From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: ross@rosslaird.info (Ross A. Laird) Subject: Re: mailto links Date: Wed, 24 Feb 2010 20:44:54 -0800 Message-ID: <87iq9lx6t5.fsf@rosslaird.info> References: <20100223232553.12557320056@mail.dagertech.net> <877hq3p6ua.fsf@rosslaird.info> <87FB3BF5-684F-47D0-A4B3-92CFBABA39CB@gmail.com> <87fx4qm5fr.fsf@rosslaird.info> <87sk8qvse3.fsf@rosslaird.info> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Return-path: Received: from mailman by lists.gnu.org with tmda-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1NkVfq-0001oy-TS for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Wed, 24 Feb 2010 23:50:06 -0500 Received: from [140.186.70.92] (port=57289 helo=eggs.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1NkVfq-0001oN-61 for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Wed, 24 Feb 2010 23:50:06 -0500 Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1NkVfp-0006TG-OT for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Wed, 24 Feb 2010 23:50:06 -0500 Received: from lo.gmane.org ([80.91.229.12]:36377) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1NkVfp-0006T8-Eu for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Wed, 24 Feb 2010 23:50:05 -0500 Received: from list by lo.gmane.org with local (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1NkVfn-0004i7-Dr for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Thu, 25 Feb 2010 05:50:03 +0100 Received: from h24-207-47-26.dlt.dccnet.com ([24.207.47.26]) by main.gmane.org with esmtp (Gmexim 0.1 (Debian)) id 1AlnuQ-0007hv-00 for ; Thu, 25 Feb 2010 05:50:03 +0100 Received: from ross by h24-207-47-26.dlt.dccnet.com with local (Gmexim 0.1 (Debian)) id 1AlnuQ-0007hv-00 for ; Thu, 25 Feb 2010 05:50:03 +0100 List-Id: "General discussions about Org-mode." List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Sender: emacs-orgmode-bounces+geo-emacs-orgmode=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Errors-To: emacs-orgmode-bounces+geo-emacs-orgmode=m.gmane.org@gnu.org To: emacs-orgmode@gnu.org ross@rosslaird.info (Ross A. Laird) writes: > Richard Riley writes: > >> ross@rosslaird.info (Ross A. Laird) writes: >> >>> >>> (setq 'mail-user-agent' 'gnus-user-agent') >>> >>> Which, of course, causes emacs to choke (or, at least to grumble.) >>> >>> Ross >> >> Hi Ross : its a gnus setting not a browse setting. >> >> Inside emacs put your cursor over the variable name >> "mail-user-agent". Press C-h v (control key and "h" at the same time, >> release and then press "v"). Select "customize" option. There you can >> select "Gnus Message with full Gnus features". Save for future >> sessions. You could also "C-h v" and then type the name of the >> variable. Remove your code above. >> > > Hi Richard; > > Thanks for the help. This is a good example, I think, of how cryptic > Emacs can be. I followed your first set of instructions exactly, but > still had difficulty. When I put my "cursor over the variable name" and > then hit C-h v, I did not get an option, I got this: > > Describe variable (default mail-user-agent) (mail-user-agent) > > Which, I think, just tells me what the variable is called. Probably this > was due to the fact that I was just hovering over it in your post, as I > was not able (as I said in my first post) to find this variable in > customize. However, your tip got me thinking about a more general > search, outside of org-customize. So, I just entered "customize" (which > I have done before) and drilled my way down to where I found the > variable. There I was able to set the option as you describe above. > > Emacs is a strange beast. Strong, old, canny. But very strange. > Thanks for the help. > > Cheers. > > Ross And ha, after all that I still get Kmail... R. -- Ross A. Laird, PhD www.rosslaird.com