Re: KDE, openoffice bug
Dotan Cohen wrote:
> 2009/7/7 Red Hen <alyssaalappen@gmail.com>:
>> Sirs--
>>
>> I have designated Firefox my Debian Lenny system's MAIN web browser, as
>> stipulated in the KDE Control Center.
>>
>
> Which version of KDE? Did you type in "/usr/bin/firefox" or "firefox"
> or select Firefox from the list? Note that Firefox is called Iceweasel
> in Debian due to restrictive Mozilla licensing.
>
>
>> HOWEVER, I CANNOT open links in openoffice.org writer documents with
>> firefox. No matter how many times I have reset the KDE Control component to
>> stipulate firefox as the default web browser on my system, opening links in
>> open office documents ALWAYS results in a Konqueror browser opening.
>>
>> If I then attempt to switch to a firefox browser, the system first downloads
>> a file of the page in question and then opens the FILE with firefox. This is
>> unacceptable. I want to be able to browse the web with firefox 3.5 located
>> in my home directory without Konqueror as an intermediary. I do not want
>> Konqui to open from inside openoffice documents AT ALL.
>>
>
> This is a Firefox setting, but Firefox cannot open ODT documents
> anyway so I find this unusual. What types of files, specifically, are
> we talking about here?
>
Ooo doesn't follow kde settings, you have to set alternatives:
update-alternatives --config x-www-browser
If you want iceweasel to open Ooo files, use package
"mozilla-openoffice.org" which installs a plugin.
Tom
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