[NBLUG/talk] Setting default browser

[Dean A. Roman]

In RHEL the application to change the default browser for Gnome is:  
/usr/bin/gnome-default-applications-properties
I'll make a leap of faith and say it's probably the same or close in Fedora.

I believe the file it modifies for the browser is (but double check this 
as I haven't actually tested it to make sure):

~/.gconf/desktop/gnome/url-handlers/unknown/%gconf.xml


==> It Should look something like:
---------------------------------------------------------
<?xml version="1.0"?>
<gconf>
        <entry name="command" mtime="1122916127" type="string">
                <stringvalue>firefox %s</stringvalue>
        </entry>
</gconf>




Good luck...

---Dean.




Bill Kendrick wrote:

>On Fri, Jul 29, 2005 at 09:34:50AM -0700, Nat W. wrote:
>  
>
>>I don't know about KDE, but in gnome its under desktop>preferences>advanced
>>in there a desktop program slector thingy. You can set what your default
>>browser and terminal are. Also in firefox's option page there should be a
>>setting to make firefox the default browser
>>    
>>
>
>How is this actually facilitated on a system?  Back in the day, I learned
>about the "$EDITOR" env. variable, which is used by a lot of apps, and
>I never understood why we didn't get a "$BROWSER" one. ;)
>
>-bill!
>
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