[kline@tao.thought.org: evolution will not bring up broswer when I click-on an URL.]

Joe Marcus Clarke marcus at FreeBSD.org
Wed Aug 16 19:37:08 UTC 2006


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Gary Kline wrote:
> On Wed, Aug 16, 2006 at 01:45:40PM -0400, Joe Marcus Clarke wrote:
>>> 	I'm not sure this is correct, but I've mouse-clicked down to 
>>> 	url -> http, and I see that firefox %s is selected; also 
>>> 	immediately below "enabled" is check-marked.
>> This works under the GNOME Desktop:
>>
>> /desktop/gnome/url-handlers/http
>>   command : firefox %s
>>   description : World wide web
>>   enabled : TRUE
>>   needs_terminal : FALSE
>>
>> Joe
>>
> 
> 	Well, it's probably because I'm using CTWM annd not Gnome here.
> 	Over on my Ubuntu server I do hae Gnome installled and there 
> 	evoluttion fails to respond to the clicks on the URL's.  (Yes,
> 	I *have* asked on the Ubuntuforums place.  Zero replies.)
> 
> 	Maybe your clues can help me get the url-handler sworking at
> 	least under my linux box.  

You can always test your URL handlers using gnome-open.  If it works, so
should Evolution.  For example:

gnome-open http://www.freebsd.org

Joe

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Joe Marcus Clarke
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