[nflug] default browser for thunderbird

Joe josephj at main.nc.us
Fri Feb 2 11:53:43 EST 2007


Darin Perusich wrote:
> Locate thunderbirds global preferences directory, perhaps something
> like /usr/lib/thunderbird/defaults/pref. Create a file in that
> directory called user.js with the following contents:
>
> user.js:
> pref("network.protocol-handler.app.ftp", "/path/to/firefox");
> pref("network.protocol-handler.app.http", "/path/to/firefox");
> pref("network.protocol-handler.app.https", "/path/to/firefox");
>
> Joe wrote:
>> I'm using Thunderbird 1.5.0.9 and Firefox 2.0.0.1 on kubuntu dapper.
>>
>> I have Thunderbird set as my default mail program and Firefox set as my
>> default browser in kde system settings/kde components/default
>> applications/web browser.
>>
>> When I click on a url in a Thunderbird email message, it opens up in
>> Konqueror instead of Firefox.
>>
>
>
I tried that and it didn't work.
I got it to work when I added those lines to all.js in that directory.

Thanks a lot.

Joe
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