[Bug 494067]

[grantk]

This issue -- of improving KDE + Firefox integration, generally, and of
getting Firefox to use Dolphin, specifically -- has languished for a
long time.

It has, after all, been percolating, unresolved, for ~ 12 yrs now.

Atm, it's basically dead & inactive. I'm hoping that that can be
reversed.

If "you" are still interested in good/solid KDE+Firefox integration,
read-on --

IMO, not getting to a decent solution has not been for lack of
trying/interest:

	Bug 140751 - Integrate Mozilla with KDE 
	https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=140751 

	Bug 528598 - provide a class to check for KDE environment and to interface with kmozillahelper 
	https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=528598

	Provide better Firefox KDE integration 
	https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/firefox/+bug/494067 

	Bug 528510 - [Tracking] Port OpenSUSE KDE Integration for Firefox 
	https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=528510

	Firefox on KDE
	https://groups.google.com/forum/#!topic/mozilla.dev.platforms.linux/XKyWG8NwSeA 

        (I'm sure there are more ...)

As of this date, there's still no solution that works consistently well.
Opensuse's patches are the closest to it (cref packages:
"kmozillahelper", "mozilla-kde4-integration"), & have been
intermittently available/functional in Opensuse, as well as ported to
Ubuntu, Arch, others.

But, even the Opensuse devs say they're not happy with their own,
'hacky' solution.

And, unless I've missed it, the "right people" simply aren't talking to
one another.

A "good" solution will need devs -- at least one each -- from KDE,
Mozilla/Firefox & Opensuse/other distro devs, to agree that this should
get done, and actually talk/work with one another to do so.

I've tried to re-start the discussion about getting a good solution to
KDE+Firefox integration.

        https://mail.mozilla.org/pipermail/firefox-
dev/2014-July/001940.html

In that thread I received thoughtful/arguable comments from @Mozilla
folks, e.g.

	"...
	I believe that there is plenty of good will among
	Mozilla developers to help Firefox + Dolphin along the road (starting
	with reviewing patches and mentoring newcomers).
	...
	firefox-dev and bugs are as good a place as any to start.
	..."

They certainly seem willing to work with KDE & others -- but it will NOT
happen alone.

So, if "you" are still interested in good/solid KDE+Firefox integration
-- pls start by subscribing to "firexfox-dev" mailing list

        https://mail.mozilla.org/listinfo/firefox-dev

and consolidating communication to THIS thread:

	"Firefox + KDE integration: Getting FF to use Dolphin reliably. 12+ years and counting."
	 https://mail.mozilla.org/pipermail/firefox-dev/2014-July/001940.html

'Everybody' talking about the issue in one place wouldn't, imo, be a bad
1st step.

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