Re: Mozilla Thunderbird Help
Ms Linuz wrote:
> [KS] wrote:
>
>
>>Ms Linuz wrote:
>>
>>
>>
>>>I don't know if it's just me or else.
>>>Open up mozilla-thunderbird, click Help --> Thunderbird Help
>>>Nothing happen.
>>>Click on Release Notes....nothing.
>>>Click on About Thunderbird...nice animation screen.
>>>
>>>The Thunderbird Help context is what I'm very much concern about.
>>>Since it's the closest way for the users like me to get help asap.
>>>I will send a bugreport if it's not just me or worse it's just
>>>like that from up there.
>>>
>>>--w.h--
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>
>>It does startup Firefox for me (my default x-www-browser) as the menu
>>entry points to online help. Thunderbird does not contain inbuilt Help
>>documentation as does Firefox. If Thunderbird does not recognize the
>>default browser for you, try setting the following preferences in
>>Thunderbird:
>>
>>network.protocol-handler.app.http mozilla-firefox
>>network.protocol-handler.app.https mozilla-firefox
>>
>>You can add these preferences in your user.js (does not exist by
>>default) under your Thunderbird profile. E.g. add line
>>user_pref("network.protocol-handler.app.http", "mozilla-firefox");
>>
>>in your user.js.
>>
>>Hope that helps.
>>/KS
>>
>>
>>
>>
>
> Works like a charm, thanks. :-)
>
> <RANT>
> By the way, my default x-www-browser is mozilla. I wonder, is this "really"
> should be done like this ???
> When you want to see Thunderbird help page you need to create file called
> user.js in your M-TB profile directory if it doesn't exist yet and write
> down
> those lines ???
> Because if I click a link in my emails, it automatically starts mozilla
> which is my default x-www-browser without any problem.
> That's why I asked my previous question, since I thought the help would be
> a builtin help. Never thougt it a web page on the internet.
> </RANT>
>
> --w.h--
>
>
If links worked for you from within emails, I think it might be
something related to links from menu items. For the help docs on the
internet, I think there were never enough volunteers to get the help
docs in shape to be shipped within Thunderbird.
/KS
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