Attachment 118523 Details for Bug 86290 – EmailConfig.txt

EmailConfig.txt

EmailConfig.txt (text/plain), 1.86 KB, created by Per Olofsson on 2015-09-29 14:54:30 UTC

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Created: 2015-09-29 14:54:30 UTC

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>= Introduction =
>
>xdg-email opens the systems default email composer. This page describes how end users can set the default
>email composer to their preferred email application in the various desktop environments.
>
>= Gnome =
>
>{{http://portland.freedesktop.org/files/email_config_gnome.png}}
>
>[Verified on Fedora Core 5]
>
>Go to the '''System''' menu at the top of the screen and select '''Preferences'''-->'''More Preferences'''--->'''Preferred Applications'''. 
>
>To make '''Evolution''' the default email composer set the '''Mail Reader''' option to '''Evolution Mail Reader''' and close the dialog.
>
>To make '''KMail''' the default email composer set the '''Mail Reader''' option to '''Custom''' and as '''Command''' enter '''kmailservice %s'''. DO NOT set the '''Mail Reader''' option to '''KMail''', this will incorrectly set the command to '''kmail %s''' which does not correctly process options that add attachments or that add additional e-mail addresses.
>
>To make '''Mozilla Thunderbird''' the default email composer set the '''Mail Reader''' option to '''Thinderbird Mail''' and close the dialog.
>
>= KDE =
>
>{{http://portland.freedesktop.org/files/email_config_kde.png}}
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>[Verified on SUSE Linux 10.0]
>
>Go to the menu at the bottom left of the screen and start the '''Control Center'''. Then select '''KDE Components''' and
>'''Component Chooser'''. 
>
>To make '''Evolution''' the default email composer select the '''Use a different e-mail client''' checkbox and enter '''evolution %u''' as command line and then click the '''Apply''' button.
>
>To make '''KMail''' the default email composer select the '''use KMail''' checkbox and then click the '''Apply''' button.
>
>To make '''Mozilla Thunderbird''' the default email composer select the '''Use a different e-mail client''' checkbox and enter '''thunderbird %u''' as command line and then click the '''Apply''' button.

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