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 Posted: Wed Oct 01, 2014 1:57 pm Post subject: [SOLVED]Making thunderbird open links with firefox |
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Hi,
The following problem has been bugging me for ages, and I can't figure out how to fix it, some help would be greatly appreciated.
Links in thunderbird keep opening with links (oke, that's a very weird sentence, but wait let me explain. Links are being opened by the browser with the same name)
All other applications work fine, which I think is weird, all applications work accept the one from the same company 
I set BROWSER="firefox", in /etc/env.d/02locale , I found this solution on the old wiki, but it didn't work.
next I tried setting user_pref("network.protocol-handler.app.http", "/usr/bin/firefox"); in /home/andrew/.thunderbird/p0gkx4yw.default/prefs.js, and of course the same for ftp and https. but this didn't work either. I also set the default browser in the KDE control panel.
I also tried removing links, but emerge --ask --newuse --deep --with-bdeps=y @world, pulls it back in, for some reason portage wants links installed, which isn't a bad thing, it's just annoying, because thunderbird doesn't want to use firefox.
I'm using firefox 31.0, and thunderbird 31.0 (yes, that's neither the latest from mozilla nor is it the stable version in the gentoo repositories, but I tested other versions as well, and they have the same problem.)
If anybody has any idea how I can fix this, it would be very thankful, it's just so annoying to copy and paste links.
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Take a look at /usr/share/applications/mimeinfo.cach file. It sets applications for different actions, including x-scheme-handler/http.
I have it set to Links browser too, but since I have no it installed, next in line app (firefox) being used to open links.
Regarding Links browser: add it to package.mask, or use --exclude option on world update to prevent installing it back. |
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| Posted: Wed Oct 01, 2014 2:34 pm Post subject: Re: Making thunderbird open links with firefox |
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| Edit => Preferences => Attachments, scroll down until http and https. Both select Firefox. |
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AndrewAmmerlaan
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| creaker wrote: | Take a look at /usr/share/applications/mimeinfo.cach file. It sets applications for different actions, including x-scheme-handler/http.
I have it set to Links browser too, but since I have no it installed, next in line app (firefox) being used to open links.
Regarding Links browser: add it to package.mask, or use --exclude option on world update to prevent installing it back. |
http and https is set to:
x-scheme-handler/http=links_-g_%u-links-2.desktop;firefox.desktop;
x-scheme-handler/https=links_-g_%u-links-2.desktop;firefox.desktop;
| Quote: | | Edit => Preferences => Attachments, scroll down until http and https. Both select Firefox. |
the attachments tab is empty, there's a search bar, and bellow a box which contains nothing. is there some way to add stuff to it?
[EDIT]
oke, so what I did is, I changed
x-scheme-handler/http=links_-g_%u-links-2.desktop;firefox.desktop;
to
x-scheme-handler/http=firefox.desktop;links_-g_%u-links-2.desktop;
and that worked.
Thanks for your help, this makes life so much easier
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| AndrewAmmerlaan wrote: |
http and https is set to:
x-scheme-handler/http=links_-g_%u-links-2.desktop;firefox.desktop;
x-scheme-handler/https=links_-g_%u-links-2.desktop;firefox.desktop;
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change it to
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x-scheme-handler/http=firefox.desktop;
x-scheme-handler/https=firefox.desktop;
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Thanks for the help, I really appreciate it. 
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Turns out it's not as solved as I thought it was, apparently mimeinfo.cache gets regenerated sometimes, and it reverts to the value it was before I changed it, is there some way to make the changes permanent, or maybe change the value mimeinfo.cache gets reverted to?
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So I checked several wikis, and added:
/usr/share/applications/mimeapps.info
and put the http and https rules in it, but it didn't work, anyone know what to do?
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I had similar problems getting firefox to open PDF's and directories with the applications I wanted. I created/edited the file mimeapps.list, both in /usr/share/applications and ~/.local/share/applications:
| Code: | [Added Assocations]
inode/directory=kde4-dolphin.desktop;kde4-kfmclient_dir.desktop;
application/pdf=kde4-active-documentviewer_pdf.desktop;kde4-okularApplication_pdf.desktop;zzz-gimp.desktop;
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Clicking on links in Thunderbird launches Firefox in my KDE 4.14.1 installation. Below are a few excerpts from files in my installation, in case they are of help to you.
