Re: Re: Making a new browser the default

[Bob McClure Jr <robertmcclure earthlink net>]

On Tue, Dec 30, 2003 at 09:18:50PM -0500, brynjarr bellsouth net wrote:
> 
> > 
> > From: Bob McClure Jr <robertmcclure earthlink net>
> > Date: 2003/12/30 Tue PM 06:26:51 EST
> > To: redhat-install-list redhat com
> > Subject: Re: Making a new browser the default
> > 
> > On Tue, Dec 30, 2003 at 12:12:52PM -0500, brynjarr bellsouth net wrote:
> > > My Mozilla recently failed with an error message that says "No XBL
> > > binding for the window" or something like that...
> > > 
> > > This prompted me to move on and adopt Firebird as my browser, my
> > > question is how do I set it as the default browser in my system.
> > > 
> > > Red Hat 9, and such.
> > 
> > Not sure what you mean by "default browser".  If you mean for viewing
> > HTML mail attachments, look in your ~/.mailcap for an entry such as
> > mine:
> 
> By default browser i mean: The browser that will open when i click a
> link in AIM, or a program help file etc.

A "well-behaved" program should rely on the mailcap entry, especially
mail programs, but check in your "Preferences" for each program to see
if there is a way to select what it calls on to render URLs.

> I'm trying to change it from plain 'ol mozilla (which is broken and
> i was looking for an excuse to switch anyway) to Mozilla
> Firebird. So that becomes the default HTML/URL browser program.

If all that comes to naught, let us know.  Either someone else will
have a better solution, or I can divulge an ugly dodge I dasn't admit
I'd ever use.

Cheers,
-- 
Bob McClure, Jr.             Bobcat Open Systems, Inc.
robertmcclure earthlink net  http://www.bobcatos.com
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