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[2007-10-10 13:15 -trunk ]# 399340 [Core] - Case mismatch in nsIMsgNewsFolder.idl (PRint32/PRInt32) [All]

Recent Bugs of interest

# 392532 [Core] - Infinite recursion crash when getting nsPIDOMWindow off docshell [Lin] crash when switching views.
# 353205 [Thunderbird] - request way to set default to no alternate text for inserting images [Win]

Latest Tested Builds

[Mozilla/5.0 (Windows; U; Windows NT 5.1; en-US; rv:1.9a9pre) Gecko/2007100904 Thunderbird/3.0a1pre ID:2007100904]
via normal software update

[Mozilla/5.0 (Windows; U; Windows NT 5.1; en-US; rv:1.8.1.8pre) Gecko/20071009 Thunderbird/2.0.0.7pre ID:2007100904]

Current "Gotchas" for Trunk Testers

Since 2007-08-09 Switching views with View | Layout will immediately crash TB This is a known Core problem.
Workaround: Don't switch views

Since 2007-08-13 You will need to "select" an app to call a link.
This is stored in mimeTypes.rdf but is not editable in the TB UI
Workaround: Don't save the selection, or backup your mimetypes.rdf.

[JoeS]

Just to soothe some frazzled nerves,
David B. is still actively investigating TB bug reports
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=399320#c7

[JoeS]

Mozilla/5.0 (Windows; U; Windows NT 5.1; en-US; rv:1.9a9pre) Gecko/2007101103 Thunderbird/3.0a1pre ID:2007101103

Just noticed that clicking on http links does nothing in newsgroup messages.
Same Links work fine in my pop3 inbox, or my tb gmail inbox.

Branch builds work fine. Had to check this since I just changed my ISP

[ChefChaudart]

Since I installed both 2 & 3 version of FireFox with the use of MOZ_NO_REMOTE, the hyperlinks in messages are not working anymore.

It's probably due to the fact that if TB wants to lauch FireFox, it has to use a parameter like this -p "profileName"", but it doesn't.

[Old WildcatRay]

Since I installed both 2 & 3 version of FireFox with the use of MOZ_NO_REMOTE, the hyperlinks in messages are not working anymore.

It's probably due to the fact that if TB wants to lauch FireFox, it has to use a parameter like this -p "profileName"", but it doesn't.

I use the Copy Link Location context menu item to handle this.

[ChefChaudart]

Since I installed both 2 & 3 version of FireFox with the use of MOZ_NO_REMOTE, the hyperlinks in messages are not working anymore.

It's probably due to the fact that if TB wants to lauch FireFox, it has to use a parameter like this -p "profileName"", but it doesn't.

I use the Copy Link Location context menu item to handle this.

me too, but I'd expected a more convenient tip. And finally I use the extension ThunderBrowse that finally "solve" this issue

[alta88]

note that neither the latest Fx nor Tb require the env var anymore, you can simply open a second instance via ..\thunderbird.exe -no-profile -P profilename eg.

and it's a longstanding issue that help app openers in Fx/Tb can't handle arguments. neither can thunderbrowse (gave up on it a while ago and rewrote it for the Tb2 tabbed message pane build - among many technical problems, it rewrites the users start page - borderline malwareish).

if you want some userchrome.js code to open a Tb link in any external app with args, i can post it.

[ChefChaudart]

If you can, I'm interested.

[alta88]

hmm there seem to be serious site problems.

anyway, here it is, not for use with thunderbrowse. only for http/s links but you can see where to remove that if(). not fancy, just put your path and args in the consts at the top.

Code: Select all

/* :::::::: RunExternal.js ::::::::::::::: */

/* Run external program to open url, check if 1)MP url 2)RSS subject url    */

const clientApp = "C:\\Program Files\\Mozilla\\Firefox2.0\\firefox.exe"
const argStr = "-no-remote -P email";

contentAreaClick = function(event)
{
   var url, linkurl;
   if (event.button != 0) return; // if not left click exit

   if (event.target.getAttribute("id") == "collapsedsubjectlinkValue")
   {
      var RSSurl = currentHeaderData["content-base"];
      if (RSSurl) linkurl = RSSurl.headerValue // clicked on RSS subject
      //debug("rssurl href: " + href);
   }
   else
   {
      //debug("linknode: " + linkNode);   
      var MPurl = hRefForClickEvent(event);
      if (MPurl) linkurl = MPurl // clicked on MP url
   }
   //debug("href: " + href);
   if (linkurl)
   {
      openExternal(linkurl);
      return false; //so core handler will not open link in the configured browser
   }
   return true;
}

function openExternal(url) {
   var ioService = Components.classes["@mozilla.org/network/io-service;1"]
               .getService(Components.interfaces.nsIIOService);
   try {
      var hrefURL = ioService.newURI(url, null, null);
      if (hrefURL.schemeIs('http') || hrefURL.schemeIs('https')) {
         var file = Components.classes["@mozilla.org/file/local;1"]
                  .createInstance(Components.interfaces.nsILocalFile);
         file.initWithPath(clientApp);
         var process = Components.classes["@mozilla.org/process/util;1"]
                  .createInstance(Components.interfaces.nsIProcess);
         process.init(file);
         
         var args = argStr.split(" ");  //space delimiter
         args[args.length] = url;  //add url as last arg at end
         process.run(false, args, args.length);
         debug("RunExternal.js: ", clientApp + " " + args); //log it
      }
      else debug("RunExternal.js: Invalid Url - ", url); //log it
   } catch(e) {debug("RunExternal.js: Invalid url - [" + url, "] or handler string - [" + clientApp + "]")} //log it
}

/* URL Link extension override
urllinkCommon.launchExternalURL = function(url) {openExternal(url)}
*/

/* Logger */
function debug(aScript, aMsg) {
   Components.classes["@mozilla.org/consoleservice;1"]
      .getService(Components.interfaces.nsIConsoleService)
      .logStringMessage(aScript + aMsg);
};