3 May
2021
3 May
'21
7:26 a.m.
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
3 May
3 May
12:44 p.m.
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
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3:19 p.m.
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
3:32 p.m.
On 5/3/21 11:19 AM, Thierry de Coulon wrote:
On Monday 03 May 2021 14.44:25 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.
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Linux. A Continual Learning Experience.
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
5:07 p.m.
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.
4 May
4 May
1:40 a.m.
New subject: [users] kmail as default for non-TDE apps
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?
Thierry
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4:55 a.m.
New subject: [users] kmail as default for non-TDE apps
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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