[SOLVED] Thunderbird 3.0 update - broke link to FF

[CheeseQueen452]

I just typed in "firefox", & it works fine

The line that counts the most is the network.protocol-handler.app.http, you have to put in the whole name. It is /usr/lib/firefox-3.5.x/firefox

Look to see what version of Firefox you are using and replace the x with whatever version you have. If you are current it should be a 5.

I think  

[Rudge]

I just typed in "firefox", & it works fine

The line that counts the most is the network.protocol-handler.app.http, you have to put in the whole name. It is /usr/lib/firefox-3.5.x/firefox

Look to see what version of Firefox you are using and replace the x with whatever version you have. If you are current it should be a 5.

I think  

Yes indeed. Changing this line to read just "firefox" does indeed seem to work. For some reason, when mine broke, it was after an upgrade of firefox and the line had the old version of firefox as /usr/lib/firefox-OLD.VERSION/firefox and I had to put in the NEW.VERSION so my assumption was wrong.
Sorry for any wasted time trying out my suggestion. 

[AndrzejL]

No need to be sorry for trying to help. I do that all the time. If its not working someone smart is needed if it does... good.

All You can do is try...

Nelly Furtado - Try

Andy

[Hootiegibbon]

Just made the switch back to T-Bird(3) as I have been using claws-mail for the past few months.

All went ok the links open up in FF as they should and the only manual change I have had to make is to rechange the 'mailto:' in FF (which is easy these days with the dropdowns)

So I can not confirm any issues previously mentioned.

I would check the default applications menu with your choice of DE and use the 'check Tbird is default' button found in the preferences.

Jase

[AndrzejL]

Just made the switch back to T-Bird(3) as I have been using claws-mail for the past few months.

All went ok the links open up in FF as they should and the only manual change I have had to make is to rechange the 'mailto:' in FF (which is easy these days with the dropdowns)

So I can not confirm any issues previously mentioned.

I would check the defalut applications menu with your choice of DE and use the 'check Tbird is default' button found in the preferences.

Jase

Pheewww... I am not alone on this one. There is a chance for me...

Andy

[Rudge]

No need to be sorry for trying to help. I do that all the time. If its not working someone smart is needed if it does... good.

All You can do is try...

Andy

Thanks Andy. I get things wrong so often. I know I have MY 3 desktops working, and when I run across a problem I always seem to be able to fix mine, but when I see others with problems, well, it seems, I have to be in front of the problem to get anywhere.

Perhaps I should just stay in the sandbox and shut up? 

[AndrzejL]

No need to be sorry for trying to help. I do that all the time. If its not working someone smart is needed if it does... good.

All You can do is try...

Andy

Thanks Andy. I get things wrong so often. I know I have MY 3 desktops working, and when I run across a problem I always seem to be able to fix mine, but when I see others with problems, well, it seems, I have to be in front of the problem to get anywhere.

Perhaps I should just stay in the sandbox and shut up? 

Hehehe or travel allover the world and fix our broken desktops / laptops

Andy

[JerryP]

OK, I think I tried everything else suggested and then;

Edited the script /usr/lib/thunderbird-3.0/openbrowers.sh by adding exec firefox after the #Exit with Error Message.

# Exit with Error Message
exec firefox

As suggested by Tex.

I then went to Config Editor and changed the command to;

network.protocol-handler.app.ftp;open-browser.sh
network.protocol-handler.app.https;open-browser.sh
network.protocol-handler.app.http;open-browser.sh

Which is what silverbirch did and what worked for both of us.  In fact is seems wicked fast.

I'm solved.

[tweaker42]

If you are still having trouble check Preferences->Advanced->System Defaults  in Firefox to see if Firefox is the default browser.  Making Firefox the default browser fixed the problem for me.

[JerryP]

Fabulous!  This worked.  I was looking at this before but was not sure how to set Firefox as the default.

Thanks......  This probably will fix many!

It did not seem logical to have to change paths to directories that contained the version number as mozffremote, /usr/bin/firefox are links to the Firefox executable in the directory with the version number.  Plus, all of the links and shell programs mentioned would open Firefox if executed in a shell.

Although, before I had this problem, every time that FF updated to a new version I had to manually go to TB about:config and specify the new FF version. I shouldn't have to do this any more.

BTW I am running PCLOS 2010 and KDE 4.3.4

[horusfalcon]

If you are still having trouble check Preferences->Advanced->System Defaults  in Firefox to see if Firefox is the default browser.  Making Firefox the default browser fixed the problem for me.

Aa-a-and put me in the [SOLVED] column now, as well.  (Yeesh... I knew it would be something unbelievably simple. )  Definitely adding this to my configuration notes.

(Even after I installed Thunderbrowse, nothing worked until I set Firefox to the default browser. I wonder when this was changed?)

Anyhoo, it works now, and I suspect the much increased speed of response has something to do with Texstar's suggestions about 'exec firefox' in the open-browser.sh script and the two lines of gconftool voodoo.

Yay!  Banzai, even!

[bicol_willem]

Well, I can't get it going, what ever given here, I apply, it wont wake up Firefox from Thunderbird, as well as lost webcam support in Kopete and Skype? Well, it doesn't work again .... I feel like going down the drain 
8 years KDE and now all this! 
Ok Tex's option to open the links in emails within Thunderbird 3.0 does work but it is a inconvenient way to read once's newspaper for sure!
Yeah and I am aware of the option "copy and paste URL" or what ever, but ... what was wrong with the "click" on the link(s) that worked?
The KDE developers succeeded in bringing back the "Linux for geeks only" feel, IMHO. I am now on a worse level of trying to get things going (and keep going) then I ever was since SuSE 6.3.  I feel really like working with a "half product" at best. "Working out of the box" becomes a joke while "radically simple" .... (I better shut up now .....) 

[Alabama978]

If you are still having trouble check Preferences->Advanced->System Defaults  in Firefox to see if Firefox is the default browser.  Making Firefox the default browser fixed the problem for me.

Many thanks!

After all the messing around that fixed it!  I do not know how FF was not set as the default as it has been ever since I first installed PClinux. 

Perhaps newer versions changed it.

Anyway a great find and it sorted my problem out 

[bicol_willem]

If you are still having trouble check Preferences->Advanced->System Defaults  in Firefox to see if Firefox is the default browser.  Making Firefox the default browser fixed the problem for me.

Many thanks!

After all the messing around that fixed it!  I do not know how FF was not set as the default as it has been ever since I first installed PClinux. 

Perhaps newer versions changed it.

Anyway a great find and it sorted my problem out 

hehehehe ... so radically simple that few would think about it!  (It works as well!) 

[Riki]

If you are still having trouble check Preferences->Advanced->System Defaults  in Firefox to see if Firefox is the default browser.  Making Firefox the default browser fixed the problem for me.

Thanks tweaker. Your fix is the simplest answer to this problem. I had FF as my default browser but something changed it. Perhaps bleachbit or some update (soooo many these days!) removed the link.