On Thu, 4 Aug 2016 19:32:26 +0200 "Erik P. Olsen" <epodata@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > On 2016-08-04 at 10:22:44 Rick Stevens wrote: > > > On 08/03/2016 11:50 PM, Ed Greshko wrote: > > > > > > > > > On 08/04/16 14:36, Erik P. Olsen wrote: > > >> On 2016-08-04 at 06:12:29 Ed Greshko wrote: > > >> > > >>> On 08/04/16 04:31, Erik P. Olsen wrote: > > >>>> When I use xdg-open to open an URL it opens it with firefox > > >>>> although my preferred browser is google-chrome. > > >>>> > > >>>> Is this a bug or have I missed something. > > >>>> > > >>>> I am running f23. > > >>> Try issuing the following commands.... > > >>> > > >>> xdg-settings set default-web-browser google-chrome.desktop > > >>> xdg-settings set default-url-scheme-handler http > > >>> google-chrome.desktop xdg-settings set > > >>> default-url-scheme-handler https google-chrome.desktop > > >>> > > >> default-web-browser was already set for google-chrome and the two > > >> scheme-handlers are not implemented for xfce. So that doesn't > > >> seem to do it. > > >> > > > > > > All I can offer is my settings.... > > > > > > [egreshko@meimei ~]$ xdg-settings get default-web-browser > > > google-chrome.desktop > > > [egreshko@meimei ~]$ xdg-settings get default-url-scheme-handler > > > http google-chrome.desktop > > > [egreshko@meimei ~]$ xdg-settings get default-url-scheme-handler > > > https google-chrome.desktop > > > > > > and when I do... > > > > > > xdg-open http://tinyurl.com/znz978w > > > > > > It opens in a chrome tab. > > > > Perhaps Erik needs to log out and back in once he's done the > > "xdg-settings set" commands? > > > > Just a guess...sometimes this stuff only "takes" on logins. > > It's more tricky than that. If I issue the command that Ed mentioned > xdg-open correctly opens a tab in google-chrome. But if I click on an > URL attached to an e-mail it opens in firefox. > In Claws mail: 'Configuration', 'Preferences', 'External Programs' Fred -- users mailing list users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe or change subscription options: https://lists.fedoraproject.org/admin/lists/users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Fedora Code of Conduct: http://fedoraproject.org/code-of-conduct Guidelines: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines Have a question? Ask away: http://ask.fedoraproject.org
