Sorry to use this forum that way, but I know someone here is bound to know the answer (I've been searching... without finding the correct answer).
I use kmail as my email client. It's set up as default email client in TDE but other programs don't look there and start thunderbird. xdg-settings does not list anything for "default email client".
Anyone know how to make non-tde programs (In this case Vivaldi) learn to use kmail?
Thierry
On 5/3/21 3:26 AM, Thierry de Coulon wrote:
Sorry to use this forum that way, but I know someone here is bound to know the answer (I've been searching... without finding the correct answer).
I use kmail as my email client. It's set up as default email client in TDE but other programs don't look there and start thunderbird. xdg-settings does not list anything for "default email client".
Anyone know how to make non-tde programs (In this case Vivaldi) learn to use kmail?
Thierry
Hi Thierry,
I now use Vivaldi as my default web browser, as I was unable to get Firefox and Thunderbird to play nice. I have both Vivaldi stable and Snapshot installed.
If you can set Kmail as the 'mailto' protocol handler, there is a Chrome extension named 'Share link via email' that will launch whatever e-mail program is set as the default 'mailto' handler. This option is in the extension's settings as 'Default email client'. I have this extension installed in both Vivaldi versions.
Ed
-- Linux. A Continual Learning Experience.
On Monday 03 May 2021 14.44:25 Edward wrote:
Hi Thierry,
I now use Vivaldi as my default web browser, as I was unable to get Firefox and Thunderbird to play nice. I have both Vivaldi stable and Snapshot installed.
If you can set Kmail as the 'mailto' protocol handler, there is a Chrome extension named 'Share link via email' that will launch whatever e-mail program is set as the default 'mailto' handler. This option is in the extension's settings as 'Default email client'. I have this extension installed in both Vivaldi versions.
Ed
Thank you for the hint. I'll take a look at how to set the protocol handler, but a first try seems to indicate it's not what I was looking for:
- I installed the extension and set it up to use Gmail
- If I ask to send something with Gmail, it does use Gmail - If I click on an email address, it opens thunderbird
Thierry
On 5/3/21 11:19 AM, Thierry de Coulon wrote:
On Monday 03 May 2021 14.44:25 Edward wrote:
Hi Thierry,
I now use Vivaldi as my default web browser, as I was unable to get Firefox and Thunderbird to play nice. I have both Vivaldi stable and Snapshot installed.
If you can set Kmail as the 'mailto' protocol handler, there is a Chrome extension named 'Share link via email' that will launch whatever e-mail program is set as the default 'mailto' handler. This option is in the extension's settings as 'Default email client'. I have this extension installed in both Vivaldi versions.
Ed
Thank you for the hint. I'll take a look at how to set the protocol handler, but a first try seems to indicate it's not what I was looking for:
I installed the extension and set it up to use Gmail
If I ask to send something with Gmail, it does use Gmail
If I click on an email address, it opens thunderbird
Thierry
Thunderbird must be set as the default mailto handler on your system. If that can be changed, it needs to be changed to Kmail. The settings read that it should launch whatever is set for that default.
-- Linux. A Continual Learning Experience.
On Monday 03 May 2021 17.32:29 Edward wrote:
Thunderbird must be set as the default mailto handler on your system. If that can be changed, it needs to be changed to Kmail. The settings read that it should launch whatever is set for that default.
I tried changing that, but
xdg-settings set default-url-scheme-handler mailto kmail.desktop
did not produce any effect, neither as user nor as root (and yes, I did create a kmail.desktop file).
My dirty workaround for now was to backup /usr/share/applications/thunderbird.desktop, then edit that file and put /opt/trinity/bin/kmail.desktop unstead of the thunderbird link.
Not very clean, but it does work.
On 2021-05-03 02:26:00 Thierry de Coulon wrote:
Sorry to use this forum that way, but I know someone here is bound to know the answer (I've been searching... without finding the correct answer).
I use kmail as my email client. It's set up as default email client in TDE but other programs don't look there and start thunderbird. xdg-settings does not list anything for "default email client".
Anyone know how to make non-tde programs (In this case Vivaldi) learn to use kmail?
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Have you tried Trinity Control Center => TDE Components => Default Applications?
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On Tuesday 04 May 2021 03.40:59 J Leslie Turriff wrote:
Have you tried Trinity Control Center => TDE Components => Default Applications?
Leslie
Yes, this has always been set to kmail.
Obviously, at least Vivaldi does not care about TDE's defaults. As I mentioned even changing xdg-settings had no effect.
Thierry
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