[Solved]Skype opens files in FireFox

K0tuk · 2009-05-03 21:10:52

Hi!

How do i set skype to open the incoming files in my Thunar? It opens everything in Firefox. I use OpenBox without any DEs.

Last edited by K0tuk (2009-05-05 06:25:37)

ArchArael · 2009-05-04 08:30:14

You should put this in your .config/openbox/autostart.sh

export DE=xfce

Restart X and then skype will use thunar.

Otherwise, if you don't want to modify your evironment start your skype from shell with this command:

DE=xfce skype

You could create an alias.

I use the first solution.

Last edited by ArchArael (2009-05-04 08:32:48)

K0tuk · 2009-05-05 06:25:22

Hm... the first solution doesn`t work for me, but the 2nd one does. Thanks for your help!

ArchArael · 2009-05-05 07:43:38

K0tuk wrote:

Hm... the first solution doesn`t work for me, but the 2nd one does. Thanks for your help!

I guess that the first solution does not work because you are not starting openbox-session but just bare openbox.

The autostart.sh script is started by openbox-session command but not by openbox command.

If you don't use gdm replace:

exec openbox

with

exec openbox-session

in your .xinitrc file and then also the first solution will work.

The first solution is better because you can start skype from gmrun, launchy or by an icon launcher and it will always open your home folder with thunar.

The alias skype='DE=xfce skype' works only if you start skype from bash.

For more information: http://icculus.org/openbox/index.php/Help:Autostart

Last edited by ArchArael (2009-05-05 07:50:28)

K0tuk · 2009-05-05 14:02:06

nope, i am using openbox-session.

ArchArael · 2009-05-06 15:14:12

Hm...have you installed xdg-utils package?

Skype uses xdg-open to establish which program to launch.

K0tuk · 2009-05-06 15:50:41

Yes i already have them installed.

ArchArael · 2009-05-07 10:32:02

Well, that's strange indeed. I had the same problem with skype when I have been starting it by launchy some time ago.

I found out, thanks to google, that this is a launchy bug.

At the moment I'm using gmrun and skype opens thunar.

But if you have xdg-utils installed and your environment contains DE=xfce and you are not using launchy than I don't know what is the problem. But I would like to know so please, if you find out, reply.

Nezmer · 2009-05-07 20:25:24

You have to leave X and log off .

K0tuk · 2009-05-08 06:34:03

Well, (correct me if i`m wrong) i have to do such steps to fix my problem:

1. add export DE=xfce to autostart.sh
2. restart X

Than it should work?

Maybe there is another way to fix this, without logging out/in every time i start/restart my notebook? Because it would be a pain in the rear to do so every time i reboot my computer.

K0tuk · 2009-05-21 09:03:56

Ok, i found my solution... To run a program with DE=xfce, i create a .sh script, put a command there (for example:)

DE=xfce skype

then make it executable with

sudo chmod +x script.sh

and use these scripts to run desired programs.

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