Why do we always have to reset after a Mozilla update?

[Howard]

Every time there's a Firefox/Thunderbird update I have to spend about half an hour searching old threads before the link works properly.  (My memory isn't what it was, but at least the info is there.)

One thing that always confuses me is that there's no longer a "Set Firefox as default browser" in preferences>advanced>general, but only "Always check to see if Firefox is the default browser on startup".  You have to "Check Now" and set it as default if necessary and  then uncheck the item.  Only then will FF remain as default browser.  Hardly intuitive!!

[jaydot]

that's odd.  i never have to do a thing.

[djohnston]

that's odd.  i never have to do a thing.

It's only if you're using Thunderbird and loading external links in Firefox. My mom can't figure it out, either. I've shown her several times already.

[greywolf]

My mom can't figure it out, either

Well, I am with your mom!! 

I can confirm this happening only sometimes, and it was a PITB till I worked it out. I am not sure it is related to Thunderbird alone though. I never use Thunderbird, even remove it if it is there. However, I have had it happen when Opera is installed with Firefox or if Iceweasel & Firefox are both installed.

You have to do the check with the box ticked, then untick the box or the default will not hold. This works so I never pursued 'why' with any gusto, but it must be some combination of events being present.

The external link thing might be the key?

greywolf.

[AndrzejL]

that's odd.  i never have to do a thing.

+1

[TerryN]

I have explained it here:

http://www.pclinuxos.com/forum/index.php/topic,100665.msg855326.html#msg855326

Terry.

[Howard]

Yes Terry, I saw that, but it doesn't make the procedure any less counter intuitive!

[djohnston]

I have explained it here:

http://www.pclinuxos.com/forum/index.php/topic,100665.msg855326.html#msg855326

Terry.

Thanks, Terry. I'll try that on my Mom's machine.

[AndrzejL]

I did this once LONG time ago and don't have any problems ever since then.

[djohnston]

I did this once LONG time ago and don't have any problems ever since then.

Now I gotta send this bookmark to myself so I can pick it up on my Mom's machine. When I get there, I gotta click on stuff and type stuff. It's just a never ending battle, isn't it?    Wait, there's light at the end of the tunnel. My mom will never have to fool with Firefox settings again.

Thanks, Andy!  

[AndrzejL]

Thanks, Andy! 

I can only hope that it works for You.

[Xenaflux]

I didn't have that problem for many many months,
but
now I have my all my dot-files on another partition.
I upgrade, and all is same as before except one page one time only....>> visit us 

[rubentje1991]

Which application is started "standard" by Thunderbird when clicking on a mail item?

[Howard]

I have explained it here:

http://www.pclinuxos.com/forum/index.php/topic,100665.msg855326.html#msg855326

Terry.

I carried out Terry's command:

gconftool-2 --type string --set /desktop/gnome/url-handlers/http/command "www-browser %s"

I thought I'd have to wait for the next upgrade before I knew whether it worked in LXDE - but then I realised I hadn't upgraded my old backup computer.  

I can confirm that the TB-FF link was maintained in LXDE after upgrading, and that the "check for default" box in FF remained unchecked.  So I hope that's the last time it causes a problem.  Still don't understand why the Mozilla people haven't fixed this though, it must be a perpetual problem.

[djohnston]

Still don't understand why the Mozilla people haven't fixed this though, it must be a perpetual problem.

IMHO, they cater more to Windows. I've forgotten the young man's name, but I asked the founder, or main developer, years ago why they couldn't make a feature available in the Linux version of the browser that had been available in Windows for a long time. The feature is the ability to right click on an image and select Copy. In other words, copy the image to memory. Back then, you had to save the image to a disk first, then go from there. The response from Firefox's main developer was that it wasn't a priority, and they'd get around to it someday. Probably a year later, the feature finally became available in the Linux version of Firefox. It had already been available in the Windows version for years.