Re: [Evolution] Change Default Browser in Evolution 1.4

[Daniel Cote <cote risky nscf org>]

Thanks for the help.

The answer for redhat linux 7.3 is only slightly different from the one
provided: 

#gconftool-2 --set --type=string /desktop/gnome/url-handlers/unknown/command '/usr/local/bin/remote-browser 
%s'
#gconftool-2 --set --type=bool /desktop/gnome/url-handlers/unknown/need-terminal false
#gconftool-2 --set --type=bool /desktop/gnome/url-handlers/unknown/enabled true
#gconftool-2 -R /desktop/gnome/url-handlers/unknown

I wrote the following script for those who use netscape:

#!/bin/ksh
if [ -L $HOME/.mozilla/default/*/lock ]
then
  /usr/local/netscape7/netscape -raise -remote "openURL($1,new-tab)"
else
  /usr/local/netscape7/netscape "$1"
fi 



On Mon, 2003-06-16 at 23:33, guenther wrote:
> > While it is true the evolution 1.4 runs with gnome-2.0 it doesn't
> > require gnome-2.0 to run. The current version of gnome for Red Hat 7.3
> > is gnome-1.4. I assume that red-carpet wouldn't allow me to install if
> > my system didn't meet the requirements.
>
> Sure...
>
> As you said, the Evo 1.2.x way (actually, Gnome 1.4) of setting the
> default browser does not work. So Evo 1.4 does not respect old Gnome 1.4
> settings -- true.
>
> You do not have the apps to change the Gnome 2 settings to make Evo 1.4
> happy. Thus, there are only limited possibilities left...
>
> I don't know, where Evo 1.4 gets those settings from, but I suppose
> GConf -- at least there are my settings stored.
>
>
> As Jeff said, you need the control center. However, the following should
> do the trick using CLI, bypassing all those neat looking graphical
> tools. It was about time to learn about GConf... ;-)
>
>
> Seems, these settings are stored under
>
> # gconftool -R /desktop/gnome/url-handlers/unknown
>  command = mozilla-remote.sh %s
>  need-terminal = false
>  enabled = true
>
> Now, this should enter all those values:
>
> # gconftool --set --type=string /desktop/gnome/url-handlers/unknown/command 'mozilla-remote.sh %s'
> # gconftool --set --type=bool /desktop/gnome/url-handlers/unknown/need-terminal false
> # gconftool --set --type=bool /desktop/gnome/url-handlers/unknown/enabled true
>
>
> No guarantee, though...
>
> ...guenther
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