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SiD

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From: Germany

Registered: 2006-09-21

Posts: 729

[solved] Firefox and ed2k / aMule links

Hi,
I want Firefox to add ed2k links to the Transfers in aMule if I click on one.
I opend the Firefox config (about:config) and created these two entries:

network.protocol-handler.external.ed2k      user set      boolean      true
network.protocol-handler.app.ed2k           user set      string       /usr/bin/ed2k

but if I click on a ed2k link in Firefox I get this error:

Firefox doesn't know how to open this address, 
because the protocol (ed2k) isn't associated with any program.

Last edited by SiD (2007-03-19 21:31:14)

Kern

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From: UK

Registered: 2005-02-09

Posts: 464

Re: [solved] Firefox and ed2k / aMule links

erm, shouldnt that be /usr/bin/amule not /usr/bin/ed2k    ?

also Edit -   Preferences - Content - How BonEcho deals with etc and see if your about:config did anything

Last edited by Kern (2007-03-19 19:18:24)

SiD

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From: Germany

Registered: 2006-09-21

Posts: 729

Re: [solved] Firefox and ed2k / aMule links

erm, shouldnt that be /usr/bin/amule not /usr/bin/ed2k    ?

no, /usr/bin/ed2k is correct

from ed2k man-page

aMule ED2k link parser v1.1.0.  Sends the given <ED2k_link> to aMule

I did it like described on amule.org

http://www.amule.org/wiki/index.php/Ed2k_links_handling

I don't know what exactly MozEx is, but there are no MozEx Packages in the Repos and AUR.
So I guess it's not installed on my system.

also Edit -   Preferences - Content - How BonEcho deals with etc and see if your about:config did anything

There are no Options to set this (network.protocol-handlers) in the "Edit -> Preferences" menus...

EDIT
just tested it with opera and running ed2k from console and both worked.
So the problem is that firefox seems to ignore this entry in about:config

network.protocol-handler.external.ed2k      user set      boolean      true

EDIT
now it works. don't know why, but it works.

I just
- deleted the two entries in about:config
- closed Firefox
- startetd Firefox and added the (exactly same) entries in about:config
- closed and restarted Firefox

Last edited by SiD (2007-03-19 21:37:54)

Kern

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From: UK

Registered: 2005-02-09

Posts: 464

Re: [solved] Firefox and ed2k / aMule links

re also Edit -   Preferences - Content - How BonEcho deals with etc and see if your about:config did anything.

yes, i understand you cant write in there, just wondered if it actually reported stuff entered in about:config

Anyways, nice going and thx for the feedback. im just starting to use amule/azureus etc, and was too lazy to make a link in browser. saved the files manually and opened
cheers

Last edited by Kern (2007-03-20 14:41:48)