Re: Why doesn't iceweasel work with iceape

[Bret Busby <bret@busby.net>]

On Sat, 27 Feb 2010, Jens Van Broeckhoven wrote:

> On Saturday 27 February 2010 16:30:08 Bret Busby wrote:
> > I am running Debian 5.
> >
> > I have iceweasel installed, and I have iceape installed.
> >
> > I use iceape because it allows me, on clicking on a mailto link, to open
> > an iceape mail composer window.
> >
> > In trying to configure iceweasel to do the same (iceweasel defaults to
> > opening evolution, which I understand to be much the same as microsoft
> > outlook), I open the iceweasel Edit -> Preferences -> Applications ->
> > mailto option, and it displays the options "Use Gmail", Use Yahoo!
> > Mail", "Always ask", and "Use other", which does not give access to
> > iceape mail composer.
> >
> > But, it does not display an option for "Use Iceape Mail Composer", and,
> > with iceape mail composer, in viewing the properties, and thus the
> > launch command, the iceweaselpreferences options, do not allow for
> > entering the command to run iceape mail composer; "iceape -compose".
> >
> > So, iceweasel recognises proprietary email applications (gmail and yahoo
> > mail), but, does not recognise the realted email application; iceape
> > mail composer, and, apparently, prohibits the use of iceape mail
> > composer, to acion mailto links.
> >
> > Why doesn't iceweasel work with iceape?
> >
> > --
> > Bret Busby
> > Armadale
> > West Australia
> > ..............
>
> 1. run:  dpkg-reconfigure iceweasel
> 2. run:  update-alternatives --config x-www-browser
>
>
> --
> Jens Van Broeckhoven

The second command above, appears to be for setting the default browser.

Does an equivalent command exist, for setting the default email 
application?

Also, as an aside (as the first of those two commands, requires 
restarting iceweasel), whilst, when iceweasel crashes, a user can choose 
to restore the crashed session, like with Opera, can a session be saved, 
and chosen to be restored after an orderly shutdown of iceweasel, like 
with Opera?

Thank you in anticiaption.

--
Bret Busby
Armadale
West Australia
..............

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