Re: Iceweasel annoyance

2009-11-27 Thread Paul Johnson
Patrick Wiseman wrote: > I don't have an answer for the OP, but this (top-posted) "response" is > completely unresponsive, presumptuous, arrogant, unhelpful, dickish, > and possibly a reason why people who come to this forum for help > leave, pissed off. Pot, have you met Kettle yet? If you're g

Re: Iceweasel annoyance

2009-11-24 Thread Joel Roth
On Mon, Nov 23, 2009 at 07:40:58AM +0100, Michelle Konzack wrote: > Hello Laszlo, > > Am 2009-11-23 03:44:13, schrieb ERSEK Laszlo: > > I'm not sure I get what you're talking about, but: > > > > In the GTK file selection window (eg. under Firefox's Ctrl+O > > hotkey), press "/", as if starting to

Re: Iceweasel annoyance

2009-11-23 Thread Frank Lin PIAT
On Sat, 2009-11-21 at 18:51 -0800, John Jason Jordan wrote: > I shouldn't blame Iceweasel, because when I used to use Firefox it did > the same thing. And they are not the only apps that annoy me with this > "feature." > > What is this annoyance? Why annoyance? Your email subject would have been

Re: Iceweasel annoyance

2009-11-23 Thread Celejar
On Mon, 23 Nov 2009 10:00:40 + Clive Standbridge wrote: > Michelle Konzack wrote: > > > > I am using a script to run mutt: > > > > [ '~/bin/mutt_firefox' ] > > #!/bin/sh > > > > xterm -geometry 80x45+400+100 -u8 -e mutt -e "set editor=mcedit"

Re: Re: Iceweasel annoyance

2009-11-23 Thread Clive Standbridge
Michelle Konzack wrote: > > I am using a script to run mutt: > > [ '~/bin/mutt_firefox' ] > #!/bin/sh > > xterm -geometry 80x45+400+100 -u8 -e mutt -e "set editor=mcedit" $1 >

Re: Iceweasel annoyance

2009-11-22 Thread Michelle Konzack
Am 2009-11-22 10:18:33, schrieb Chris Jackson: > If you go to Edit - Preferences, go to the "Applications" section, > and add or change the entry for content type "mailto", you can use a > different mailer. I am using a script to run mutt: [ '~/bin/mutt_firefox' ]-

Re: Iceweasel annoyance

2009-11-22 Thread Michelle Konzack
Hello Laszlo, Am 2009-11-23 03:44:13, schrieb ERSEK Laszlo: > I'm not sure I get what you're talking about, but: > > In the GTK file selection window (eg. under Firefox's Ctrl+O > hotkey), press "/", as if starting to enter an absoulte pathname. A > Location textbox will appear, where you can mid

Re: Iceweasel annoyance

2009-11-22 Thread Michelle Konzack
Am 2009-11-21 18:51:51, schrieb John Jason Jordan: > If I right-click on any other file on my computer I get an "Open with" > dialog box where I can choose from a list of installed applications. > Why can't Iceweasel present me with something like that? G. Gratulations, now we are at least two

Re: Iceweasel annoyance

2009-11-22 Thread ERSEK Laszlo
On Sun, 22 Nov 2009, Joel Roth wrote: On Sun, Nov 22, 2009 at 05:55:16AM +, T o n g wrote: I'm a command line guy, I used to paste the abs path of the file (from realpath) as string into the input text field and never bother with the "browse" button to click, click, click, click. . . Now I

Re: Iceweasel annoyance

2009-11-22 Thread Joel Roth
On Sun, Nov 22, 2009 at 05:55:16AM +, T o n g wrote: > On Sat, 21 Nov 2009 18:51:51 -0800, John Jason Jordan wrote: > > > And you MUST use this browser window to select the application. You > > can't just type the name of the application in a box like you can when > > you edit your Application

Re: Iceweasel annoyance

2009-11-22 Thread Celejar
On Sat, 21 Nov 2009 21:17:19 -0800 John Jason Jordan wrote: ... > no longer has that option. Maybe I have to make it executable from the > command line. Or maybe it already is automatically. In any event, I am > still stuck, although this approach seems promising. >From the command line: 'chmod

