Re: Changing default XDB browser w/o GNOME etc.

2016-03-09 Thread David Niklas
On Tue, 15 Dec 2015 17:01:18 Christian Seiler wrote: > The 'default browser' is actually not just a single setting. There are > four main settings that are typically related to the question of > 'default browser': what program is associated with the HTTP and HTTPS > protocols and what program shoul

Re: Changing default XDB browser w/o GNOME etc.

2015-12-15 Thread Christian Seiler
Hi, Am 2015-12-13 10:19, schrieb Eduard Bloch: Observation: various programs use the XDG mechanism (freedesktop configuration method) to start a specific browser to visit a hyperlink. Easy to verify with the xdg-open tool. Note that xdg-open is just a single implementation and most GUI toolk

Re: Changing default XDB browser w/o GNOME etc.

2015-12-14 Thread Eduard Bloch
Hallo, * Thomas Schmidt [Sun, Dec 13 2015, 10:32:01AM]: > > Feels like things that have been established in a sane way (alternatives > > system and sensible-browser) are now reverted to the chaos we used to > > manage in the nineties :-( > > Well, the kernel has also reverted to the CD drive quir

Re: Changing default XDB browser w/o GNOME etc.

2015-12-14 Thread Eduard Bloch
Hallo, * Martin Read [Sun, Dec 13 2015, 11:18:24AM]: > On 13/12/15 09:19, Eduard Bloch wrote: > >Observation: various programs use the XDG mechanism (freedesktop > >configuration method) to start a specific browser to visit a hyperlink. > >Easy to verify with the xdg-open tool. > > > >But how can I

Re: Changing default XDB browser w/o GNOME etc.

2015-12-13 Thread Martin Read
On 13/12/15 09:19, Eduard Bloch wrote: Observation: various programs use the XDG mechanism (freedesktop configuration method) to start a specific browser to visit a hyperlink. Easy to verify with the xdg-open tool. But how can I change this setting in a persistent way especially when I don't use

Re: Changing default XDB browser w/o GNOME etc.

2015-12-13 Thread tomas
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 On Sun, Dec 13, 2015 at 10:19:49AM +0100, Eduard Bloch wrote: > Hello, dear lazynet, > > I have a problem and I am not sure which is the best approach to tackle > it. > > Observation: various programs use the XDG mechanism (freedesktop > configuratio

Re: Changing default XDB browser w/o GNOME etc.

2015-12-13 Thread Thomas Schmitt
Hi, > Feels like things that have been established in a sane way (alternatives > system and sensible-browser) are now reverted to the chaos we used to > manage in the nineties :-( Well, the kernel has also reverted to the CD drive quirks of the 90s. History is chaotic in a cyclical way. > Messa

Changing default XDB browser w/o GNOME etc.

2015-12-13 Thread Eduard Bloch
Hello, dear lazynet, I have a problem and I am not sure which is the best approach to tackle it. Observation: various programs use the XDG mechanism (freedesktop configuration method) to start a specific browser to visit a hyperlink. Easy to verify with the xdg-open tool. But how can I change th