[Evolution] Re: URL handling in evolution

[Michael Lymbery <michael norlink net au>]

> > On Mon, 2003-12-15 at 07:19, Michael Lymbery wrote:
> > Hi,
> >
> > I am having trouble when I click links within evolution.  I have set
> > gnome's http URL handling to use /usr/bin/mozilla-firebird -remote
> > "openurl(%s,new-tab).  This works in the sense that it opens a new tab
> > in firebird it is just that it is not the correct URL.  It seems as
> > though it is always opening www.gnu.org.
> >
> > I have checked the URL handling of other applications and they are
> > working properly (i.e going to the correct URL) and I have also tried
> > gnome-moz-remote with the same result.

> The fact that you always get www.gnu.org indicates that the "%s" is
> not being expanded and Firebird is falling back to a default page.
>
> I do this:
>
> In gnome-control-center->Preferred Applications:
>
> /usr/local/bin/browse %s
>
> and in /usr/local/bin/browse:
>
> #!/bin/sh
> /usr/local/bin/mozilla-xremote-client "openURL($1, new-window)"
>
> (change to new-tab if you like)
>
> poc

Thanks for your advice poc.  That worked a treat.

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