Re: icedove and iceweasel not recognizing chromium-browser as default browser

[Gilbert Sullivan <whirlygig@comcast.net>]

On 10/13/2010 06:16 PM, Lisi wrote:
> On Wednesday 13 October 2010 19:51:21 Camaleón wrote:
> > On Wed, 13 Oct 2010 13:43:50 -0400, Gilbert Sullivan wrote:
> >
> > (...)
> >
> > > Would anyone know how I can make icedove and iceweasel recognize my
> > > choice of a default browser? Not exactly a serious problem, but it kind
> > > of irks me!
> >
> > Have you tried by setting in Icedove "about:config" the variables...
> >
> > - "network.protocol-handler.app.http" pointing to the Chromium binary
> > path?
> > - "network.protocol-handler.warn-external.http" to "true"?
>
> Thanks, Camaleón.  You are a mine of useful information. :-)   Just what I
> wanted to know, mutatis mutandis.  I don't mind what Iceweasel thinks is the
> default browser, but I want clicking on a link in an email in Icedove to open
> a window in Konqueror and not in Iceweasel.
>
> I have had a look on his computer, and Iceweasel has indeed got about:config
> as it should, and as I would expect.  But I can't find any such thing in
> Icedove.  Where should I be looking?
>
> Lisi

Indeed, somehow I missed Camaleón's response. I'm glad you (Lisi) 
responded to Camaleón. Most grateful to both of you. I changed the http 
and https settings in icedove (Config Editor button on the General tab 
of the Preferences dialog), and clicking a link in an e-mail is finally 
calling up chromium-browser.

Why on earth would the Mozilla people set the mail client to behave this 
way?

Regards,
Gilbert