mozillazine.org/About:config_entries to see if I could 
spot the pref ... but no go!!


Sorry!

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Re: Seamonkey To Browser

[Ralph Fox]

On Thu, 18 Aug 2016 19:50:06 +1000, Daniel wrote:

> On 18/08/2016 10:07 AM, James wrote:
> > How do I make Seamonkey open say Firefox when I click on a URL ?
> > I do not like Seamonkey as a browser.
> > Firefox is my default but Seamonkey ignores that.
> 
> James, as SeaMonkey includes a browser, it naturally uses that browser.
> 
> However, it used to be possible to do as you wanted, i.e. when you 
> clicked on a link in an e-mail, the web page would open in another 
> browser. There used to be a preference in about:config which you would 
> change and away you would go, but I've looked through about:config and 
> also at http://kb.mozillazine.org/About:config_entries to see if I could 
> spot the pref ... but no go!!
> 
> Sorry!


If I remember correctly from long ago, setting these preferences 
 network.protocol-handler.external.http
 network.protocol-handler.external.https
to true will do it -- but may also have unwelcome side effects.
Use with caution and be prepared to back out.

REF:  http://kb.mozillazine.org/Network.protocol-handler.external.%28protocol%29


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Re: Seamonkey To Browser

[Daniel]

On 18/08/2016 8:13 PM, Ralph Fox wrote:

On Thu, 18 Aug 2016 19:50:06 +1000, Daniel wrote:


On 18/08/2016 10:07 AM, James wrote:

How do I make Seamonkey open say Firefox when I click on a URL ?
I do not like Seamonkey as a browser.
Firefox is my default but Seamonkey ignores that.


James, as SeaMonkey includes a browser, it naturally uses that browser.

However, it used to be possible to do as you wanted, i.e. when you
clicked on a link in an e-mail, the web page would open in another
browser. There used to be a preference in about:config which you would
change and away you would go, but I've looked through about:config and
also at http://kb.mozillazine.org/About:config_entries to see if I could
spot the pref ... but no go!!

Sorry!



If I remember correctly from long ago, setting these preferences
  network.protocol-handler.external.http
  network.protocol-handler.external.https
to true will do it -- but may also have unwelcome side effects.
Use with caution and be prepared to back out.

REF:  http://kb.mozillazine.org/Network.protocol-handler.external.%28protocol%29


Hmm!! I don't have those prefs in my prefs.js and they're not listed in 
the about:config mozillazine page I ref'd above, however I do have 
several network.protocol-handler.external prefs set.


Could they possible have been added by one of your added extensions, Ralph??

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Re: Seamonkey To Browser

[EE]

Daniel wrote:

On 18/08/2016 8:13 PM, Ralph Fox wrote:

On Thu, 18 Aug 2016 19:50:06 +1000, Daniel wrote:


On 18/08/2016 10:07 AM, James wrote:

How do I make Seamonkey open say Firefox when I click on a URL ?
I do not like Seamonkey as a browser.
Firefox is my default but Seamonkey ignores that.


James, as SeaMonkey includes a browser, it naturally uses that browser.

However, it used to be possible to do as you wanted, i.e. when you
clicked on a link in an e-mail, the web page would open in another
browser. There used to be a preference in about:config which you would
change and away you would go, but I've looked through about:config and
also at http://kb.mozillazine.org/About:config_entries to see if I could
spot the pref ... but no go!!

Sorry!



If I remember correctly from long ago, setting these preferences
  network.protocol-handler.external.http
  network.protocol-handler.external.https
to true will do it -- but may also have unwelcome side effects.
Use with caution and be prepared to back out.

REF:
http://kb.mozillazine.org/Network.protocol-handler.external.%28protocol%29



Hmm!! I don't have those prefs in my prefs.js and they're not listed in
the about:config mozillazine page I ref'd above, however I do have
several network.protocol-handler.external prefs set.

Could they possible have been added by one of your added extensions,
Ralph??

You could try adding those settings to about:config and see if they make 
any difference.  If not, you can simply reset them and they will disappear.


