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Offline Howard

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How do I make Firefox my default browser? (SOLVED)
« on: November 18, 2011, 03:07:55 PM »
Since upgrading to Ff 8 I have to reset it as default browser every time I open it.  The Ff help suggests I need to do this with the system file associations, but doesn't explain how to do this with LXDE.
« Last Edit: November 21, 2011, 05:58:57 AM by Howard »
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Re: How do I make Firefox my default browser?
« Reply #1 on: November 18, 2011, 03:09:44 PM »
lxdecc > Personal tab > Set Default Applications.     
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Re: How do I make Firefox my default browser?
« Reply #2 on: November 18, 2011, 04:08:15 PM »
Thinking this will help

Firefox -> Edit-> Preferences -> Advanced -> General -> Set Firefox as default browser.

EDIT:
Fix path, sorry my mistake  :-\
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Re: How do I make Firefox my default browser?
« Reply #3 on: November 19, 2011, 08:23:21 AM »
Thanks guys, but I cannot find exactly your suggested paths.

Neal I can find: lxdecc > Personal tab > Set Preferred Applications. and that sort of works but it seems to be overwritten by thunderbird somehow.  I.e. When I open Firefox it is the default, but when I connect to it from an address in Tb it is no longer the default.

Leiche: your path does not exist in my installation of Firefox 8.

Firefox -> Edit -> Preferences -> Advanced -> General ->

Does not have the option "Set Firefox as default browser.", only "Always check to see if Firefox is the default browser on startup"

Whatever I do I don't seem to get a permanent solution.  N.B. this has only happened since upgrading to 8.0.
« Last Edit: November 19, 2011, 08:25:04 AM by Howard »
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Re: How do I make Firefox my default browser?
« Reply #4 on: November 19, 2011, 08:39:52 AM »
What has worked for me is this:  There is a checkbox that says something to do with "make this check everytime on start up"   I think the default text in that window says "it is not your default browser"  If you uncheck that box, you wont see it again. 
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Re: How do I make Firefox my default browser?
« Reply #5 on: November 19, 2011, 10:27:30 AM »
@Howard
thanks for right path, fix it in my post...
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Re: How do I make Firefox my default browser?
« Reply #6 on: November 19, 2011, 02:01:14 PM »
Howard,
Thunderbird is a separate issue. You can set it as default in the same place as you set your browser in lxdecc. These may help:    
http://www.pclinuxos.com/forum/index.php/topic,95846.0.html    
http://www.pclinuxos.com/forum/index.php/topic,96708.0.html    
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Re: How do I make Firefox my default browser?
« Reply #7 on: November 21, 2011, 05:58:22 AM »
I seem to have it sorted out now with the lxdrcc setting and leaving the "always check ..." box in preferences unchecked, it's been OK for several days.  Thanks everyone.
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Re: How do I make Firefox my default browser? (SOLVED)
« Reply #8 on: December 23, 2011, 08:47:11 AM »
I've recently updated to FF 9.0 without any problems, so it's not a problem with every update, or someone has fixed it.
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