[Sussex] X automatic Login

[John D.]

On Thu, 2004-11-11 at 09:50, Stephen Williams wrote:
> John,
> 
> 
> On Thu, 2004-11-11 at 09:41, John D. wrote:
> > On Thu, 2004-11-11 at 07:56, Stephen Williams wrote:
> > > John,
> > > 
> > > How's your Italian? Parliamo Italiano?
> > > 
> 
> > > Try this link:
> > > 
> > > http://forums.gentoo.org/viewtopic.php?t=228827&highlight=evolution+browser
> > > 
> > > 
> > > 
> > > Basically enter the following commands, modified to suit your choice of
> > > browser, for https:
> > > 
> > > $ gconftool-2 --type=string --set
> > > /desktop/gnome/url-handlers/https/command "firefox %s" 
> > > $ gconftool-2 --type=bool --set
> > > /desktop/gnome/url-handlers/https/need-terminal false 
> > > $ gconftool-2 --type=bool --set
> > > /desktop/gnome/url-handlers/https/enabled true 
> > > 
> > > For http:
> > > 
> > > $ gconftool-2 --type=string --set
> > > /desktop/gnome/url-handlers/http/command "firefox %s" 
> > > $ gconftool-2 --type=bool --set
> > > /desktop/gnome/url-handlers/http/need-terminal false 
> > > $ gconftool-2 --type=bool --set /desktop/gnome/url-handlers/http/enabled
> > > true
> > Well I've tried that, but as I don't have firefox installed, I changed
> > the first line so it reflected mozilla (the properties for my desktop
> > icon showing as /usr/bin/mozilla) but it doesn't seem to have worked, I
> > also tried the same but using the %s "thing" on the end of
> > /usr/bin/mozilla, again it didn't work (I did this as root rather than
> > user as per the example - so it should be a global change ?), and using
> > my windows user mentality, I closed the session to see if that made any
> > difference.
> > 
> > I've also tried the mod that Geoff suggested, but that doesn't seem to
> > have worked either?
> > 
> > Maybe I'm doing something wrong?
> > 
> 
> Hmmm, got me stumped there - this worked a treat on my box.
> 
> Steve.

I'm wondering if it's anything to do with the command bit that I
included i.e. /usr/bin/mozilla, and whether there would be any other
command I could use (the bit above was taken from the properties of my
mozilla desktop icon - and no, I don't speak any Italian, I looked at
the thread and couldn't work out if there was anything else I should be
doing)

regards

John D.