Q:

When I type  Ctrl-m I expect an e-mail compose window to pop up.
Something is not listening.   Could someone spell it out for me about to
do this?


A:

1. Shut down Firefox.
2. vi /.mozilla/firefox/*/prefs.js
3. Add this line:
user_pref("network.protocol-handler.app.mailto", "/home/rlauzon/bin/thunderbird/thunderbird");
Adjust the directory to where Thunderbird is actually located.

To make links in Thunderbird clickable:
1. Shut down Thunderbird.
2. vi /.thunderbird/*/prefs.js
3. Add these lines:
user_pref("network.protocol-handler.app.ftp", "/home/rlauzon/bin/firefox/firefox");
user_pref("network.protocol-handler.app.http", "/home/rlauzon/bin/firefox/firefox");
user_pref("network.protocol-handler.app.https", "/home/rlauzon/bin/firefox/firefox");
Again, adjusting the directory to where Firefox is located on your system.

You have to shut the programs down because they overwrite their prefs.js file when they exit.

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