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control-center package

gnome-default-applications-properties uses incorrect thunderbird command

Bug #38730 reported by Eric Feliksik
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Affects Status Importance Assigned to Milestone
gnome-control-center
Fix Released
Medium
control-center (Ubuntu)
Fix Released
Low
Ubuntu Desktop Bugs

Bug Description

There are multiple bugs open that all boil down to the following issue. They're confusing so I'll close them all and mark them duplicate of this one.
This bug then has 2 things to watch for:
1) http://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=326808 entering ubuntu, fixing this bug
2) The confusing thunderbird options, https://launchpad.net/distros/ubuntu/+source/mozilla-thunderbird/+bug/38726/+index

THE ISSUE:
- Dapper
- gnome-control-center, 2.14.0-0ubuntu2
- mozilla-thunderbird, 1.5-0ubuntu6

gnome-default-applications-properties gives this command for thunderbird:
     mozilla-thunderbird mailto:%s

However, this should be:
     mozilla-thunderbird -compose %s

Because %s already contains mailto:.
This does not make it possible to show the main-folder-window, but there's probably no need for that via gnome-preferred-app-prop

For long explanation, see the upstream gnome bug mentioned above.

Revision history for this message
Sebastien Bacher (seb128) wrote :

Thank you Eric for doing a summary on that issue. GNOME 2.14.1 will be packaged next week and it uses the -compose variant which should fix that issue, right?

Changed in control-center:
assignee: nobody → desktop-bugs
status: Unconfirmed → Confirmed
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Eric Feliksik (milouny) wrote :

I say -compose does fix the issue, upstream says it uses -compose, you say upstream enters ubuntu next week. Fixed.

Changed in control-center:
status: Confirmed → Fix Released
Revision history for this message
Sebastien Bacher (seb128) wrote :

We use "Fix Committed" when it's fixed upstream (ie: pending upload)

Changed in control-center:
status: Fix Released → Fix Committed
Revision history for this message
Daniel Holbach (dholbach) wrote :

 control-center (1:2.14.1-0ubuntu1) dapper; urgency=low
 .
   * New usptream release:
     - background:
       - Fixed crash on startup
     - common:
       - Use gtk_dialog_run for running modal error dialogs
       - Fixed leaks in CORBA activation code (Malone: #35224)
     - default applications:
       - Fixed thunderbird command line parameters (Malone: #38730)
     - fontilus:
       - Move .directory files to $datadir/desktop-directories
     - settings daemon:
       - Fixed setting of $DISPLAY environment variable
       - Set Ctrl-Atl-l as default keybinding for screen locking
       - Fixed evdev/left handed button mapping
     - themus:
       - Move .directory files to $datadir/desktop-directories
       - Don't allow tab characters in custom theme descriptions
       - Theme chooser main window too wide for 800x600
     - updated translations: be, br, cs, dz, es, et, hu, ka, lt, nl, ro, th,
       vi.
   * debian/capplets-data.install:
     - added usr/share/desktop-directories to the list, as
       usr/share/gnome/vfolders/*-method.directory moved to
       usr/share/desktop-directories/

Changed in control-center:
status: Fix Committed → Fix Released
Revision history for this message
Adam Conrad (adconrad) wrote :

I suspect, after seeing bug #32532, that the correct default for this should just be "mozilla-thunderbird %s", since thunderbird will correctly do the compose thing if "%s" is "mailto:<email address hidden>", while if "%s" is empty (as it would be in the "press a hotkey to open my mail app" case), it will just load the main folder view.

Doing it with "-compose %s" means that that user will hit his email button and get an empty compose window instead of the folder view. I'm not positive, but I don't think that's the expected behaviour from an "email button" on a keyboard.

Changed in control-center:
status: Fix Released → Unconfirmed
Revision history for this message
Pascal De Vuyst (pascal-devuyst) wrote :

I also confirm that it is better to use the command "mozilla-thunderbird %s".

Because when using "mozilla-thunderbird -compose %s" the Tools > Read mail option in Firefox incorrectly shows the compose new message window, see bug #45693.

Changed in control-center:
status: Unconfirmed → Confirmed
Revision history for this message
Adam Conrad (adconrad) wrote :

Fixed in control-center_2.14.1-0ubuntu11

Changed in control-center:
status: Confirmed → Fix Released
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Changed in control-center:
status: Unknown → Fix Released
Bug Watch Updater (bug-watch-updater)
Changed in gnome-control-center:
importance: Unknown → Medium
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