Issue 59268 - User's choice of browser not heeded in KDE (Konqueror is used regardless)
Summary: User's choice of browser not heeded in KDE (Konqueror is used regardless)
Status: ACCEPTED
Alias: None
Product: General
Classification: Code
Component: www (show other issues)
Version: OOo 2.0
Hardware: PC Linux, all
: P4 Trivial (vote)
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Assignee: AOO issues mailing list
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Keywords: oooqa
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Reported: 2005-12-13 03:53 UTC by pucca
Modified: 2013-08-13 09:39 UTC (History)
3 users (show)

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Issue Type: DEFECT
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Description pucca 2005-12-13 03:53:11 UTC 
Kubuntu Breezy (2.6.12-9) with KDE 3.4.3 and OOo 2.0.

Clicking on a link in OOo opens Konqueror no matter what, not the system's 
default browser. This has been tried with Writer, Impress and Calc, and the 
nature of the problem dictates that it's likely it exists for the entire 
framework.

According to the spec Browser Detection on UNIX the command 'kfmclient openURL 
$uri" is run. However, running this command in a shell opens Opera, which is 
what it should do, so OOo seems to be doing some funny stuff. Any other 
application opening the browser also opens Opera.

A fix to the problem is changing the link '/usr/bin/x-www-browser' to point to 
Opera instead of Konqueror, so OOo doesn't seem to be running 'kfmclient' at it 
says it does.
Comment 1 pucca 2005-12-13 03:57:44 UTC 
I meant the link '/etc/alternatives/x-www-browser', not '/usr/bin/x-www-
browser'.
Comment 2 Mathias_Bauer 2005-12-13 13:48:10 UTC 
Christoph, this looks to like a problem of system integration
Comment 3 ecastro 2005-12-15 22:49:05 UTC 
Here using Kubuntu breezy and KDE 3.4.3 and OOo 2.0.1RC4.
OOo links open in Firefox, default system browser, even if
/etc/alternatives/x-www-browser points to konqueror or whatever. 
/etc/alternatives/x-www-browser is _not_ used by OOo in my system.
Please, see in KDE System Settings>User Account>Default Applications
Comment 4 pucca 2005-12-16 17:43:42 UTC 
System Settings>User Account>Default Applications is correctly set to Opera.
Comment 5 christof.pintaske 2005-12-20 13:34:30 UTC 
cp->ihi: please check this out with obr.
Comment 6 ivo.hinkelmann 2006-03-17 15:58:41 UTC 
can someone else confirm if this is working correct or not ?
Comment 7 ivo.hinkelmann 2006-07-03 15:49:38 UTC 
target -> 2.x
Comment 8 Mathias_Bauer 2007-12-04 16:20:22 UTC 
according to release status meeting -> target 3.x
Comment 9 jbf.faure 2008-01-01 17:41:11 UTC 
In my case OOo 2.3.1 launches Konqueror and OOo-Dev 2.4 (m239) launches Firefox.
Kubuntu 6.06, no preferred browser defined.
Comment 10 stefan.baltzer 2008-10-29 14:17:53 UTC 
SBA: This issue has a target set but is still in state of "Unconfirmed".
Please re-check with OOo 3.0 or younger if it is (still) valid.
Then confirm it or set an appropriate resolution.
Thank you.
Comment 11 stefan.baltzer 2008-10-29 14:24:57 UTC 
SBA: This issue has a target set but is still in state of "Unconfirmed".
Please re-check with OOo 3.0 or younger if it is (still) valid.
Then confirm it or set an appropriate resolution.
Thank you.
Comment 12 dusoft 2010-05-12 15:34:04 UTC 
I confirm this - even in OO 3.1 - it doesn't respect the default browser -
Firefox in my case and opens a link in Konqueror.

Moreover - I am not able to set the browser used in the OO options?!
Comment 13 ivo.hinkelmann 2010-05-17 10:07:53 UTC 
dv, please have a look
Comment 14 dirk.voelzke 2010-08-17 15:53:06 UTC 
Please have a look.
Comment 15 JZA 2013-08-13 09:39:46 UTC 
Bug is too old, the issue is not present on current versions of AOO.