Opening downloads in Firefox solved

[Tony G]

I just did a fresh reinstall of my Mint KDE (no issue with Mint; I was repartitioning my drive). After FF finishes a download, when I click either "open" or "open containing folder," nothing happens. I experienced this with my old install of Mint KDE, fixed it, and apparently forgot both about the fix and how to intelligently do a search for it on Google.

Thanks,

Anthony

[Husse]

Just a thought - it could be in about:config in FF

[Tony G]

Just a thought - it could be in about:config in FF

That sounds exactly right. I added two booleans and a string there before. Now, if only I could remember what those things were. . . .

Thanks, H

Anthony

[Tony G]

So far, I've failed to find the original tweak that I used, but the search did find on the Gentoo wiki: HOWTO Integrate Firefox with KDE. The stuff using the emerge command doesn't work for me, but the rest has. As a side-note, install TurboPrint (I know, I know, but I spent days failing to install my printers without it) before configuring KPrint, or you'll just have to do it again.

[tollgate]

Is your download location set to Desktop? My was and it would not download anything until I changed it to another folder. Only problem I have is firefox has the annoying habit of changing the default location back to Desktop for some reason.

Hope this helps.

Steve

[Tony G]

Finally, I found the original tweak I used:

Type "about:config" in the FF location bar;

Right-click on the main FF window and pick new --> boolean;

Name the preference "network.protocol-handler.expose.file", and set it to true;

Create another boolean called "network.protocol-handler.external.file", and set it to true;

Right-click one last time on the main FF window and pick new --> string;

Name it "network.protocol-handler.app.file", and set it to "konqueror" (or, if you prefer, "dolphin").

Fwiw,

Anthony

[Tony G]

Is your download location set to Desktop? My was and it would not download anything until I changed it to another folder.

I think that's this issue, Steve: By default, Mint KDE won't show apps on the desktop. Go to Tasty menu --> System Settings. Click Desktop, then Behavior. Check "Show icons on desktop" and/or "Allow programs in desktop window."

But thanks for the reply.

Best,

Anthony