The file ~/.local/share/applications/mimeapps.list includes:
| Code: | application/x-extension-htm=userapp-Firefox-4MNXBX.desktop;
application/x-extension-html=userapp-Firefox-4MNXBX.desktop;
application/x-extension-shtml=userapp-Firefox-4MNXBX.desktop;
application/x-extension-xht=userapp-Firefox-4MNXBX.desktop;
application/x-extension-xhtml=userapp-Firefox-4MNXBX.desktop;
application/xhtml+xml=userapp-Firefox-4MNXBX.desktop;
text/html=google-chrome.desktop;userapp-Firefox-4MNXBX.desktop;kde4-kfmclient_html.desktop;firefox.desktop;kde4-kwrite.desktop;kde4-kate.desktop;emacsclient.desktop;emacs.desktop;wine-extension-txt.desktop;kde4-okularApplication_txt.desktop;
x-scheme-handler/chrome=userapp-Firefox-4MNXBX.desktop;
x-scheme-handler/ftp=userapp-Firefox-4MNXBX.desktop;
x-scheme-handler/http=userapp-Firefox-4MNXBX.desktop;
x-scheme-handler/https=userapp-Firefox-4MNXBX.desktop;
application/x-extension-htm=userapp-Firefox-4MNXBX.desktop
application/x-extension-html=userapp-Firefox-4MNXBX.desktop
application/x-extension-shtml=userapp-Firefox-4MNXBX.desktop
application/x-extension-xht=userapp-Firefox-4MNXBX.desktop
application/x-extension-xhtml=userapp-Firefox-4MNXBX.desktop
application/xhtml+xml=userapp-Firefox-4MNXBX.desktop
x-scheme-handler/chrome=userapp-Firefox-4MNXBX.desktop
x-scheme-handler/ftp=userapp-Firefox-4MNXBX.desktop
x-scheme-handler/http=userapp-Firefox-4MNXBX.desktop
x-scheme-handler/https=userapp-Firefox-4MNXBX.desktop |
and
| Code: | message/rfc822=kde4-kmail_view.desktop;seamonkey.desktop;kde4-kwrite.desktop;qgo.desktop;kde4-kate.desktop;wine-extension-txt.desktop;
text/x-ms-iqy=wine-Programs-Microsoft Office-Microsoft Office Excel 2007.desktop;kde4-kwrite.desktop;kde4-KMail.desktop;writer.desktop;qgo.desktop;kde4-kate.desktop;emacsclient.desktop;emacs.desktop;wine-extension-txt.desktop;
x-scheme-handler/mailto=userapp-Thunderbird-R0X42V.desktop;
x-scheme-handler/mailto=userapp-Thunderbird-R0X42V.desktop |
and
| Code: | application/rss+xml=userapp-Thunderbird-R0X42V.desktop;
application/x-extension-rss=userapp-Thunderbird-R0X42V.desktop;
x-scheme-handler/feed=userapp-Thunderbird-R0X42V.desktop;
x-scheme-handler/mailto=userapp-Thunderbird-R0X42V.desktop;
x-scheme-handler/news=userapp-Thunderbird-R0X42V.desktop;
application/rss+xml=userapp-Thunderbird-R0X42V.desktop
application/x-extension-rss=userapp-Thunderbird-R0X42V.desktop
x-scheme-handler/feed=userapp-Thunderbird-R0X42V.desktop
x-scheme-handler/mailto=userapp-Thunderbird-R0X42V.desktop
x-scheme-handler/news=userapp-Thunderbird-R0X42V.desktop |
The file ~/.thunderbird/gwer7hms.default/mimeTypes.rdf includes:
| Code: | <RDF:Description RDF:about="urn:scheme:handler:https"
NC:useSystemDefault="true"
NC:alwaysAsk="false">
<NC:possibleApplication RDF:resource="urn:handler:local:/usr/bin/firefox"/>
<NC:possibleApplication RDF:resource="urn:handler:local:/usr/bin/google-chrome-stable"/>
<NC:externalApplication RDF:resource="urn:scheme:externalApplication:https"/>
</RDF:Description> |
and
| Code: | <RDF:Description RDF:about="urn:handler:local:/usr/bin/firefox"
NC:prettyName="firefox"
NC:path="/usr/bin/firefox" /> |
and
| Code: | <RDF:Description RDF:about="urn:scheme:handler:http"
NC:useSystemDefault="true"
NC:alwaysAsk="false">
<NC:possibleApplication RDF:resource="urn:handler:local:/opt/bin/acroread"/>
<NC:possibleApplication RDF:resource="urn:handler:local:/usr/bin/firefox"/>
<NC:possibleApplication RDF:resource="urn:handler:local:/usr/bin/konqueror"/>
<NC:possibleApplication RDF:resource="urn:handler:local:/usr/bin/google-chrome-stable"/>
<NC:externalApplication RDF:resource="urn:scheme:externalApplication:http"/>
</RDF:Description> |
EDIT Tue 14 Oct 00:16:47 BST 2014 You may find this useful too: Changing the Default Browser in Thunderbird on Linux.
