[Users] can't click on Firefox e-mail links and open the Claws-Mail compose window -- UPDATED INFO

[Gil Weber]

Dustin and Ralf, thanks for your suggestions. I will try and report
back here as soon as I am able.

Paul, I realize once again that it's flatpak, this time creating the
linkage problem with Firefox. Unfortunately I believe I am stuck with
flatpak. It is my understanding (??) that if I delete this version and
install the "regular" Claws-Mail I won't get back what I had due to
configuration inconsistencies between the two versions. That is,
e-mails and settings in flatpak won't properly convert to regular
ClawsMail.

If my understanding is incorrect and there should be no issues deleting
flatpak Claws-Mail and then installing "regular" Claws-Mail please let
me know. I am not determined to use  the flatpak version. I
only use it because about two years ago (it's in the archives) I
could not get bellsouth.net e-mails to download when I clicked on the
"Get Mail" button. Other e-mail addresses worked fine but not
bellsouth.net.

And so on someone's suggestion (no recollection who it was) I downloaded
the flatpak version. Bellsouth.net e-mail works fine with flatpak as do
my other addresses. Unfortunatley now I'm finding flatpak does not play
nice with Firefox.

And that is my story.
Gil


On Mon, 21 Feb 2022 13:15:16 +0600
Dustin Miller <dustbiz at gmail.com> wrote:

> On Mon, 21 Feb 2022 05:55:27 +0100
> Ralf Mardorf via Users <users at lists.claws-mail.org> wrote:
> 
> > you can't launch an app installed into container crap the PATH way,
> > until you add a wrapper script or an alias.
> > 
> >   "Running applications
> > 
> >   Once an application has been installed, it can be launched using
> > the run command and its application ID:
> > 
> >   $ flatpak run org.gimp.GIMP" -
> >   https://docs.flatpak.org/en/latest/using-flatpak.html
> >   
> DM: Thanks for your input on this, Ralf. If Gil (the OP) decides not
> to take your advice, then he'll probably find the above info helpful
> in sorting this out. :)
> 
> DM: It looks like the implication of what you're saying above is that
> that is the only way that the flatpak version of Claws can be run.
> 
> DM: So Gil, it's possible that the Firefox (FF) about-config setting
> with the string 'claws-mail' may not actually be doing anything. You
> could do some/all of the following as possible tests to figure out
> more info:
> 
> * 1. Disable that setting in FF, restart Firefox, click on an email
>   link and see what happens. If you get the same result, then it seems
>   likely that there is a system-wide setting to use Claws for that
> (and that it is able to find and connect with the flatpak version you
> have installed).
> 
> * 2. If you get a different result in #1 above, then obviously that
>   setting was actually doing something (and was able to find the
>   flatpak version with 'claws-mail'), and you can probably focus on
>   figuring out whatever string you need there.
> 
> * 3. If it's a system-wide setting that's controlling it, then you
>   could look into your system's settings to see if you can figure out
>   what command the system is using to call Claws. If you're fine with
>   it being a system-wide setting, then you could focus on altering the
>   string there to get what you want. If you want it to be specific to
>   FF, then you could use whatever string is there as a 'known' base
> for trying to come up with a string that will work in the FF setting.
> 
> DM: We may be making some progress here, even if it feels slow. :) As
> you can see from Ralf's input here and some of the things I've added,
> there are multiple paths at various levels to get you to your goal.
> You'll just need to figure out which one suits you and your situation
> best. Cheers, ---Dustin
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