* Web browser used
@ 2007-06-14 12:15 Cecil Westerhof
2007-06-14 12:37 ` Cor Gest
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From: Cecil Westerhof @ 2007-06-14 12:15 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: help-gnu-emacs
When I right-click on a link, Emacs tries to start Netscape. This is not on
my system. I like to use FireFox, but I can not find where to change the
browser to use. How do I change the browser?
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2007-06-14 12:15 Web browser used Cecil Westerhof
@ 2007-06-14 12:37 ` Cor Gest
2007-06-14 12:52 ` Peter Dyballa
2007-06-14 12:55 ` ssSslang
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From: Cor Gest @ 2007-06-14 12:37 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: help-gnu-emacs
Some entity, AKA Cecil Westerhof <dummy@dummy.nl>,
wrote this mindboggling stuff:
(selectively-snipped-or-not-p)
> When I right-click on a link, Emacs tries to start Netscape. This is not on
> my system. I like to use FireFox, but I can not find where to change the
> browser to use. How do I change the browser?
>
;(custom-set-variables
; '(browse-url-browser-function (quote browse-url-generic))
; '(browse-url-generic-program "dillo") ; or any other ...
; '(browse-url-temp-dir "~/tmp/")
apropos RET browse-url RET shouls get you more info about the
browse-url customisation group
Cor
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* Re: Web browser used
2007-06-14 12:15 Web browser used Cecil Westerhof
2007-06-14 12:37 ` Cor Gest
@ 2007-06-14 12:52 ` Peter Dyballa
2007-06-14 12:55 ` ssSslang
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From: Peter Dyballa @ 2007-06-14 12:52 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: Cecil Westerhof; +Cc: help-gnu-emacs
Am 14.06.2007 um 14:15 schrieb Cecil Westerhof:
> When I right-click on a link, Emacs tries to start Netscape. This
> is not on
> my system. I like to use FireFox, but I can not find where to
> change the
> browser to use. How do I change the browser?
Discover the function behind the key binding! I'm sure it will lead
to the right places ... (or create a shell script ``netscape´´ that
launches Firefox)
--
Greetings
Pete
There's no sense in being precise when you don't even know what
you're talking about.
-- John von Neumann
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2007-06-14 12:15 Web browser used Cecil Westerhof
2007-06-14 12:37 ` Cor Gest
2007-06-14 12:52 ` Peter Dyballa
@ 2007-06-14 12:55 ` ssSslang
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From: ssSslang @ 2007-06-14 12:55 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: Cecil Westerhof; +Cc: help-gnu-emacs
Cecil Westerhof <dummy@dummy.nl> writes:
> When I right-click on a link, Emacs tries to start Netscape. This is not on
> my system. I like to use FireFox, but I can not find where to change the
> browser to use. How do I change the browser?
(setq browse-url-browser-function 'browse-url-firefox)
--
ssSslang
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