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> Subject: Firefox, Thunderbird and %#$@* Evolution From: Robert<br>
> <a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:kerplop@sbcglobal.net"><kerplop@sbcglobal.net></a> Date: Sun, 30 Jan 2005 10:48:19
-0600 To: For<br>
> users of Fedora Core releases <a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:fedora-list@redhat.com"><fedora-list@redhat.com></a><br>
> <br>
> To: For users of Fedora Core releases
<a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:fedora-list@redhat.com"><fedora-list@redhat.com></a><br>
> <br>
> <br>
> FC3, KDE<br>
> <br>
> I have been attempting to find a way to migrate from Mozilla to<br>
> Firefox and Thunderbird. So far, everything has gone pretty well<br>
> EXCEPT that when I wanted to email a web page from within Firefox,<br>
> that option was not available. The only choice is to "Send Link".<br>
> That's acceptable and definitely more friendly for those who are<br>
> still using dialup connections but the deal breaker for me is that
it<br>
> wants to use Evolution and I don't/won't. I have looked in the<br>
> prefs.js file, in <a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="about:config">about:config</a> and in the handful of options<br>
> available under Edit --> preferences and haven't exactly been<br>
> inundated with clues. In the Help section, I find this jewel:<br>
> <br>
> <br>
> Send Link...<br>
> <br>
> Opens an email composition window using your computer's default
email<br>
> program so you can send a message with a link to the current page.<br>
> This feature is currently only available on Windows, Mac OS X and<br>
> OS/2.<br>
> <br>
> <br>
> ...which is about as useful as "How may I help you today" on the
back<br>
> of Walmart employees vests.<br>
> <br>
> I tried removing evolution from another machine that I don't mind<br>
> wrecking and sure enough, evolution didn't try to start. Neither
did<br>
> any other mail client, as in NOP.<br>
> <br>
> Any ideas short of doing a fresh install and specifically omitting<br>
> evolution?</span><br>
<br>
I had a somewhat similar problem. For whatever reason, you need to use
GNOME's preferred application chooser. The KDE one doesn't work for me.<br>
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