From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Robert Goldman Subject: problems with org-protocol in firefox on a mac Date: Sun, 12 Apr 2009 16:18:09 -0500 Message-ID: <49E25A91.8000805@sift.info> References: Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Return-path: Received: from mailman by lists.gnu.org with tmda-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1Lt74M-0000WQ-Eu for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Sun, 12 Apr 2009 17:18:26 -0400 Received: from exim by lists.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1Lt74H-0000WE-PJ for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Sun, 12 Apr 2009 17:18:25 -0400 Received: from [199.232.76.173] (port=47404 helo=monty-python.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1Lt74H-0000WB-Kr for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Sun, 12 Apr 2009 17:18:21 -0400 Received: from outbound-mail-08.bluehost.com ([69.89.17.208]:34190) by monty-python.gnu.org with smtp (Exim 4.60) (envelope-from ) id 1Lt74H-00005D-81 for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Sun, 12 Apr 2009 17:18:21 -0400 In-Reply-To: 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, Manuel Hermenegildo > I am trying to set up firefox (3.0.8) to handle org-protocol on a mac > with little success. I had no problems on Linux, by the way. Perhaps > someone out there that is more mac-savvy than me can help? > > Basically I followed the standard instructions (setting up > network.prtocol-handler.* through about:config etc.) but I kept > getting the infamous "protocol (org-protocol) isn't associated with > any program" no matter what target I tried > (/usr/local/bin/emacsclient, etc.). Then I found a hint that maybe it > had to be changed globally for the whole mac (using > http://www.monkeyfood.com/software/moreInternet/) but this application > does not allow me to point to /usr/local/bin/emacsclient. I did allow > me to point the protocol to, e.g., Emacs.app, and that worked popping > up emacs, but it is not what one wants. Then I came upon the > "Platypus" wrapper and made an emacsclient.app but moreInternet did > not like that either. > > Can someone who has been successful with a mac give me a hint? > > Thanks in advance. --MH > I have been similarly unsuccessful with the Mac. As far as I can tell, this is actually a bug in the Mac version of Firefox. I have posted to the mozilla zine forums about this (http://forums.mozillazine.org/viewtopic.php?f=38&t=889745), and have also filed a bug on the Mozilla bugzilla (https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=471724). Alas, there does not seem to be any interest in fixing this bug evinced by the organization, and I am not at all a C++ programmer, so can't do anything myself. I can only encourage you, and all Org users, to vote for this bug. And meanwhile you can at least save yourself some hours of fruitless wrestling with Firefox preferences! Best, R