Applications that depend on the alternatives x-www-browser and gnome-
www-browser are fundamentally broken. You should report bugs against
applications that are using those instead, then we could get rid of them
entirely

** Changed in: firefox (Ubuntu)
       Status: New => Invalid

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Title:
  x-www-browser not the same as gnome-www-browser

Status in “firefox” package in Ubuntu:
  Invalid

Bug description:
  I just discovered that x-www-browser is different to gnome-www-browser.
  This can cause some weird behaviour.

  Use case:

  Install firefox and opera on your system. Opera sets itself as default 
x-www-browser wheras firefox sets itself as default gnome-www-browser.
  Now, some apps use gnome-www-browser, while others rely on x-www-browser.
  For example: clicking a link in thunderbird opens firefox, while dropbox 
opens opera.
  For the not-so-power users, there is no graphical way to set x-www-browser. 
(At least, i havent found one)

  So the question is: Is it really necessary to have these two seperate 
confi-options still in 2012?
  Wouldnt it make sense to have these two config-options linked to one another?
  Or are there still so many use cases that justify a distiction between 
gnome-www-browser and x-www-browser?

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