Bug 176000

Summary:	clicking on url in mail launches mozilla/thunderbird not firefox
Product:	[Applications] kontact	Reporter:	andrew frank <frank>
Component:	general	Assignee:	kdepim bugs <kdepim-bugs>
Status:	RESOLVED REMIND
Severity:	normal	CC:	andresbajotierra, frank, winter
Priority:	NOR
Version:	unspecified
Target Milestone:	---
Platform:	Ubuntu
OS:	Linux
Latest Commit:		Version Fixed In:
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Description andrew frank 2008-11-24 18:00:17 UTC

Version:            (using KDE 4.1.2)
OS:                Linux
Installed from:    Ubuntu Packages

double click to open an url in a mail should launch mozilla firefox, but it launches mozilla/thunderbird (mail and calender). 

this behaviour started with some update, but i cannot identify what was changed and cannot see where to change it back.

running kpim in a gnome environment, i do not see where i can set the prefered appllications for url/html. (i understand that there is such a tool in the kde environment)  i suggest that you add corresponding selection tool somewhere in kpim so it can be used freestanding.

for a workaround, please tell me which file i have to edit. i was searching for this information but could not identify the correct file.

Comment 1 andrew frank 2008-11-24 18:01:54 UTC

this is consistent behaviour and very annoying. please indicate which file to edit.... (i like kpim and would like to continue using it). 
thank you!

Comment 2 Allen Winter 2008-11-24 18:30:46 UTC

perhaps you need to set your default web browser preference.

run 'systemsettings'
look in the Personal -> Default Applications area
In there you can set your favorite web browser, email client, etc.

Comment 3 andrew frank 2008-11-30 18:39:07 UTC

i have checked and rechecked my settings in system->preferences->preferred applications. they are set to firefox for the webbrowser and kmail.

it seems that either
- the settings are not written out to a file
- kmail is not reading the file that gnome is writting (which file should it be for gnome? which file is kmail reading to see what my preferences are).

but in anycase - opening a url in a mail should not result in a call to mozilla/thunderbird but to firefox.

where is this string stored so i can change it with an editor?
thank you for your help!

andrew

Comment 4 Dario Andres 2009-01-23 12:05:45 UTC

Can you still reproduce this bug with a recent KDE (4.1.4 / 4.2beta2 / 4.2rc1 / 4.2svn / 4.3svn) ? 

Do you have some gnome process running while you are using Kontact (or are you using Kontact inside GNOME?)

Thanks :)