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Re: Seamonkey To Browser

[Ralph Fox]

On Sat, 20 Aug 2016 01:48:51 +1000, Daniel wrote:
> On 18/08/2016 8:13 PM, Ralph Fox wrote:
>> On Thu, 18 Aug 2016 19:50:06 +1000, Daniel wrote:
>>> On 18/08/2016 10:07 AM, James wrote:
>>>
 How do I make Seamonkey open say Firefox when I click on a URL ?
 I do not like Seamonkey as a browser.
 Firefox is my default but Seamonkey ignores that.
>>>
>>> James, as SeaMonkey includes a browser, it naturally uses that browser.
>>>
>>> However, it used to be possible to do as you wanted, i.e. when you
>>> clicked on a link in an e-mail, the web page would open in another
>>> browser. There used to be a preference in about:config which you would
>>> change and away you would go, but I've looked through about:config and
>>> also at http://kb.mozillazine.org/About:config_entries to see if I could
>>> spot the pref ... but no go!!
>>>
>>> Sorry!
>>
>>
>> If I remember correctly from long ago, setting these preferences
>>   network.protocol-handler.external.http
>>   network.protocol-handler.external.https
>> to true will do it -- but may also have unwelcome side effects.
>> Use with caution and be prepared to back out.
>>
>> REF:  
>> http://kb.mozillazine.org/Network.protocol-handler.external.%28protocol%29
> 
> Hmm!! I don't have those prefs in my prefs.js and they're not listed in 
> the about:config mozillazine page I ref'd above, however I do have 
> several network.protocol-handler.external prefs set.

I should have added that you will probably need to add those yourself.
On the about:config page,  right-click >> New >> Boolean


> Could they possible have been added by one of your added extensions, Ralph??

No, they were not added by one of my extensions.


But speaking of extensions, another answer for the OP was said 
to be the "Launchy" extension.  I have not used Launchy myself, 
but I understand it let you right-click on the URL and choose 
whether to open it in Firefox.

https://addons.mozilla.org/en-GB/seamonkey/addon/launchy/

Unfortunately Launchy only seems to be available for SM up to 
version 2.17a1.


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Re: Seamonkey To Browser

[Daniel]

On 20/08/2016 8:34 AM, Ralph Fox wrote:

On Sat, 20 Aug 2016 01:48:51 +1000, Daniel wrote:

On 18/08/2016 8:13 PM, Ralph Fox wrote:

On Thu, 18 Aug 2016 19:50:06 +1000, Daniel wrote:

On 18/08/2016 10:07 AM, James wrote:


How do I make Seamonkey open say Firefox when I click on a URL ?
I do not like Seamonkey as a browser.
Firefox is my default but Seamonkey ignores that.


James, as SeaMonkey includes a browser, it naturally uses that browser.

However, it used to be possible to do as you wanted, i.e. when you
clicked on a link in an e-mail, the web page would open in another
browser. There used to be a preference in about:config which you would
change and away you would go, but I've looked through about:config and
also at http://kb.mozillazine.org/About:config_entries to see if I could
spot the pref ... but no go!!

Sorry!



If I remember correctly from long ago, setting these preferences
   network.protocol-handler.external.http
   network.protocol-handler.external.https
to true will do it -- but may also have unwelcome side effects.
Use with caution and be prepared to back out.

REF:  http://kb.mozillazine.org/Network.protocol-handler.external.%28protocol%29


Hmm!! I don't have those prefs in my prefs.js and they're not listed in
the about:config mozillazine page I ref'd above, however I do have
several network.protocol-handler.external prefs set.


I should have added that you will probably need to add those yourself.
On the about:config page,  right-click >> New >> Boolean



Could they possible have been added by one of your added extensions, Ralph??


No, they were not added by one of my extensions.


Well, one would then have to wonder why you added those prefs, yourself, 
Ralph. Did someone suggest them as a solution for a problem you were 
having??


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Re: Seamonkey To Browser

[Ralph Fox]

On Sat, 20 Aug 2016 15:15:15 +1000, Daniel wrote:

Well, one would then have to wonder why you added those prefs, yourself, 
Ralph. Did someone suggest them as a solution for a problem you were 
having??


