__/ [MykeC] on Wednesday 07 December 2005 06:29 \__
> Hello,
>
> After recently having switched from Mozilla to Firefox/Thunderbird, I
> have discovered that Firefox automatically opens Evolution whenever I
> want to "Send Link" to a friend. I don't use Evolution very often and
> would prefer to set Thunderbird as my default email client. But where
> do I go to change that setting? Well, when I click on the little
> life-preserver icon I discover that I can set my Desktop Preferences
> thusly:
>
> -------------------------------------------------------------------------
> 9.1 Starting a Preference ToolYou can start the preference tools in the
> following ways:Choose Applications ? Desktop Preferences. Choose the
> tool that you require from the submenus. Double-click on the Start Here
> object on the desktop. A Nautilus window opens at the Start Here
> location. Double-click on the Preferences object in the Nautilus window
> to display your preference tools. Double-click on the tool that you
> require.
> -------------------------------------------------------------------------
>
> Only problem is... "Applications ? Desktop Preferences" doesn't exist in
> my menu.
>
> Where is it?
>
> Myke
Thunderbird-Firefox is quite a common issue/question. The key point to raise:
# Open Firefox and enter the page about:config
# Look under "network.protocol-handler.app.mailto" if it exists...
I wrote about it once I got it working...
http://schestowitz.com/Weblog/archives/2005/06/11/linux-firefox-and-thunderbird/
Roy
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