From a87a2b8a43b2da73ed87aad871307172f55f45e0 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Andre Klapper Date: Fri, 19 Jul 2013 02:33:10 +0200 Subject: User docs: Cover setting browser for non-GNOME DEs via platform check --- help/C/default-browser.page | 43 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++--- 1 file changed, 40 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-) diff --git a/help/C/default-browser.page b/help/C/default-browser.page index 852dcd76ae..2b462b84cd 100644 --- a/help/C/default-browser.page +++ b/help/C/default-browser.page @@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ - + Andre Klapper ak-47@gmx.net @@ -26,20 +26,57 @@
Change which web browser websites are opened in + + +

In case you use Evolution under a different environment than GNOME,

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Open a terminal application.

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Find out the name of the .desktop file for your prefered browser. Depending on your browser and distribution, the file might be called for example epiphany.desktop, firefox.desktop, google-chrome.desktop, konqbrowser.desktop, or opera-browser.desktop. If you are unsure you can look up most .desktop files in the folder /usr/share/applications/.

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Type this command, replace browser.desktop by the actual filename, and press Enter:

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+ xdg-settings set default-url-scheme-handler https browser.desktop +

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Type this command, replace browser.desktop by the actual filename, and press Enter:

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+ xdg-settings set default-url-scheme-handler http browser.desktop +

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Evolution may need to be restarted for the settings to take effect.

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If the error message "xdg-settings: command not found" is shown, you need to install the package xdg-utils.

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Install xdg-utils

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Please see the GNOME Desktop Help.

If the preferred browser is set as default application but still does not work correctly please contact your distribution via their forum or bug tracker.

If the error message "Could not open the link: Operation not supported" is shown, you need to install the package gvfs.

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Install gvfs

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