# - opens a compose window if called with a mailto: argument # - starts Thunderbird if it's not already running, raising a window otherwise I use the following script, and set it as Gnome's preferred mail reader as well as the exec target for the Thunderbird launcher(s). Now Firefox and Thunderbird play nice again and should continue to play nice unless Mozilla makes drastic changes to the API.Įdit: as pointed out in this thread (), the problem in Hoary is simply that /usr/bin/mozilla-thunderbird needs to have the string "Mozilla-Thunderbird" replaced with "mozilla-thunderbird" and you will achieve exactly the same behavior as the script below. Give it the value /home//.firefox-mailto-fix.sh (replace with your username). If you don't have the key, right click and add it. Use the filter box to eliminate the other keys. If you've tried any of the suggested fixes in these forums, you already have a key named ''. Make the script executable by typing in a term window: chmod 744 ~/.firefox-mailto-fix.sh #The mailto needs to be in the format not -P default -compose "$MAILTO_URL" $THUNDERBIRD_REMOTE "mailto( $MAIL_DATA )" #Strip off the protocol as this confuses Thunderbird #echo "Firefox mailto: $*" > $HOME/log.txt THUNDERBIRD_REMOTE="/usr/lib/mozilla-thunderbird/mozilla-thunderbird-xremote-client" THUNDERBIRD="/usr/bin/mozilla-thunderbird"
# This script allows FireFox to send mailto: links Prior to the software update(s) this wasn't an issue.Īfter a little googling, I found a fix () specifically for Debian-based distros that will allow you to click on any mailto link in Firefox and have it open a new mail (including email address and subject line if it's part of the mailto URL) in Thunderbird whether it is running or not (if Thunderbird is running, you won't get the Thunderbird Profile Manager).Ĭopy the code below and save it in your home directory as '.firefox-mailto-fix.sh' If Thunderbird was already open, clicking a "mailto" link (email address) resulted in the Profile Manager popping up. After a recent software update, Firefox and Thunderbird stopped working with each other.
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