[gentoo-user] Links not working from Thunderbird-2.0.0.22 to Firefox-3.5

[gentoo-user] Links not working from Thunderbird-2.0.0.22 to Firefox-3.5

[Jacques Montier]

Hi all,

Since i upgraded Firefox to Firefox-3.5-r1, my links from Thunderbird to
Firefox don't work anymore.
In Thunderbird-2.0.0.22 : Edition -> Preferences -> Advanced -> General
-> Configuration Editor, i get :
network.protocol-handler.app.http type chain with /usr/bin/firefox.
Nothing happens when clicking on a link in Thunderbird.
In console /usr/bin/firefox works properly.
In Openoffice, links launch Firefox.
Everything is ok if i change /usr/bin/firefox to /usr/bin/midori.
I tried removing .mozilla and .thunderbird without any success...
What's wrong ?
Thank you very much for your help.

Cheers,

Jacques

[gentoo-user] Re: Links not working from Thunderbird-2.0.0.22 to Firefox-3.5

[walt]

On 08/04/2009 05:15 AM, Jacques Montier wrote:
> Hi all,
>
> Since i upgraded Firefox to Firefox-3.5-r1, my links from Thunderbird to
> Firefox don't work anymore.
> In Thunderbird-2.0.0.22 : Edition ->  Preferences ->  Advanced ->  General
> ->  Configuration Editor, i get :
> network.protocol-handler.app.http type chain with /usr/bin/firefox.
> Nothing happens when clicking on a link in Thunderbird.
> In console /usr/bin/firefox works properly.
> In Openoffice, links launch Firefox.
> Everything is ok if i change /usr/bin/firefox to /usr/bin/midori.

It may depend on what desktop you use.  I use gnome, and the usual
reason for this problem is that the setting in System->Preferences->
Preferred-Applications is set to point at the wrong browser name.

I believe kde has a similar menu item somewhere, not certain.

Possibly the name of your firefox binary was changed in the upgrade?
Maybe an old symlink is pointing to an old (deleted) file?

Re: [gentoo-user] Re: Links not working from Thunderbird-2.0.0.22 to Firefox-3.5

[Jacques Montier]

walt a gentiment tapote:
> On 08/04/2009 05:15 AM, Jacques Montier wrote:
>> Hi all,
>>
>> Since i upgraded Firefox to Firefox-3.5-r1, my links from Thunderbird to
>> Firefox don't work anymore.
>> In Thunderbird-2.0.0.22 : Edition ->  Preferences ->  Advanced -> 
>> General
>> ->  Configuration Editor, i get :
>> network.protocol-handler.app.http type chain with /usr/bin/firefox.
>> Nothing happens when clicking on a link in Thunderbird.
>> In console /usr/bin/firefox works properly.
>> In Openoffice, links launch Firefox.
>> Everything is ok if i change /usr/bin/firefox to /usr/bin/midori.
> 
> It may depend on what desktop you use.  I use gnome, and the usual
> reason for this problem is that the setting in System->Preferences->
> Preferred-Applications is set to point at the wrong browser name.
> 
> I believe kde has a similar menu item somewhere, not certain.
> 
> Possibly the name of your firefox binary was changed in the upgrade?
> Maybe an old symlink is pointing to an old (deleted) file?
> 
> 
> 

Thank you for your response.
I use Xfce-4.6.1, and i find nothing about preferred applications.
The firefox binary has not changed, and /usr/bin/firefox works in console...
Great mystery...

Jacques

Re: [gentoo-user] Re: Links not working from Thunderbird-2.0.0.22 to Firefox-3.5

[David]

walt wrote:
> On 08/04/2009 05:15 AM, Jacques Montier wrote:
>> Hi all,
>>
>> Since i upgraded Firefox to Firefox-3.5-r1, my links from Thunderbird to
>> Firefox don't work anymore.
>> In Thunderbird-2.0.0.22 : Edition ->  Preferences ->  Advanced ->  
>> General
>> ->  Configuration Editor, i get :
>> network.protocol-handler.app.http type chain with /usr/bin/firefox.
>> Nothing happens when clicking on a link in Thunderbird.
>> In console /usr/bin/firefox works properly.
>> In Openoffice, links launch Firefox.
>> Everything is ok if i change /usr/bin/firefox to /usr/bin/midori.
> 
> It may depend on what desktop you use.  I use gnome, and the usual
> reason for this problem is that the setting in System->Preferences->
> Preferred-Applications is set to point at the wrong browser name.
> 
> I believe kde has a similar menu item somewhere, not certain.
> 
> Possibly the name of your firefox binary was changed in the upgrade?
> Maybe an old symlink is pointing to an old (deleted) file?
> 
> 
> 
I forgot where I found it but here is mine;
user_pref("network.protocol-handler.app.http", 
"/home/david/firefox_launch");
user_pref("network.protocol-handler.app.https", 
"/home/david/firefox_launch");

cat firefox_launch
#!/bin/bash

unset LD_PRELOAD
exec /usr/bin/firefox "$@"




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Re: [gentoo-user] Re: Links not working from Thunderbird-2.0.0.22 to Firefox-3.5

[Jacques Montier]

David a gentiment tapote:
> I forgot where I found it but here is mine;
> user_pref("network.protocol-handler.app.http",
> "/home/david/firefox_launch");
> user_pref("network.protocol-handler.app.https",
> "/home/david/firefox_launch");
> 
> cat firefox_launch
> #!/bin/bash
> 
> unset LD_PRELOAD
> exec /usr/bin/firefox "$@"
> 

Hi David,
You're a genius !!! that worked !
Thank you very much !
Can you (or somebody else) explain to me what's the use of the unset
LD_PRELOAD command ??
It doesn't work without it.

Cheers,

--
Jacques

Re: [gentoo-user] Re: Links not working from Thunderbird-2.0.0.22 to Firefox-3.5

[David]

Jacques Montier wrote:
> David a gentiment tapote:
>> I forgot where I found it but here is mine;
>> user_pref("network.protocol-handler.app.http",
>> "/home/david/firefox_launch");
>> user_pref("network.protocol-handler.app.https",
>> "/home/david/firefox_launch");
>>
>> cat firefox_launch
>> #!/bin/bash
>>
>> unset LD_PRELOAD
>> exec /usr/bin/firefox "$@"
>>
> 
> Hi David,
> You're a genius !!! that worked !
> Thank you very much !
> Can you (or somebody else) explain to me what's the use of the unset
> LD_PRELOAD command ??
> It doesn't work without it.
> 
> Cheers,
> 
> --
> Jacques
> 
> 

Here it is;
http://bugs.gentoo.org/276520

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