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==Windows== | ==Windows== | ||
In general, you can just go to "Tools -> Options -> General -> Set Firefox As Default Browser". If that doesn't work for you, then you have | In general, you can just go to "Tools -> Options -> General -> Set Firefox As Default Browser". If that doesn't work for you, then you have three options: | ||
===Force firefox to make itself default=== | |||
* If Firefox already thinks that it is default then, when it's not running, go to "Start -> Run" and enter this into the text box: | |||
firefox.exe -silent -nosplash -setDefaultBrowser | |||
===Using a third-party utility=== | ===Using a third-party utility=== |
Revision as of 17:23, 4 September 2005
Windows
In general, you can just go to "Tools -> Options -> General -> Set Firefox As Default Browser". If that doesn't work for you, then you have three options:
Force firefox to make itself default
- If Firefox already thinks that it is default then, when it's not running, go to "Start -> Run" and enter this into the text box:
firefox.exe -silent -nosplash -setDefaultBrowser
Using a third-party utility
There is a freeware utility that will save you a lot of work by automating the steps for you [1]. But if that doesn't work, follow instructions below.
Setting default browser manually
- In Windows XP, go to "Start -> Control Panel -> Add/Remove Programs -> Set Program Access and Defaults (on the left) -> Custom" and set Mozilla as your default browser. If that doesn't work:
- Go to "Start -> Settings -> Folder Options -> File Types" and assign the following things to Mozilla:
- URL:HyperText Transfer Protocol
- URL:Protected HyperText Transfer Protocol
- URL:File Transfer Protocol
- HTML File
- HTM File (optional)
Note: you may find the URL file types above under extension "N/A" or "(none)".
- In Windows XP, you must go "Start -> Control Panel" first.
- If your Control Panel choose "Category View", and click on "Performance and Maintenance". Then, click on "Files Types" in the left column under the heading "See Also".
- If your Control Panel uses Classic View, then go "Folder Options -> File Types".
- In either case, set the above associations handler to Mozilla.
Linux
You may have to change both Gnome and KDE config (see below). If you want the URLs to open in a new tab instead of the last tab opened, use this workaround:
- Note: This may need to be updated for latest versions of Firefox
- Edit the "firefox" startup script in the firefox base directory
- Search for a line containing "openURL"
- Replace
_remote_cmd="openURL(${_optLast})"
with_remote_cmd="openURL(${_optLast},new-tab)"
You can replace "new-tab" with "new-window" if you want to open the URLs in a new window
Gnome
- Note: This may be slightly different, depending on which distribution you are using
- Go to "Applications -> Desktop Preferences -> Advanced -> Preferred Applications".
- Select "Custom Web Browser", and type "firefox %s" in the box (Mozilla Suite users susbtitute "firefox" with "mozilla"). Note that a symlink of the "firefox" script must be placed in one of the default PATHs (for example, a symlink of the "firefox" script to "/usr/bin/" is common).
KDE
- Open kcontrol (KDE configuration center)
- Select "Components -> Components chooser"
- Open the "Web browser" component
- Check "The following browser" and type in "firefox" ("mozilla")
If you don't notice the "Web browser" component :
- Select "Components -> file association"
- Select "text -> html" in the MIME type tree.
- Select "Add..." under "Application Preference Order".
- Write the command "firefox %U" and press ok (you need "%U" so you can load URLs that are non-local files)
Distribution Specific
Fedora Core 3
If you want the URLs to open in a new tab instead of new window, you need to modify different script:
- Edit the /usr/bin/firefox startup script
- Search for a line containing "openURL"
- Replace
exec $MOZ_CLIENT_PROGRAM $MOZ_CLIENT_PROGRAM_PARAM "openurl($opt,new-window)" 2>/dev/null >/dev/null
with
exec $MOZ_CLIENT_PROGRAM $MOZ_CLIENT_PROGRAM_PARAM "openurl($opt,new-tab)" 2>/dev/null >/dev/null
Mac OS X
- Download Safari if you do not already have it.
- In Safari, choose "Preferences" from the menu.
- Click the "General" icon, and choose Mozilla from the default web browser pop-up menu. If you dont see Mozilla in the list, make sure it is in the "Applications" folder.
- If you don't want to use Safari, there's RCDefaultApp, a system preference panel which lets you set default browser, e-mail client, MIME types, and other options.