Firefox & Thunderbird

[Jim Herrmann]

This script for opening a URL from Tbird seems to work better than the 
one in the link I sent before:

http://forum.osnn.net/showthread.php?p=385191

HTH,
Jim

Jim Herrmann wrote:

> I'll try to recap.  First, I found this discussion useful:
> http://forums.mozillazine.org/viewtopic.php?t=72353
>
> My installation could use some fine tuning for maintenance.  For 
> example, I have both products installed in my home directory, which is 
> not good long term.
>
> I could repeat what I did, but it's pretty much covered in the 
> discussion at the link above.
> HTH,
> Jim
>
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> Gene Dascher wrote:
>
>> What exactly did you do to get this interoperability working?  I have 
>> been trying to do this, but have been less than successful.
>>
>> Thanks,
>> Gene
>>
>>
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>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: owner-kclug at kclug.org [mailto:owner-kclug at kclug.org]On Behalf Of
>>> Jim Herrmann
>>> Sent: Monday, June 28, 2004 23:50
>>> To: kclug
>>> Subject: Re: Firefox & Thunderbird
>>>
>>>
>>> I have used Moz for years.  I tried Kmail, and evolution, but in 
>>> each case I came back to Moz.  I'm trying to make a real effort to 
>>> move to the future of Moz.  I figure I need to grock the new stuff.  
>>> I am pretty happy with Tbird as the mail client, especially now that 
>>> I can actually launch a link.  I see that Firefox 0.9.1 is out now.  
>>> Great.  Ain't that the way it always goes?!  :-)
>>>
>>> Peace,
>>> Jim
>>>
>>> Brian Densmore wrote:
>>>
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>>>
>>>> Well there is another solution to that.
>>>> Use Mozilla. ;')
>>>> I like the new firefox 0.9, too. Definitely faster and
>>>> considerably more lightweight. Plus it's got some nice skins. ;')
>>>>
>>>> Brian
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
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>>>>> -----Original Message-----
>>>>> From: Jim Herrmann To: kclug
>>>>> Subject: Firefox & Thunderbird
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> I finally got Firefox and Thunderbird talking to each other!  Now 
>>>>> when I click on a link in a mail message, Firefox launches a new 
>>>>> tab, and when I click on a mailto: link in Firefox, Thunderbird 
>>>>> launches a new mail message.  I'm using Firefox 0.9, and Tbird 
>>>>> 0.7, and they are both very fast with some great features.  It's 
>>>>> too bad that making them work together is a PITA.  It's my 
>>>>> understanding that someone is working a UI for what I had to do 
>>>>> with config files and extensions.
>>>>>
>>>>> Just thought I'd share a victory with you all.  :-)
>>>>>
>>>>> Peace,
>>>>> Jim
>>>>>
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