Description of problem: Old problem, still here: KDE won't let me set my default browser inside "Standard Components". I use Firefox in /opt and am able to select it from there. But after I click "Save" and I come back this field is empty. New tries will also fail, field stays empty, no matter what you selected. Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable): KDE 4.11.4 How reproducible: Steps to Reproduce: 1. KDE system settings 2. "Standard Components" 3. set a browser, I took mine from /opt directory 4. click "save" 5. come back here or just click a link from inside applications 6. your browser isn't recognized 6a. field stays empty as if you never filled it out Reproducible: Steps to Reproduce:
CC: (none) => guillaume.ber17
Keywords: (none) => TriagedCC: (none) => balcaen.john, lmenutAssignee: bugsquad => mageiaSource RPM: (none) => kdebase4-workspace
System Settings -->Default Applications -->Web Browser works for me.
CC: (none) => eamerritt
For me, the problem appeared since I configured a custom version of Firefox to be the default web browser (in /opt). I now use Firefox from the repos and the problem exists only with Thunderbird, not with other components from my DE (as Konversation, Pidgin, Liferea etc ...)
@Guillaume: Have both in /opt. TB is saved. FF not.
(In reply to Sascha Schroeder from comment #3) > @Guillaume: Have both in /opt. > > TB is saved. FF not. I meant that clicking on a link with other applications than TB works fine. My problem comes from clicking on a link in Thunderbird ? Is it the same for you ? Is your web browser set to be the default one ?
This shouldn't be a problem when your symlinks are correct. When I click a link in TB the website opens in my /opt-FF. :-) Shouldn't be too big of problem. What do you mean "set to be default"? Where? Regarding KDE system setting, it won't let me save it, symlinks are correct, I just do not know why TB is recognized and saved by KDE System Settings and FF is not :-/
(In reply to Sascha Schroeder from comment #5) > Regarding KDE system setting, it won't let me save it, symlinks are correct, > I just do not know why TB is recognized and saved by KDE System Settings and > FF is not :-/ If you manually put /opt/firefox/firefox there and apply, it is saved. Works fine here, just tested on Mageia 4. If at all, this should be reported upstream at https://bugs.kde.org as it's not a Mageia bug. Seems this one is related: https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=208204 The proper fix should be to create a .desktop file for your /opt FF either systemwide in /usr/share/applications or in your ~/.local/share/applications.
Status: NEW => RESOLVEDCC: (none) => doktor5000Resolution: (none) => INVALID
Assignee: mageia => doktor5000