Seamonkey/Firefox file associations
Posted: 2012-06-16 Filed under: desktop, network | Tags: about:config, firefox, seamonkey Leave a commentProblem: Seamonkey/Firefox does not know by default how to handle downloaded files and magnet links.
Solution: Read AlienBob’s and someslack blogs regularly :) The instructions for Firefox work just fine for Seamonkey. So:
File associations: when a file is downloaded for the first time, right click on, choose Open > Choose an application > Choose
and point to /usr/bin/xdg-open
. Make sure to check “Remember my choice for file links”.
Magnet links: open about:config
, right click and choose New > Boolean
and paste the following:
network.protocol-handler.expose.magnet
Choose false
as its value. Then in Open > Choose an application > Choose
point to e.g. /usr/bin/transmission-gtk
. Do not point to /usr/bin/xdg-open
, or the browser will start opening an endless amount of tabs when you click on a magnet link next time.