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sinistra · External Since: Apr 26, 2007 Posts: 9

I use Icedove mail and up until recent upgrades various clicking on a link in
an e-mail would bring up Opera efficiently with the link loaded in ready for
viewing but that's now gone.

Is there a method to restore Opera to that desirable state once more.

Thanks for reading

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Jack Malmostoso · External Since: Apr 09, 2004 Posts: 212

On Thu, 28 Jun 2007 00:19:13 -0500, sinistra wrote:

> I use Icedove mail and up until recent upgrades various clicking on a
> link in an e-mail would bring up Opera efficiently with the link loaded
> in ready for viewing but that's now gone.

You have to look in the Icedove preferences and change the http handler
to opera.

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Graham · External Since: Apr 12, 2004 Posts: 31

On Thu, 28 Jun 2007 00:19:13 -0500
sinistra <sinistra.RemoveThis@pochtamt.ru> wrote:

> I use Icedove mail and up until recent upgrades various clicking on a
> link in an e-mail would bring up Opera efficiently with the link
> loaded in ready for viewing but that's now gone.
>
> Is there a method to restore Opera to that desirable state once more.
>
> Thanks for reading

In a root console, run, "update-alternatives --config x-www-browser" (no
quotes), and see if Opera is the default system browser. Changing it to
Opera, if it's not selected already, will make Opera your default
browser on the system.

Graham

sinistra · External Since: Apr 26, 2007 Posts: 9

Thanks, much appreciated

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