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Inline links in Thunderbird, reset and forget "Do this from now on"-option?

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Hello. Previously I found the information to, in the config editor, set these. The first two I manually set, the last two are as per their respective default setting:

network.protocol-handler.warn-external.http;true network.protocol-handler.warn-external.https;true network.protocol-handler.external-default;true network.protocol-handler.warn-external-default;true


This worked, I got the question, and chose Chromium, but I also ticked to remember the choice.

Given that, I can't figure out how to change it once more, because now I don't get the dialogue anymore, to be able to choose again, it always open inline links in Chromium, no matter what the settings in config-editor, and no matter what my default browser is on the system itself. I don't have a mime type for http, nor for https, under incoming attachment either.

Thunderbird Version: 60.7.2 (64-bit) OS: Linux Mint, Tessa, 19.1, XFCE4-version

Any ideas appreciated. Best Regards, /Dennis

Hello. Previously I found the information to, in the config editor, set these. The first two I manually set, the last two are as per their respective default setting: network.protocol-handler.warn-external.http;true network.protocol-handler.warn-external.https;true network.protocol-handler.external-default;true network.protocol-handler.warn-external-default;true This worked, I got the question, and chose Chromium, but I also ticked to remember the choice. Given that, I can't figure out how to change it once more, because now I don't get the dialogue anymore, to be able to choose again, it always open inline links in Chromium, no matter what the settings in config-editor, and no matter what my default browser is on the system itself. I don't have a mime type for http, nor for https, under incoming attachment either. Thunderbird Version: 60.7.2 (64-bit) OS: Linux Mint, Tessa, 19.1, XFCE4-version Any ideas appreciated. Best Regards, /Dennis

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Hello again, I somewhat "Solved" the issue. I uninstalled Firefox and Chromium, specifically Chromium I expect, and clicked an email inline link. The question now popped up, and I chose Vivaldi. To boot, I also now, this time, got a content-type entry under attachments, which wasn't present before, nor did it populate that list first time I chose an alternative from the dialogue.

Regards, /Dennis

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delete the setting in the config editor, or set them to default and restart Thunderbird.

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Many thank you for the reply, unfortunately, I already tested this, to no avail. I reset the settings, restarted, links still open in Chromium, despite it not being the system default browser. Changing back to true, hoping to get a new question, still opens inline links in Chromium.

So the setting is sticky, once chosen, it would seem, and I can't find where thunderbird stores the "Do this from now on" flag, for inline links.

/Dennis

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In your computer system you have set up another browser as default eg: firefox. Have you checked the browser eg: Firefox settings as well? Set browser as default in the browser itself?

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Hadn't checked that properly, but have now, and it's the same thing. Inline links are stuck with opening everything in Chromium, no matter what settings I seem to try. The somewhat not-so-funny thing is that from within Firefox, it itself says ... "Firefox is currently your default browser", along side a big smiley, which it clearly isn't, I have Vivaldi set to being the default, so something is amiss. If I can't find where the system/Thunderbird, "remembers" the Do this from now on-checkbox, I suppose I can always try to remove all browsers, save one, and see what happens. :)

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Chosen Solution

Hello again, I somewhat "Solved" the issue. I uninstalled Firefox and Chromium, specifically Chromium I expect, and clicked an email inline link. The question now popped up, and I chose Vivaldi. To boot, I also now, this time, got a content-type entry under attachments, which wasn't present before, nor did it populate that list first time I chose an alternative from the dialogue.

Regards, /Dennis