Re: [Bug-gnuzilla] mailto links can't be handler. icecat 17.01

[DNS]

On 11.02.2013 13:05, Nikita Zlobin wrote:
> В Mon, 11 Feb 2013 12:55:55 +0100
> DNS <address@hidden> пишет:
> 
>> On 11.02.2013 12:33, Nikita Zlobin wrote:
>>> Failed to reply to message directly, because of problem with
>>> signing. Need to do more tests later.
>>>
>>> Mon, 11 Feb 2013 12:13:37 +0100
>>> DNS <address@hidden> wrote:
>>>
>>>> On 11.02.2013 12:03, Nikita Zlobin wrote:
>>>>> I have icecat 17.0.1 from ppa on launchpad.net. When i click on
>>>>> mailto link, nothing happens, though i have to copy link and paste
>>>>> in where it should appear. I compared with what is available in
>>>>> firefox. Firefox has application handler for mailto, which for me
>>>>> is set to claws-mail. Icecat doesn't have it. However, it is not
>>>>> settings. I compared settings on about:config page, filtered by
>>>>> 'mailto' word, and three mailto handlers are found in both. But in
>>>>> firefox they are set to Yandex, Mail.Ru and yet another webmail
>>>>> apps. In icecat they all are
>>>>> "chrome://browser-region/locale/region.properties". Other settings
>>>>> are same. --
>>>>> http://gnuzilla.gnu.org
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>> I can not reproduce your problem, i use Trisquel 6.0 here (which is
>>>> based on Ubuntu 12.04 (Precise)) and i have IceCat 17.0.1
>>>> installed as well. If i click on a mailto link then Thunderbird
>>>> opens fine here.
>>>>
>>>> Which distro/version do you use and which email client do you use?
>>>>
>>>
>>> I have ubuntu 12.04, icecat is from ppa, maintained by gnuzilla
>>> team. I get same under other users as well and with safe mode too.
>>>
>>> Do you have mailto entry in Applications settings part tab? (where
>>> all file handlers can be selected).
>>> --
>>> http://gnuzilla.gnu.org
>>>
>>
>> Under 'mailto' in the applications tab is just Thunderbird for me
>> listed.
>>
>> What is listed for you there if you search for 'mailto'?
>> You can change it to claws-mail under 'Action', select 'Use other...',
>> and locate and select the 'claws-mail' executable, (typically
>> /usr/bin/claws-mail or /usr/local/bin/claws-mail).
>>
>> Maybe we should add some templates for IceCat, but with Thunderbird it
>> worked for me on default.
>>
> 
> I dont have a mailto item. In firefox it is claws-mail.
> --
> http://gnuzilla.gnu.org
> 

Hm i wonder why...

You could try this:
1. Close IceCat
2. Go to your profile folder .mozilla/icecat/*.default/
3. Rename mimeTypes.rdf to mimeTypes.rdf_bckp
4. Open Icecat, and the mailto item should be back again (i hope so)

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