things-Mail: update

Rem P Roberti remegius at comcast.net
Mon Oct 30 03:01:35 UTC 2006


>>> Boy, I'm glad somebody got embedded URL's to work.  I have been trying 
>>> for some time now, and still can't get them to work.  Firefox is named 
>>> in KDE, but still no joy.  I'm getting tired of cutting and pasting :)
>>>       
>> Have you tried setting "network.protocol-handler.app.http"
>> in Thunderbird to "/usr/X11R6/bin/firefox"?
>>
>> Anyway, I don't run KDE, and maybe I don't pick up what is your problem.
>>     
>
>
> 	That's the great thing:: clicking on a Thunderbird URL 
> 	just-works :-)  But it takes time; like 45 seconds.  I 
> 	don't see any flags on indicator saying "URL connecting 
> 	with Firefox", zip.  So I double/triple click.  My bad.
>
>   
>> But, once we're at it, I would like to mention my own problem.  I click
>> a link in Thunderbird, and Firefox picks it up.  However, focus is not
>> passed to Firefox - the Firefox entry on the taskbar just blinks without
>> the corresponding window being raised.  Any solution, please?
>>     
>
> 	Same think happens under Gnome on my AMD 2800.  The broswer 
> 	does *not* pop up over evolution.  There prob'ly is some hack
> 	you can make, but I barely know Gnome; I use CTWM and am much
> 	more used to a CLI
>
> 	gary
>
>
>   
>> -- 
>>     Tore
>>     

Still nothing doing.  I've tried different paths to no avail.  Just 
can't seem to get those Thunderbird URLs to click.

Rem


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