Re: [Evolution] Opening links in Firefox

[Chris <cpollock embarqmail com>]

On Sun, 2014-11-30 at 23:24 +0000, Pete Biggs wrote:
> > I'm running Ubuntu 14.04.1 LTS, Gnome 3.12.2, Evolution 3.12.8, Firefox
> > 33.1.1. 
> >
> > Firefox is set as the default web browser in Firefox itself and in the
> > Gnome settings for browser.
> >
> > You're also correct about Firefox opening. If I were to click on the
> > link at the bottom of any message in this list which would normally open
> > the link in workspace #2 where I have Firefox already running it would
> > instead open Firefox in workspace #1 where I have Evolution running. It
> > would also open to my 'homepage' instead of the link that is clicked on.
>
> It sounds as though when you installed a different version of firefox it
> installed some different config files. First, as someone else said, use
> xdg-open to see how Gnome handles URLs - it should behave correctly,
> although I suspect it will just open a new window with your home page.
>
> The way of calling firefox is determined by the 'firefox.desktop' config
> file.  That should be in 
>
>    /usr/share/applications/firefox.desktop
>
> That file should contains a line "Exec=firefox %u" - the %u will be
> replaced by the URL.  However, I suspect that when you installed firefox
> the installation installed an equivalent file in 
>
>    ~/.local/share/applications/firefox.desktop
> or 
>    /usr/local/share/applications/firefox.desktop
>
> check in both those places and examine the content of any
> firefox.desktop file you find to make sure the Exec line is as above.
> There should be no harm in renaming any firefox.desktop file you find
> in /usr/local/ or ~/.local so it isn't picked up - doing so will,
> hopefully, re-instate the behaviour of firefox.
>
> P.
Thanks Pete for the 2X4 hit upside the head. I looked at my
firefox.desktop file in ~/.local/share/applications/firefox.desktop and
I had unwittingly left the %u off of the exec command. Added it back and
it's working correctly again. Amazing what two little items will do when
left off a command. 

I'd like to thank you Pete and all the rest who replied to this thread
trying to assist me when all along it was my fault when I added the menu
command.

Chris

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