Re: Default application. How to?

From: [KS] (lists04_at_fastmail.fm)
Date: 10/31/04

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    Kevin Mark wrote:
    > On Sat, Oct 30, 2004 at 07:25:31PM -0400, [KS] wrote:
    >
    >>Hi,
    >>
    >>I have been trying to find a way to set one browser to be default
    >>one on my Debian Sid box. But till now haven't found any "work for
    >>all" cases solution. Does anyone know how to go about doing this?
    >>
    >>I want an http:// link from various applications like Thunderbird,
    >>Nvu, Acrobat Reader, etc open in the "default browser" irrespective
    >>of the browser being running or not.
    >>
    >>Also, how can similar functionality be achieved for mailto: links?
    >>For example, I use Thunderbird, so clicking on mailto: links should
    >>open Thunderbird(for different applications). Right now nothing
    >>happens.
    >>
    >>Thanks.
    >>/KS
    >>
    >
    > Hi Ks,
    > here is some info(not sure this answers your question):
    > 1)gnome and kde have control panel settings for 'default browsers'
    > 2)debian has the 'alternatives' system that determines what to choose for
    > certain default applications
    > like www-browser and x-www-browser
    > -Kev

    Hi Kev,
    Thanks for the pointers. Here is what I think/did:

    1) -> I tried KDE control panel KDE Components > Component Chooser > Web
    Browser. It does configure the default web browser, but it also says "
    all _KDE_ applications in which you select hyperlinks should honor this
    setting". Thus, this doesn't look like a desktop-type solution. I didn't
    check with Gnome but its possible it would have similar functionality.

    2) -> my /etc/alternatives has mozilla, www-browser and x-www-browser
    links which seem to be candidates for attack. mozilla links to latest
    mozilla version I have, so its just a version alternative. www-browser
    links to /usr/bin/w3m --> which is a text based web browser so didn't
    touch it, and x-www-browser gives possibilites of using mozilla,
    knoqueror, epiphany, or mozilla-firefox.

    I configured x-www-browser to use mozilla, but Thunderbird still starts
    Epiphany for http:// links. And Nvu fires up Mozilla (or uses Firefox if
    running). So from this I gather that having the alternatives set to a
    program is not the only variable. The originating applications also play
    some kind of role in this.

    /KS 

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