[Bug 409767] [NEW] Can't set Firefox-3.5 as default browser in Thunderbir

[Chris]

Public bug reported:

Binary package hint: mozilla-thunderbird

thunderbird:
  Installed: 2.0.0.22+build1+nobinonly-0ubuntu0.9.04.1

Gnome 2.26.1

Mozilla/5.0 (X11; U; Linux x86_64; en-US; rv:1.9.1.3pre) Gecko/20090805
Ubuntu/9.04 (jaunty) Shiretoko/3.5.3pre

Ubuntu 9.04 x86_64

Expected behavior: Email links would either open in Firefox 3.5 or open
a new instance of Ff.

Observed behavior: A quick flash of something (less than a tenth of a
second) that looks like the extensions options dialog, no further
response.

I can't set Firefox 3.5 as the default browser to open links in
Thunderbird,or to open links in a running instance of Shiretoko. I have
ALREADY tried the following:

Set firefox-3.5 %s as my default browser in /System/Preferences/Preferred Applications
Set firefox-3.5 as my default browser thru the command line using "sudo update-alternatives --config x-www-browser"
Edited Thunderbird's about:config, user.js and pref.js files to network.protocol-handler.app.http, network.protocol-handler.app.https, and network.protocol-handler.app.ftp to "firefox-3.5", "firefox-3.5 %s", "/usr/bin/firefox-3.5", and "/usr/bin/firefox-3.5 %s".
Checked the mozillaZine site for any further ideas.
Tried deleting the network.protocol entries from user..js and prefs.js, closing Thunderbird, running the "update-alternatives" command again, and then reopening Tbird. The about:config entries show /usr/bin/firefox-3.5 .


Note: I can run Shiretoko (Firefox-3.5) from a desktop link or from the command line (using "firefox-3.5"). I can also set Swiftfox as the default browser, editing the user.js or about:config method I mentioned above.

This has really got me stumped. I've been playing with this for a few
days now, and I'm really frustrated at my inability to fix this.
According to everything I've read, things SHOULD work, especially after
editing the network.protocol entries in about:config.

I do get a quick flash of something on the screen Thunderbird is on, something like the extensions dialog, but nothing opens.
I am getting no error messages or any messages, by using the terminal to open Thunderbird.

Any ideas would be gratefully received. I'm using Mozilla/5.0 (X11; U;
Linux x86_64; en-US; rv:1.9.1.3pre) Gecko/20090805 Ubuntu/9.04 (jaunty)
Shiretoko/3.5.3pre, from the repository.

** Affects: mozilla-thunderbird (Ubuntu)
     Importance: Undecided
         Status: New

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Can't set Firefox-3.5 as default browser in Thunderbir
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