I originally read about these prefs, in connection with Mozilla Suite, 
in the netscape.public.mozilla.* groups.  I never really needed these 
prefs myself -- I was not the one having the problem.  But I did test 
them at that time, out of interest.  That would now be over 10 years ago.



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Re: Seamonkey To Browser

[Daniel]

On 21/08/2016 4:03 PM, Ralph Fox wrote:

On Sat, 20 Aug 2016 15:15:15 +1000, Daniel wrote:


Well, one would then have to wonder why you added those prefs,
yourself, Ralph. Did someone suggest them as a solution for a problem
you were having??


I originally read about these prefs, in connection with Mozilla Suite,
in the netscape.public.mozilla.* groups.  I never really needed these
prefs myself -- I was not the one having the problem.  But I did test
them at that time, out of interest.  That would now be over 10 years ago.


*Well over* 10 years ago!! :-) Knocking on the door of 15 years, I think!!

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Re: Seamonkey To Browser

[Ralph Fox]

On Sun, 21 Aug 2016 16:24:47 +1000, Daniel wrote:

On 21/08/2016 4:03 PM, Ralph Fox wrote:

On Sat, 20 Aug 2016 15:15:15 +1000, Daniel wrote:


Well, one would then have to wonder why you added those prefs,
yourself, Ralph. Did someone suggest them as a solution for a problem
you were having??


I originally read about these prefs, in connection with Mozilla Suite,
in the netscape.public.mozilla.* groups.  I never really needed these
prefs myself -- I was not the one having the problem.  But I did test
them at that time, out of interest.  That would now be over 10 years ago.


*Well over* 10 years ago!! :-) Knocking on the door of 15 years, I think!!



The oldest example I could find today was 13 years ago (2003), in a 
Google Groups search.  :-D


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Re: Seamonkey To Browser

[Daniel]

On 21/08/2016 5:57 PM, Ralph Fox wrote:

On Sun, 21 Aug 2016 16:24:47 +1000, Daniel wrote:

On 21/08/2016 4:03 PM, Ralph Fox wrote:

On Sat, 20 Aug 2016 15:15:15 +1000, Daniel wrote:


Well, one would then have to wonder why you added those prefs,
yourself, Ralph. Did someone suggest them as a solution for a problem
you were having??


I originally read about these prefs, in connection with Mozilla Suite,
in the netscape.public.mozilla.* groups.  I never really needed these
prefs myself -- I was not the one having the problem.  But I did test
them at that time, out of interest.  That would now be over 10 years
ago.


*Well over* 10 years ago!! :-) Knocking on the door of 15 years, I
think!!


The oldest example I could find today was 13 years ago (2003), in a
Google Groups search.  :-D

O.K., I'll split the difference with you, Ralph!! ;-P (Earliest I could 
find was http://www.seamonkey-project.org/releases/1.0a 15 Sept, 2005)


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Re: Seamonkey To Browser

[Mike C]

James wrote:

How do I make Seamonkey open say Firefox when I click on a URL ?
I do not like Seamonkey as a browser.
Firefox is my default but Seamonkey ignores that.


 If you make Firefox your default it will open all links in Firefox

EXCEPT links you open from SM email.

I believe that's the way it has to be with SM.
Although Maybe Thunderbird email would do what you want.
(Thunderbird is similar to SM mail but hooked to Firefox.)
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Re: Seamonkey To Browser

[Ralph Fox]

On Mon, 22 Aug 2016 21:49:06 +1000, Daniel wrote:
> On 21/08/2016 5:57 PM, Ralph Fox wrote:
>> On Sun, 21 Aug 2016 16:24:47 +1000, Daniel wrote:
>>> On 21/08/2016 4:03 PM, Ralph Fox wrote:
 On Sat, 20 Aug 2016 15:15:15 +1000, Daniel wrote:

> Well, one would then have to wonder why you added those prefs,
> yourself, Ralph. Did someone suggest them as a solution for a problem
> you were having??

