URL error message in Thunderbird -

[Bob Goodwin]

Remi Collet wrote:
> Le 24/03/2009 20:00, Kevin J. Cummings a écrit :
>   
>> Bob Goodwin wrote:
>>     
>>> This is an F-10 updated computer and I am getting an error when I
>>> click on a URL in a Thunderbird email:
>>>
>>>    Error showing url: Failed to execute child process
>>>    "/usr/lib/firefox-3.0.6/firefox" (No such file or directory)
>>>
>>> Is this a recognized problem or am I unique?
>>> Bob
>>>
>>>       
>> Given that the current firefox is version 3.0.7, I have to ask.  Are you
>> running the current firefox?  If so, something screwed up in your
>> update.  If not, then have you ever modified Thunderbird's about:config
>> to point to a specific firefox?  Clearly the preferred application
>> pointer is not right, the only question is "why is it not right".
>>
>>     
>
> If, at first FF 3.0.6 launch, when it ask about default browser you answer
>
> - yes : become my default browser
> (it save /usr/lib/firefox-3.0.6/firefox in gnome config)
> - no : don't check this again
> (it will not check and save new path in gnome config)
>
> So : you shouldn't anwser Yes to the first question
>
> Fix : System / Pref. / Personal / Pref app => Firefox
> (will save firefox (without path) in the gnome pref)
>
> Improvment : defaulf firefox config should be set to not test default
> browser on Launch:  browser.shell.checkDefaultBrowser = false
>
> Hope that helps
> Remi.
>
>   

I copied .thunderbird, or at least parts of it, from F-9 to this F-10 
computer to transfer the mail.  That's probably where the request for a 
firefox 3.0.6 file came from!  I don't know where that reference to 
3.0.7 is made.  I can remove and reinstall thunderbird but I will loose 
mail and the mail filters.

I think I'll put that on my list of things to deal with later.

This shift to F-10  has been a disaster for me.  Preupgrade has failed 
to deal with F-9 on my primary computer and left F-9 unusable and with 
corrupted files, lost data.

Thanks for the suggestions.

Bob