Default Browser

[Gordon Cooper]

Current default is PaleMoon - have been using it for more than a year. In a new installation of MX-17, I cannot use the links in the MX Manual unless Firefox is also
installed - but not made the default. An Input/Output error is reported. Have double checked this. Delete Firefox and links will not work from Pale Moon. Re-install Firefox (from the MX Package Installer) but do not make it the default, and the links work ???

Can live with this, but when I use a link, do get a pop-up asking if Firefox should be the default. A bug or me?

Edit: PaleMoon works perfectly as a browser regardless of Firefox.

[towwire]

I'm using MX-16, not sure but you may have to edit some files. Show hidden files and then look here,
/home/your_name/.gconf/desktop/gnome/url-handlers/

For https you may have this code:

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<?xml version="1.0"?>
<gconf>
	<entry name="needs_terminal" mtime="1488993186" type="bool" value="false"/>
	<entry name="enabled" mtime="1488993186" type="bool" value="true"/>
	<entry name="command" mtime="1488993186" type="string">
		<stringvalue>/opt/firefox/firefox %s</stringvalue>
	</entry>
</gconf>

my guess is that you need to change the path to where Pale Moon is located. Please back it up before you edit, Remember this my best guess. All the handlers show Firefox or Thunderbird on my machine.
Edit DO NOT do the above unless some one like stevo say's it's ok.

You can open Settings and then Preferred Applications, change web Browser to Pale Moon and your links will then open on Pale Moon.

[Eadwine Rose]

What I always do is the following:

Open a terminal, su to root, and enter

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update-alternatives --config x-www-browser

and enter the browser you want

[Gordon Cooper]

Thanks for replies towire and Edwine. Have done some more more digging

1. On an installation of MX-16.1, PaleMoon works properly in handing the Manual Links and there is NO copy of Firefox on this system.

2. Wondered if the pdf reader had any part in the problem, but no. Okular behaves exactly the same as qpdf, will not activate the links. This may be a bug in the
recent Pale Moon update. Will also see if copy of the MX17 manual behaves with an MX 16 OS and the older PM.

3. Have looked at the Preferred Applications, they do say Firefox even though in the setup, PaleMoon is set as the default

[Jerry3904]

Have looked at the Preferred Applications, they do say Firefox even though in the setup, PaleMoon is set as the default

That's what you need to change. You can use CLI as ER does, or click on the Start menu and begin to type "Preferred" to get the GUI (also via All Settings).

[Gordon Cooper]

Yep, that has fixed it thanks ER and Jerry - although it was not quite so easy, the palemoon file name in the bin was incorrect, had to re-install Pale Moon and do the
Preferred Apps bit again. Why this allowed to use PM as a normal browser but not for Manual Links, can remain a mystery. Bedtime, goodnight.