Re: (setq-default browse-url-browser-function 'browse-url-mozilla)

[ascott@sedona.intel.com (Andrew M. Scott)]

    >>>>> "Harry" == Harry Putnam <hgp@sbcglobal.net> writes:
    Harry> Maybe a mozilla problem rather than emacs but maybe someone
    Harry> here knows what is necessary:

    Harry> This has only started happening since I switched from
    Harry> netscape to mozilla. With this in .emacs
    Harry>  (setq-default browse-url-browser-function
    Harry>  'browse-url-mozilla)

    Harry> If I have a mozilla browser running and click on a http url
    Harry> inside a gnus message the link is followed by opening a
    Harry> whole new browser frame. Previously (when set to netscape)
    Harry> it would follow the link in the same browser window.

    Harry> Is there a setting in mozilla that controls this? Looking
    Harry> thru the options under preferenecs I don't see a likely
    Harry> candidate.

Harry,

Perhaps this code from my ~/.emacs will be helpful. The test for
mozilla's existence on the current platform is of course optional.
Andy Scott


;; Use mozilla as the preferred browser if available. I also prefer
;; that new browser tabs are opened rather than new browser windows.
;; This requires a version of mozilla that supports tabs (1.2+ do)

(if (locate-library "mozilla" t exec-path)
    (progn

      (if (boundp 'browse-url-mozilla-new-window-is-tab)
           (setq 
                 browse-url-browser-function 'browse-url-mozilla
                 browse-url-new-window-flag t
                 browse-url-mozilla-new-window-is-tab t)
;;               browse-url-mozilla-program "mozilla"
                 browse-url-mozilla-arguments '("-raise"))
          ))

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