 I originally read about these prefs, in connection with Mozilla Suite,
 in the netscape.public.mozilla.* groups.  I never really needed these
 prefs myself -- I was not the one having the problem.  But I did test
 them at that time, out of interest.  That would now be over 10 years
 ago.
>>>
>>> *Well over* 10 years ago!! :-) Knocking on the door of 15 years, I
>>> think!!
>>
>> The oldest example I could find today was 13 years ago (2003), in a
>> Google Groups search.  :-D
>>
> O.K., I'll split the difference with you, Ralph!! ;-P (Earliest I could 
> find was http://www.seamonkey-project.org/releases/1.0a 15 Sept, 2005)


For the pref that answers the OP's question, i.e. 
Q.  "How do I make SeaMonkey open say Firefox when I click on a URL" ...
A.  network.protocol-handler.external.http   Boolean   true

 (a)  The oldest I found for SeaMonkey specifically is 2009
  https://groups.google.com/d/topic/mozilla.support.seamonkey/mCM5fBH1XNg/

 (b)  The oldest I found for Mozilla Suite (the predecessor to SeaMonkey) is 
2003
  
https://groups.google.com/d/topic/netscape.public.mozilla.general/PHZ4CMZvmro/



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Re: Seamonkey To Browser

[Ralph Fox]

On Thu, 18 Aug 2016 22:13:51 +1200, Ralph Fox wrote:

On Thu, 18 Aug 2016 19:50:06 +1000, Daniel wrote:

On 18/08/2016 10:07 AM, James wrote:


How do I make Seamonkey open say Firefox when I click on a URL ?
I do not like Seamonkey as a browser.
Firefox is my default but Seamonkey ignores that.


James, as SeaMonkey includes a browser, it naturally uses that browser.

However, it used to be possible to do as you wanted, i.e. when you
clicked on a link in an e-mail, the web page would open in another
browser. There used to be a preference in about:config which you would
change and away you would go, but I've looked through about:config and
also at http://kb.mozillazine.org/About:config_entries to see if I could
spot the pref ... but no go!!

Sorry!



If I remember correctly from long ago, setting these preferences
  network.protocol-handler.external.http
  network.protocol-handler.external.https
to true will do it -- but may also have unwelcome side effects.
Use with caution and be prepared to back out.

REF:  http://kb.mozillazine.org/Network.protocol-handler.external.%28protocol%29



After checking further, I find that in more recent versions of SM this 
does not work  for clicking on links in the SM mail/news component. 
When the preference is set to true, clicking the link will do nothing.


It does still seem to work for links in the SM browser component. 
Setting the preference to "true" tells SM to send the link to a helper 
application instead of opening it in SM.  Of course if you are using the 
SM browser then you may not want to send http or https links to a helper 
application, but you might want to send other kinds of links.



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Re: Seamonkey To Browser

[David E. Ross]

On 8/18/2016 3:13 AM, Ralph Fox wrote:
> On Thu, 18 Aug 2016 19:50:06 +1000, Daniel wrote:
> 
>> On 18/08/2016 10:07 AM, James wrote:
>>> How do I make Seamonkey open say Firefox when I click on a URL ?
>>> I do not like Seamonkey as a browser.
>>> Firefox is my default but Seamonkey ignores that.
>>
>> James, as SeaMonkey includes a browser, it naturally uses that browser.
>>
>> However, it used to be possible to do as you wanted, i.e. when you 
>> clicked on a link in an e-mail, the web page would open in another 
>> browser. There used to be a preference in about:config which you would 
>> change and away you would go, but I've looked through about:config and 
>> also at http://kb.mozillazine.org/About:config_entries to see if I could 
>> spot the pref ... but no go!!
>>
>> Sorry!
> 
> 
> If I remember correctly from long ago, setting these preferences 
>  network.protocol-handler.external.http
>  network.protocol-handler.external.https
> to true will do it -- but may also have unwelcome side effects.
> Use with caution and be prepared to back out.
> 
> REF:  
> http://kb.mozillazine.org/Network.protocol-handler.external.%28protocol%29
> 
> 

The original message in this thread was posted from a Windows PC.
Besides setting those preference variables in SeaMonkey, the user must
also go to the Windows Control Panel and set the default browser.  Which
Control Panel item seems to change with each Windows version, so I
cannot help beyond this.

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