Bug 278690

Summary: Thunderbird links don't go to Chrome
Product: [I don't know] kde Reporter: Kalsan <info.kalsan>
Component: generalAssignee: Unassigned bugs mailing-list <unassigned-bugs>
Status: RESOLVED NOT A BUG    
Severity: normal CC: adaptee
Priority: NOR    
Version: 4.6   
Target Milestone: ---   
Platform: Ubuntu   
OS: Linux   
Latest Commit: Version Fixed In:

Description Kalsan 2011-07-28 11:21:49 UTC
Version:           4.6 (using KDE 4.6.2) 
OS:                Linux

In my settings, I set "google-chrome" as standard command for http Links. This works, for example in OO Writer. However, Thunderbird does nothing when clicking a link in an Email or right-click it, "Open in Web Browser".

Reproducible: Always

Steps to Reproduce:
Click a link in an Email or right-click, "Open in Web Browser".

Actual Results:  
Nothing

Expected Results:  
Open Chrome
Comment 1 Jekyll Wu 2011-09-24 05:20:35 UTC
This is not a problem of KDE. Thunderbird has its own way(not influenced by DE settings)of controlling how to open URL. 

There are plenty of articles on internet about how to change it.

http://kb.mozillazine.org/Changing_the_web_browser_invoked_by_Thunderbird
http://kb.mozillazine.org/Setting_Your_Default_Browser#Setting_the_browser_that_opens_in_Thunderbird_-_Linux
http://forums.opensuse.org/english/get-technical-help-here/applications/440364-chrome-unable-change-default-browser-thunderbird.html