FC5 Firefox and KMail

[Jack Gates]

On Friday 04 August 2006 18:24, Nigel Henry wrote:
> On Friday 04 August 2006 22:32, Jack Gates wrote:
> > On Friday 04 August 2006 16:16, Daniel Hedlund wrote:
> > > Jack Gates wrote:
> > > > I have not been able to find a way to tell Firefox to use
> > > > KMail when I click on an e-mail address in the browser.  If
> > > > it can be done will some one tell me how?  I have looked in
> > > > edit > preferences and can't find a setting. I have over
> > > > looked it or it is not there.
> > >
> > > If you're using Gnome as your window manager,
> > > in the gnome menu:  "System" -> "Preferences" -> "More
> > > Preferences" -> "Preferred Applications"
> > >
> > > You can change the default mail reader in there....
> >
> > No, I am using KDE.  I haven't been able to find anything in the
> > many places to change settings there either. :(
> >
>
> Hi Jack. I'm using KDE, and this is with FC2. I normally just use
> Konqueror, and Kmail, but a while ago messed about with Firefox,
> and which E-mail client it was using. By default it uses Evolution,
> presumably because Gnome is the default desktop. Go to Main menu  >
> Preferences > Preferred Applications. there are 4 tabs in this. the
> mail reader one allows you to select Kmail for instance.

You lost me with the Main menu.  What application?

> This appears to be working ok. Firefox > Tools > Read mail, opens
> up Kmail,

I get no response, no errors

> and going to a website and finding an E-mail link opens 
> up Kmails composer ok.

nothing here as well

> This is the same as Daniel mentioned, but he was working from
> Gnome.
>
> All the best.
>
> Nigel.

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