From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Richard Riley Subject: Re: mailto links Date: Thu, 25 Feb 2010 05:50:35 +0100 Message-ID: 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 1NkVpp-0006NL-QR for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Thu, 25 Feb 2010 00:00:25 -0500 Received: from [140.186.70.92] (port=52765 helo=eggs.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1NkVpl-0006M2-81 for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Thu, 25 Feb 2010 00:00:25 -0500 Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1NkVph-0007HE-4p for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Thu, 25 Feb 2010 00:00:21 -0500 Received: from lo.gmane.org ([80.91.229.12]:54382) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1NkVpg-0007HA-SB for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Thu, 25 Feb 2010 00:00:17 -0500 Received: from list by lo.gmane.org with local (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1NkVpd-0007vD-Pn for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Thu, 25 Feb 2010 06:00:13 +0100 Received: from 85.183.18.158 ([85.183.18.158]) by main.gmane.org with esmtp (Gmexim 0.1 (Debian)) id 1AlnuQ-0007hv-00 for ; Thu, 25 Feb 2010 06:00:13 +0100 Received: from rileyrgdev by 85.183.18.158 with local (Gmexim 0.1 (Debian)) id 1AlnuQ-0007hv-00 for ; Thu, 25 Feb 2010 06:00:13 +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) Did you press return? It was just prompting your for the variable name. You need to confirm with return .. ;)