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Date:      Sat, 01 Oct 2005 17:56:18 +0200
From:      Kiffin Gish <kiffin@gish.demon.nl>
To:        Jose M Rodriguez <josemi@freebsd.jazztel.es>
Cc:        freebsd-gnome@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: Firefox is not currently set as your default browser ...
Message-ID:  <433EB1A2.8000508@gish.demon.nl>
In-Reply-To: <200510011737.43808.josemi@redesjm.local>
References:  <433EA02C.8010200@gish.demon.nl> <200510011737.43808.josemi@redesjm.local>

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Jose M Rodriguez wrote:

>El Sábado, 1 de Octubre de 2005 16:41, Kiffin Gish escribió:
>  
>
>>Every time I fire up Firefox I get the annoying message 'Firefox is
>>not currently set as your default browser. Would you like to make it
>>your default browser?'
>>
>>Even if I check the checkbox 'Always perform this check when starting
>>Firefox' and then hit the [Yes]-button, the setting is never saved
>>for some reason.
>>
>>Meaning the next time I start Firefox it gives the same message
>>again, and again, and again...
>>
>>Also, even after I have (supposedly) changed Firefox to the default
>>browser and goto Edit | Preferences | General | Default Browser and
>>hit the [Check Now]-button, I get the same message stating that
>>Firefox is not the default browser.
>>
>>Can anyone help me?
>>    
>>
>
>launch firefox, open about:config and make 
>browser.shell.checkDefaultBrowser false.
>
>--
>  josemi
>
>  
>
Sure that works, but then Firefox is NOT my default browser, or is it?

-- 
Kiffin Gish
Gouda, The Netherlands




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