Re: Iceweasel annoyance

2009-11-22 Thread Camaleón
On Sat, 21 Nov 2009 18:51:51 -0800, John Jason Jordan wrote: > I shouldn't blame Iceweasel, because when I used to use Firefox it did > the same thing. And they are not the only apps that annoy me with this > "feature." > > What is this annoyance? Yes, "that" annoyance comes from "upstream" (Fi

Re: Iceweasel annoyance

2009-11-22 Thread Chris Jackson
Anthony Campbell wrote: On 21 Nov 2009, John Jason Jordan wrote: I am on a web page and there is a link for Contact Us. I know little of html, but I think the code behind the link is "mailto." If I click on it a window pops up on the desktop inviting me to configure Evolution. Well, Evolution i

Re: Iceweasel annoyance

2009-11-22 Thread Anthony Campbell
On 21 Nov 2009, John Jason Jordan wrote: > I shouldn't blame Iceweasel, because when I used to use Firefox it did > the same thing. And they are not the only apps that annoy me with this > "feature." > > What is this annoyance? > > I am on a web page and there is a link for Contact Us. I know li

Re: Iceweasel annoyance

2009-11-21 Thread T o n g
On Sat, 21 Nov 2009 23:19:58 -0500, Patrick Wiseman wrote: > Give the guy a break. He has a perfectly articulated and reasonable > problem. Bravo Patrick! -- Tong (remove underscore(s) to reply) http://xpt.sourceforge.net/techdocs/ http://xpt.sourceforge.net/tools/ -- To UNSUBSCRIBE,

Re: Iceweasel annoyance

2009-11-21 Thread T o n g
On Sat, 21 Nov 2009 18:51:51 -0800, John Jason Jordan wrote: > And you MUST use this browser window to select the application. You > can't just type the name of the application in a box like you can when > you edit your Applications menu. Quite agree. Similarly, what annoys me is the input text

Re: Iceweasel annoyance

2009-11-21 Thread John Jason Jordan
On Sat, 21 Nov 2009 23:19:58 -0500 Patrick Wiseman dijo: > On Sat, Nov 21, 2009 at 10:23 PM, Neal Hogan wrote: > > JJJ, > > > > You need to slow down. > I don't have an answer for the OP, but this (top-posted) "response" is > completely unresponsive, presumptuous, arrogant, unhelpful, dickish,

Re: Iceweasel annoyance

2009-11-21 Thread John Jason Jordan
On Sat, 21 Nov 2009 22:22:05 -0500 Celejar dijo: > On Sat, 21 Nov 2009 18:51:51 -0800 > John Jason Jordan wrote: > > I am on a web page and there is a link for Contact Us. I know little of > > html, but I think the code behind the link is "mailto." If I click on > > it a window pops up on the d

Re: Iceweasel annoyance

2009-11-21 Thread Patrick Wiseman
On Sat, Nov 21, 2009 at 10:23 PM, Neal Hogan wrote: > JJJ, > > You need to slow down. > > Yes . . . there is a period one needs to get used to a new system. If > you have completely switched (i.e., wiped your ubuntu partition) to > debian and aren't comfortable, shame on you. It's not that Debian

Re: Iceweasel annoyance

2009-11-21 Thread Neal Hogan
JJJ, You need to slow down. Yes . . . there is a period one needs to get used to a new system. If you have completely switched (i.e., wiped your ubuntu partition) to debian and aren't comfortable, shame on you. It's not that Debian is that much different, but it's that such a move is irresponsibl

Re: Iceweasel annoyance

2009-11-21 Thread Celejar
On Sat, 21 Nov 2009 18:51:51 -0800 John Jason Jordan wrote: ... > I am on a web page and there is a link for Contact Us. I know little of > html, but I think the code behind the link is "mailto." If I click on > it a window pops up on the desktop inviting me to configure Evolution. > Well, Evolu