Re: [Evolution] Clicking on https: links doesn't work

[Patrick O'Callaghan <poc usb ve>]

On Sun, 2004-02-08 at 17:09, guenther wrote:
> On Tue, 2004-02-03 at 16:09, Patrick O'Callaghan wrote:
> > On Tue, 2004-02-03 at 00:26, guenther wrote:
> >
> > > Especially check the GConf keys in /desktop/gnome/url-handlers/http and
> > > /desktop/gnome/url-handlers/https. The GUI only sets the former.
> > >
> > > Something like the following commands should get you going (untested
> > > though, as I don't have Gnome 2.4 here):
> > >
> > > $ gconftool-2 --set --type=string /desktop/gnome/url-handlers/https/command 'mozilla %s'
> > > $ gconftool-2 --set --type=bool /desktop/gnome/url-handlers/https/need-terminal false
> > > $ gconftool-2 --set --type=bool /desktop/gnome/url-handlers/https/enabled true
> >
> > OK, did all that. However Gnome seems to have decided to ignore
> > anything I say to it. The gconftool-2 tool does correctly set 
> > .gconf/desktop/gnome/url-handlers/http/%gconf.xml (NOTE: at the
> > moment I'm trying to get http working again, before moving on
> > to https). I can verify this via:
> >
> > gconftool-2 -R /desktop/gnome/url-handlers
> >
> > However if I look at it via gnome-control-center, I just get the
> > same old values as before and no amount of clicking, typing, closing,
> > opening, restarting etc. makes any difference.
>
> Well, sounds like an issue not related to Evolution at least. ;)

It's tangentially related in the sense that Evo depends on Gnome,
but otherwise I pretty much agree with you.

> Have you tried setting the value using the Gnome Control Center and
> grepping for that string? Where does it end up?

The *string* itself is set, but it's greyed out. When I hit the radio
button it selects OK, but then I close the panel and open it again and
once more it's deselected.

> > I know little of the architecture of Gnome, but maybe there's a demon
> > that's supposed to load the file and report to Gnome apps via CORBA
> > or whatever, and the demon has died for some reason.
>
> GConf daemon and some Gnome settings daemon, IIRC. But I am not sure
> about this. It actually is Gnome 2.4, right?

Yep. Stock Fedora RC1.

> Have you ever tried running a Gnome Desktop? Does it work then?

Yes I have, and no it doesn't.

Cheers

poc