-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 Joe Hart wrote: > Roman Stöckl-Schmidt wrote: >> Michael M. schrieb: >>> So what is your default browser? Do you have iceweasel set as the >>> default in any DE you are using, if you are using one? What does >>> update-alternatives report? >> Okay, I'm using Gnome and in the preferred applications settings or >> whatever it's called in english it says custom with the command to run >> the application set to "/usr/lib/iceweasel/firefox "%s". When I set it >> to iceweasel in the dropdown menu and start iceweasel, it gives me the >> "I'm not your default browser, buhu"-crap again. And when I confirm to >> let the app set itself as default the etnry in the default app-settings >> from Gnome are as they were in the beginning. > >> So apparently everything is fine but iceweasel doesn't detect that the >> entry it made itself is actually iceweasel as the default rather than >> some other program. easiest workaround for now would be to just disable >> the warning in iceweasel, butr the underlying problem wouldn't be solved >> by that, now would it? > >> Assuming that you guys don't really now what to do to change this >> behaviour either, apart from filing a bug report to change the source, I >> have only one more question: Where should I file this, is it a debian >> related problem, firefox or Gnome? > >> Thanks again. > >> P.S.: I've never used update-alternatives before but couldnt really >> figure out how to use it in my case from the man page. I did > >> #update-alternatives --display firefox >> #update-alternatives --display /usr/bin/firefox >> #update-alternatives --display /usr/bin/firefox >> #update-alternatives --display browser > >> and they all returned no alternatives for $command > > > > Keep in mind, that Firefox main target is Windows, and while Iceweasel > is Debian's fork of the project, I suspect much of the code is specific > to Windows, including that "default browser". I would suggest you just > turn off the feature in IceWeasel, which you can do by going to Edit -> > Preferences, Main tab, uncheck "Always check to see if Iceweasel is the > default browser". > > Your problem will go away. > > As for the update-alternatives, you've got the --display right, but you > should be looking for www-browser instead of browser. > > #update-alternatives --config www-browser
Andrei is correct. It should be x-www-browser. www-browser just controls which browser is used in the console. Shame on me for telling you www-browser. Still, IMO, telling Iceweasel not to check is the best option in your case. Joe - -- Registerd Linux user #443289 at http://counter.li.org/ -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.6 (GNU/Linux) Comment: Using GnuPG with Mozilla - http://enigmail.mozdev.org iD8DBQFF+8EJiXBCVWpc5J4RAu2AAJwIYw70AfrcYCNFx6cSW3HpGU9cBQCdFLpy sj++uhKRUo/7TXeziLXTMjs= =Mzbn -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