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| Posted: Tue Oct 14, 2014 7:30 am Post subject: |
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| Apheus wrote: | I had similar problems getting firefox to open PDF's and directories with the applications I wanted. I created/edited the file mimeapps.list, both in /usr/share/applications and ~/.local/share/applications:
| Code: | [Added Assocations]
inode/directory=kde4-dolphin.desktop;kde4-kfmclient_dir.desktop;
application/pdf=kde4-active-documentviewer_pdf.desktop;kde4-okularApplication_pdf.desktop;zzz-gimp.desktop;
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yeah, that's a typo, it should have been .list instead of .info, I have added the firefox entries under [Default Applications], according to several wiki's this should make firefox preferred over links, however I didn't have the firefox entries in ~/.local/share/applications/mimeapps.list, I only had them in /usr/share/applications/mimeapps.list, therefore, I made sure bought files, had the same contents, I hope it works now, but I'm not sure because the problem was that the settings I set in mimeapps.list were overridden by mimeinfo.cache, and for some reason this file reverts sometimes. I looked a little closer to these files and noticed that
mimeinfo.cache
image/jpeg=kde4-kolourpaint.desktop;kde4-okularApplication_kimgio.desktop;kde4-active-documentviewer_kimgio.desktop;kde4-gwenview.desktop;zzz-gimp.desktop;
mimeapps.list
[Added Associations]
image/jpeg=zzz-gimp.desktop;kde4-gwenview.desktop;kde4-kolourpaint.desktop;kde4-okularApplication_kimgio.desktop;
and jpeg images open with gimp, so maybe I should add the firefox rules to [added assocations], but that doesn't make sense, I want to set a default not add something??
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| Apheus wrote: | | I had similar problems getting firefox to open PDF's and directories with the applications I wanted. I created/edited the file mimeapps.list, both in /usr/share/applications and ~/.local/share/applications: |
What do you have in Thunderbird's preferences for pdf? http://imgur.com/Vqku2ex
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| AndrewAmmerlaan wrote: | | maybe I should add the firefox rules to [added assocations], but that doesn't make sense, I want to set a default not add something?? |
It does make sense, because, when I use the xdg-mime command to add an entry to ~/.local/share/applications/mimeapps.list, it adds two entries: one at the bottom of the existing list under [Added Associations] and the second entry at the bottom of the existing list under [Default Applications].
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| Fitzcarraldo wrote: | | AndrewAmmerlaan wrote: | | maybe I should add the firefox rules to [added assocations], but that doesn't make sense, I want to set a default not add something?? |
It does make sense, because, when I use the xdg-mime command to add an entry to ~/.local/share/applications/mimeapps.list, it adds two entries: one at the bottom of the existing list under [Added Associations] and the second entry at the bottom of the existing list under [Default Applications]. |
So all I have to do is copy the rules I set for http and https to [Added Assocations], and it should work. I'll try this a soon as I get home.
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| AndrewAmmerlaan wrote: | | So all I have to do is copy the rules I set for http and https to [Added Assocations], and it should work. I'll try this a soon as I get home. |
Should do. Don't forget that there are a lot more associations for Firefox than just http and https, though. See the lists in my post yesterday, which I generated using the commands:
| Code: | $ cat ~/.local/share/applications/mimeapps.list | grep -i firefox
$ cat ~/.local/share/applications/mimeapps.list | grep -i mail
$ cat ~/.local/share/applications/mimeapps.list | grep -i thunderbird |
Notice there are some duplicate lines in each list I posted, because some of the entries are under both [Added Associations] and [Default Applications].
Apparently the proper way to add associations is to use the xdg-mime command, because the xdg-mime command takes care of adding multiple entries to the mimeapps.list file when required. For example:
| Code: | $ xdg-mime default kde4-dolphin.desktop inode/directory
$ xdg-mime default firefox.desktop x-scheme-handler/http
$ xdg-mime default firefox.desktop x-scheme-handler/https
$ xdg-mime default firefox.desktop text/html |
and so on (see all of them listed in my post yesterday).
BTW, according to an article in the Arch Wiki, one should not edit the files /usr/local/share/applications/mimeinfo.cache and /usr/share/applications/mimeinfo.cache:
| Quote: | | These files keep track of which MIME-types are associated with which .desktop files overall. This file should not be edited by the user. |
https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Changing_filetype_association_via_MIME
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| Fitzcarraldo wrote: | BTW, according to an article in the Arch Wiki, one should not edit the files /usr/local/share/applications/mimeinfo.cache and /usr/share/applications/mimeinfo.cache:
| Quote: | | These files keep track of which MIME-types are associated with which .desktop files overall. This file should not be edited by the user. |
https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Changing_filetype_association_via_MIME |
I would think it would use your local one first ~/.local/share/applications/mimeinfo.cache
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Thanks for the help, I'm very happy links are opening with firefox now  , I really appreciate you guys spending your time helping me.
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I have linked it to xdg-open there. I nearly never get pdf's per mail, I don't remember when I did this. Firefox always forgot the according setting after selecting "Save document" on download, if I wanted to open the document from the download history after saving. |
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| creaker wrote: | Take a look at /usr/share/applications/mimeinfo.cach file. It sets applications for different actions, including x-scheme-handler/http.
I have it set to Links browser too, but since I have no it installed, next in line app (firefox) being used to open links.
Regarding Links browser: add it to package.mask, or use --exclude option on world update to prevent installing it back. |
Thanks changing the cache file does the trick and I can confirm that changing pref.js only it get overwritten....
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