Re: [Evolution] Question # 1

[Nathan Owens <pianocomp81 yahoo com>]

--- Pete Biggs <pete biggs org uk> wrote:

> > quote
> >
> > # Set Firefox as hander for HTTP and HTTPS URL's
> > /opt/gnome/bin/gconftool-2 --type=string
> > --set /desktop/gnome/url-handlers/http/command "/usr/bin/firefox %s"
> > /opt/gnome/bin/gconftool-2 --type=string
> > --set /desktop/gnome/url-handlers/https/command "/usr/bin/firefox %s"
> > # Set Evolution as hander for MAILTO URL's
> > /opt/gnome/bin/gconftool-2 --type=string
> > --set /desktop/gnome/url-handlers/mailto/command
> > "/opt/gnome/bin/evolution %s"
> > #
>
> Those '/desktop/....' aren't folders or directories in your filesystem,
> they are gconf keys that hold information within the gconf system.  Try
> doing something like:
>
> /usr/bin/gconftool-2 -g /desktop/gnome/url-handlers/http/command
>
> This should come back with something like "firefox %s" - this means that
> gnome is using firefox as the program that handles URL requests.  What
> the command above are doing is changing the programs.  The only bit you
> need to change for your own system is the bit at the end in the quotes,
> the rest you should type as-is.

Another thing to look at is the gconf-editor program. It shows the gconf keys in a tree list. You
can modify the key values there. You'll see that the "command" key for the http and https are set
to some value. Mine are set to 'mozilla-firefox %s'.



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