[SOLVED] Clicking a link in Thunderbird won't open Firefox

[Zwopper]

As the topic says, When I click a link in Thunderbird it won't open Firefox, how can I fix this?

[Sleepy]

First make sure from within Firefox settings that it is set to the default browser from Edit>Preferences>Advanced tab system defaults.

From within Thunderbird go to Edit>Preferences>Advanced>Config Editor tab.
Scroll down the list and find these three lines:-
network.protocol-handler.app.ftp;/usr/lib/thunderbird-3.0.4/open-browser.sh
network.protocol-handler.app.http;/usr/lib/thunderbird-3.0.4/open-browser.sh
network.protocol-handler.app.https;/usr/lib/thunderbird-3.0.4/open-browser.sh

Check to see what you have,they can be modified by right clicking on each link but mine are setup like this and open Links in Firefox from Thunderbird.

[Zwopper]

First make sure from within Firefox settings that it is set to the default browser from Edit>Preferences>Advanced tab system defaults.

From within Thunderbird go to Edit>Preferences>Advanced>Config Editor tab.
Scroll down the list and find these three lines:-
network.protocol-handler.app.ftp;/usr/lib/thunderbird-3.0.4/open-browser.sh
network.protocol-handler.app.http;/usr/lib/thunderbird-3.0.4/open-browser.sh
network.protocol-handler.app.https;/usr/lib/thunderbird-3.0.4/open-browser.sh

Check to see what you have,they can be modified by right clicking on each link but mine are setup like this and open Links in Firefox from Thunderbird.

Checked...
No luck..

[Sleepy]

First make sure from within Firefox settings that it is set to the default browser from Edit>Preferences>Advanced tab system defaults.

From within Thunderbird go to Edit>Preferences>Advanced>Config Editor tab.
Scroll down the list and find these three lines:-
network.protocol-handler.app.ftp;/usr/lib/thunderbird-3.0.4/open-browser.sh
network.protocol-handler.app.http;/usr/lib/thunderbird-3.0.4/open-browser.sh
network.protocol-handler.app.https;/usr/lib/thunderbird-3.0.4/open-browser.sh

Check to see what you have,they can be modified by right clicking on each link but mine are setup like this and open Links in Firefox from Thunderbird.

Checked...
No luck..

When you say checked,do you mean these lines are not there?

[Zwopper]

OK, my bad.
They're all there, looking like that.

[DeBaas]

Don't forget these.......

Firefox > Edit > Preferences > Advanced > System Defaults > mark "Always check to see if Firefox is the default browser on startup" > OK

Thunderbird > Edit > Preferences > Advanced > System integration > mark "Always check to see if Thunderbird is the default mail client on startup" > OK

I did...........

Ed

[AndrzejL]

There is my topic somewhere in here let me find You a link

Ahh here it is.

Hope this helps.

Andy

[Zwopper]

Don't forget these.......

Firefox > Edit > Preferences > Advanced > System Defaults > mark "Always check to see if Firefox is the default browser on startup" > OK

Thunderbird > Edit > Preferences > Advanced > System integration > mark "Always check to see if Thunderbird is the default mail client on startup" > OK

I did...........

Ed

Done!
No difference...

[Zwopper]

There is my topic somewhere in here let me find You a link

Ahh here it is.

Hope this helps.

Andy

That did the trick - Thank you!

[AndrzejL]

There is my topic somewhere in here let me find You a link

Ahh here it is.

Hope this helps.

Andy

That did the trick - Thank you!

I'm glad that You're sorted.

Andy

[Howard]

Thanks AndrzejL I just had to do that too.

But why is it necessary to do this every time I update Thunderbird?   Cannot the updates be configured so that they pick up one's preferences from the previous version?  They seem to pick up everything else!

[AndrzejL]

Thanks AndrzejL I just had to do that too.

But why is it necessary to do this every time I update Thunderbird?   Cannot the updates be configured so that they pick up one's preferences from the previous version?  They seem to pick up everything else!

Cool beans !

I know now that at least one person is searching the forum for answers LOL... sorry couldn't help it !

About the second part the answer is I don't know. I don't think You will have to do it every time You upgrade. I haven't done it for a long while anyway. I had to redo it on one of my puters for some reason a while back BUT I think I was the one to blame .

Andy

[Howard]

I always try to search the forum before posting, although it isn't always easy to guess the right key words, especially as phrases (as in Google advanced) or Boolean operators are not allowed.

I just updated both FF and TB and had to fiddle around as usual.  Also the method I find seems to be different each time - sometimes because of Mozilla changes, and because there's more than one way to kill this particular cat.  Still, it's done for now. 

I wonder if the new flash version will still crash after 6+ hours - tell you tomorrow!

[genomega]

This is how I got it to work and stick.

network.protocol-handler.app.http;/usr/bin/firefox
network.protocol-handler.app.https;mozffremote

network.protocol-handler.warn-external.http;true
network.protocol-handler.warn-external.https;true

Using 2010.7 kde