Re: 'sensible-browser'

[Mark Grieveson <dg135@torfree.net>]

> From the name of "Preferred Applications" I assumed that's what
> I could use to specify the default web browser.  In 'Preferred 
> Applications' there was a 'Internet' tab which had an entry
> from 'Web Browser' and 'Mail Reader'. The 'Web Browser'
> entry had 'iceweasel'.  However, when, in 'icedove' I clicked
> on a url, the epiphany browser was used.  Why wasn't the
> 'Preferred Applications'.'Web Browser' application used instead?

Good question.  I used to have similar issues with Icedove when I used
it.  Sometime you have to muck around with the
file /etc/icedove/global-config.js to get icedove to use the correct
browser.

If the following lines are in, and uncommented with within this file,
then supposedly Icedove will use your system's default browser:

// pref("network.protocol-handler.app.http","x-www-browser");
// pref("network.protocol-handler.app.https","x-www-browser");

However, in my experience, I still had problems; so, it was necessary
to add this:

// pref("network.protocol-handler.app.http","mozilla-firefox");
// pref("network.protocol-handler.app.https","mozilla-firefox");

It was a long while ago that I was using icedove; so, perhaps
"mozilla-firefox" should be changed to "mozilla-iceweasel", or
something.  Or, hopefully there's a better way then mucking around with
this config file to change how your email program opens web-browser
links. Or, you could do as I did, and dump icedove, and use
sylpheed-claws-gtk instead.

Mark