Unable to get email links in Thunderbird to open Firefox

[RayWC]

Kubuntu 9.04 Firefox 2.0.0.22 Thunderbird 2.0.0.21

I have searched, read and tried the suggestions on adding lines to the pref.js file for Thunderbird adding the lines :

user_pref("network.protocol-handler.app.ftp", "/root/usr/bin/firefox-2");
user_pref("network.protocol-handler.app.http", "/root/usr/bin/firefox-2");
user_pref("network.protocol-handler.app.https", "/root/usr/bin/firefox-2");

This had no effect. I tried different variations and still nothing. What am I doing wrong?

[Teunis]

Re: Unable to get email links in Thunderbird to open Firefox

But have you tried:
System settings/ Standard Applications/ Web browser?

[aged hippy]

Re: Unable to get email links in Thunderbird to open Firefox

Following the instructions in the final post here: http://kubuntuforums.net/forums/inde...opic=3101706.0 may well help.

[abalone]

Re: Unable to get email links in Thunderbird to open Firefox

Kubuntu 9.04 Firefox 2.0.0.22 Thunderbird 2.0.0.21

I have searched, read and tried the suggestions on adding lines to the pref.js file for Thunderbird adding the lines :

user_pref("network.protocol-handler.app.ftp", "/root/usr/bin/firefox-2");
user_pref("network.protocol-handler.app.http", "/root/usr/bin/firefox-2");
user_pref("network.protocol-handler.app.https", "/root/usr/bin/firefox-2");

This had no effect. I tried different variations and still nothing. What am I doing wrong?

Wait a minute... are you sure that's /root/usr/bin/firefox-2, not /usr/bin/firefox-2? There's a difference between the root directory, /, and the /root directory, /root.

[Qqmike]

Re: Unable to get email links in Thunderbird to open Firefox

Looks like abalone is onto something there.

Here's a copy-and-paste snip from my notes on this (which I've used and it works):


Ubuntuzilla: Mozilla Software Installer
http://ubuntuzilla.wiki.sourceforge.net/

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[Thunderbird] Links in emails don't open in browser
Add the following lines to your user.js file inside your .thunderbird profile (if user.js file doesn't exist yet, just create a new file with this content).

user_pref("network.protocol-handler.app.ftp","/usr/bin/firefox");
user_pref("network.protocol-handler.app.http","/usr/bin/firefox");
user_pref("network.protocol-handler.app.https","/usr/bin/firefox");
Restart Thunderbird for this change to take effect.
If you want to use some browser other than Firefox, then put in the full path for that browser, instead of /usr/bin/firefox, in the above lines.
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For me, it seems it has to take place in the .thunderbird folder.
Open Konqueror. Open your /home/your_name. On the menu across the top, View – Show hidden files. In that list, find and click on the folder .mozilla-thunderbird.
Then, inside .mozilla-thunderbird, Open the folder RRRRRRRR.default
where RRRRRRRR is a string of eight random alphanumeric characters (that may look rather odd to you).

Find or create the file user.js in RRRRRRRR.default.
(To create it if it's not there, as was my case: In that folder, Right-click on an empty place, Create New - Text file , and call it user.js)

Copy these lines into user.js:
user_pref("network.protocol-handler.app.ftp","/usr/bin/firefox");
user_pref("network.protocol-handler.app.http","/usr/bin/firefox");
user_pref("network.protocol-handler.app.https","/usr/bin/firefox");

File-Save, File Quit
Restart Thunderbird to test it.


OR:
Copy these lines into user.js:
user_pref("network.protocol-handler.app.ftp","/usr/bin/firefox-2");
user_pref("network.protocol-handler.app.http","/usr/bin/firefox-2");
user_pref("network.protocol-handler.app.https","/usr/bin/firefox-2");

[RayWC]

SOLVED Re: Unable to get email links in Thunderbird to open Firefox

I followed Abalone's suggestion and removed "root" from - user_pref("network.protocol-handler.app.ftp", "/root/usr/bin/firefox-2");
Now I have firefox 3.5 installed and got it to stop locking up and I will have to get Thunderbird to open that up instead. I like 3.5 better.

[robfish]

Re: Unable to get email links in Thunderbird to open Firefox

I use a different method:-

A problem with Thunderbird was its apparent inability to open links in Firefox. This problem has been solved!
Solution: When in Thunderbird, do the following:
Edit->
preferences->
Select the "Advance" tab->
Select the Config Editor at the bottom of the window.

When in the "Config Editor" :
Right Click->
New->
String->
Name: network.protocol-handler.app.ftp ; Value: /path/to/firefox

Again:

Right Click->
New->
String->
Name: network.protocol-handler.app.http ; Value: /path/to/firefox

And once more:

Right Click->
New->
String->
Name: network.protocol-handler.app.https ; Value: /path/to/firefox

Of course, set the /path/to/firefox as the location of Firefox (in most cases /usr/bin/firefox). This should configure Thunderbird to open all links in a Firefox window (or Tab if Firefox is already running).

[harecanada]

Re: Unable to get email links in Thunderbird to open Firefox

Hey robfish,
I'm having a hard time getting this to work could you walk me through it? I might have the path wrong but I'm not sure how to find that out. I'm using Ubuntu Jaunty and Shiretoko FireFox 3.5.1
harecanada

[robfish]

Re: Unable to get email links in Thunderbird to open Firefox

I'm using Ubuntu Jaunty and Shiretoko FireFox 3.5.1
harecanada

I upgraded to Shiretoko FireFox 3.5.1 last night and had to change my path to /usr/bin/firefox-3.5 and it worked again.

[harecanada]

Re: Unable to get email links in Thunderbird to open Firefox

Man, this is frustrating!!! Mine still won't work. I think I have the paths confused or something.
Here's the thing. Firefox is in two places.
home folder>view>show hidden files>.mozilla>firefox-3.5
or
home folder>File System>usr>bin/firefox-3.5

Which one should I point to? And how do I write it?

Still learning I guess.
harecanada

[robfish]

Re: Unable to get email links in Thunderbird to open Firefox

I used the path (aS i SAID IN MY PREVIOUS POST)
/usr/bin/firefox-3.5

I would suggest trying my instructions again. They have worked for me with both Mepis and 2 kubuntu computers.

[harecanada]

Re: Unable to get email links in Thunderbird to open Firefox

OK! OK! I got it working finally. And thank you for your patience.
harecanada

[harecanada]

Re: Unable to get email links in Thunderbird to open Firefox

I'm going to post you r solution on Ubuntu forms because this problem is popping up there also.
Thanks again,
harecanada