Re: Firefox and KDE file associations

Jeffrey Barish wrote:
> I changed the file association for text/html to Firefox, so now when I
> click on a hyperlink in an email message the page opens in a new tab in
> Firefox.  However, the cursor gets a Firefox icon and another Firefox
> button appears in the task list -- as if a new Firefox window were
> trying to open.  If I click on the new Firefox button in the task list,
> nothing happens.  Eventually, the button goes away and the cursor
> reverts.  Is this normal behavior?

Yes.  It's not a Firefox "problem" but a KDE quirk.

Personally, I *HATE* the cursor icons -- it's one of the first features
that I turn off.  To get rid of the "phantom" task bar button, turn off
launch notification in your KDE preferences.

HTH

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