On 2021-01-06 09:01:32 Edward wrote: > On 1/6/21 9:31 AM, Edward wrote: > > On 1/6/21 8:29 AM, Dr. Nikolaus Klepp wrote: > >> Anno domini 2021 Wed, 6 Jan 08:09:23 -0500 > >> > >> Edward scripsit: > >>> What I have been able to determine, so far: > >>> > >>> If Konqueror or another web browser is left alone: > >>> > >>> And Firefox is *not* the default browser, the box in Preferences to > >>> always check if it's the default is *not* checked, both Firefox and > >>> Thunderbird, so far, have behaved as expected. With the box unchecked, > >>> Firefox obviously does not prompt for it to become the default. > >>> > >>> Once Konqueror or another web browser is launched: > >>> > >>> Firefox, when launched afterwards, will again prompt to become the > >>> default and once again, Thunderbird will create 'Blogs & News Feeds' > >>> and > >>> not open links when selected. > >> > >> So you'll have to check 2 things: > >> 1) reboot, launch firefox, close it, lauch any other browser, close > >> it. reboot, launch firefox: does the said popup occur? > >> 2a) If not: what changed in the local users environment variablen? > >> 2b) if yes: what files were changed in the local users environment? > >> > >> Nik > > > > When I powered the system on this morning, the Firefox preferences > > indicated it *was* the default browser, with the box to check for > > default, unchecked. Last night, it was showing it was *not* the default. > > > > In light of this, upon performing the steps in Q1: > > > > 1. No > > 2A. Unknown > > > > Something appears to be changing the default browser status upon > > shutdown/reboot. > > Just did a shutdown (for 20 minutes) and powered it back on. Opened > Thunderbird, selected a link in an e-mail, it correctly launched Firefox > and opened the page. Upon checking the Firefox preferences, it now shows > Firefox is *not* the default browser with the check-for-default box > still unchecked. > > So, something occurring during shutdowns and reboots, is clearly > affecting the system default browser settings. > Is there anything pertinent/suspicious in the system log for the period between the shutdown command and the hardware shutdown? Leslie -- ____________________________________________________ tde-users mailing list -- users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe send an email to users-leave@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Web mail archive available at https://mail.trinitydesktop.org/mailman3/hyperkitty/list/users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
