Using v3.0pre (beta 5 as far as far I am aware)

When I go File --> Send Link on FF (2.0.0.13), thunderbird appears. Which is what I would appear given network.protocol-handler.app.mailto which has value /usr/bin/thunderbird. So again FF has no issues. Why does swiftfox launch evolution in xfce when even the mail client is listed as thunderbird?

Seems the issue is related to F8. I loaded KDE and had the same issue (thunderbird as default client). I then loaded Gnome and had the same issue. Checked to see default client and it was Evolution. Once that was changed xfce and kde both loaded thunderbird when i click on a mailto: link.

Should have tested the issue out with a beta FF to see what happens.

With the current version of Swiftfox on Ubuntu 9.10 nothing happens.
Thunderbird is my linked email client but neither that nor Evolution opens up.

A simple work around for this problem involves writing a script.
Putting the script file in the /home/user folder,
then via the Menu in Swiftfox, go to >>Preferences>>Applications>>mailto,
then select from the drop down window, the script file.

Note: change /home/user to your user name in below examples.
Here are the steps listed below:

Now, from a user terminal you would type at the shell prompt as follows:

touch /home/user/mailto.sh <enter> ## makes empty file named mailto.sh
chmod +x /home/user/mailto.sh <enter> ## gives script file execute permissions
kedit /home/user/mailto.sh <enter> ## opens script file in an editor of your choice, this example shows "kedit"
In another user terminal(shell) type as follows at prompt:
which thunderbird <enter> ## will give you path statement to thunderbird

Copy the script text below and paste into editor text area,(kedit in this example) then SAVE file.
Note: Be sure to edit the thunderbird path in script, if different from the <<>>which thunderbird<<>> command's output
you just ran earlier in the second terminal. (In other words take note of the export MOZILLA_FIVE_HOME=/usr/lib/thunderbird)
in the script and edit accordingly.

<copy starts at below line>
#!/bin/sh
#
#script author: asterix
#http://forums.mozillazine.org/viewtopic.php?p=136157#136157

export MOZILLA_FIVE_HOME=/usr/lib/thunderbird

if [ $(ps aux | grep thunderbird | wc -l) -gt 4 ]; then
# thunderbird is running
$MOZILLA_FIVE_HOME/thunderbird -remote "mailto($1?subject=$2)"
else
# thunderbird is not running
$MOZILLA_FIVE_HOME/thunderbird -P default -compose
mailto:$1?subject=$2;fi
<end copy at above line>

Then from Menu in Swiftfox:
Preferences>>Applications>>mailto (here use the drop down window to select the mailto.sh script file which is now in your /home/user folder)

HTH Kruppt

My sound card frustrations were somewhat assuaged after an installation of a Swift fox built for a Pentium 2 -- even though the computer actually is a Celery, it’s one of the Pentium 2 based ones so the optimization still applied. And once I had removed some of the Firefox plugging I found that Swift fox could provide a responsive, completely up-to-date web browsing experience on a computer that was manufactured when The Matrix was still cool and teenagers could still wear trench-coats to high school without raising red flags.

Getting error when trying to edit original post.
Forgot to include as step, so am re-posting original with changes added.

A simple work around for this problem involves writing a script.
Putting the script file in the /home/user folder,
then via the Menu in Swiftfox, go to >>Preferences>>Applications>>mailto,
then select from the drop down window, the script file.

Note: change /home/user to your user name in below examples.
Here are the steps listed below:

Now, from a user terminal you would type at the shell prompt as follows:

touch /home/user/mailto.sh <enter> ## makes empty file named mailto.sh
chmod +x /home/user/mailto.sh <enter> ## gives script file execute permissions
kedit /home/user/mailto.sh <enter> ## opens script file in an editor of your choice, this example shows "kedit"
In another user terminal(shell) type as follows at prompt:
which thunderbird <enter> ## will give you path statement to thunderbird

Copy the script text below and paste into editor text area,(kedit in this example) then SAVE file.
Note: Be sure to edit the thunderbird path in script, if different from the <<>>which thunderbird<<>> command's output
you just ran earlier in the second terminal. (In other words take note of the export MOZILLA_FIVE_HOME=/usr/lib/thunderbird)
in the script and edit accordingly.

<copy starts at below line>
#!/bin/sh
#
#script author: asterix
#http://forums.mozillazine.org/viewtopic.php?p=136157#136157

export MOZILLA_FIVE_HOME=/usr/lib/thunderbird

if [ $(ps aux | grep thunderbird | wc -l) -gt 4 ]; then
# thunderbird is running
$MOZILLA_FIVE_HOME/thunderbird -remote "mailto($1?subject=$2)"
else
# thunderbird is not running
$MOZILLA_FIVE_HOME/thunderbird -P default -compose
mailto:$1?subject=$2;fi
<end copy at above line>

Then from Menu in Swiftfox:
Preferences>>Applications>>mailto (here use the drop down window to select the mailto.sh script file which is now in your /home/user folder)

In Swiftfox Url box type;
about:config
then type;
network.protocol-handler.app.mailto
in the filter box.
right click on the string and choose *Modify*
from menu. Type in the full path to the mailto.sh script. (ex. /home/your-username/mailto.sh)
If string does not exist, create it by right clicking in the about:config browser window
choose New>>String and fill in the two boxes,
first with network.protocol-handler.app.mailto,
the second with path to mailto.sh. (ex. /home/your-username/mailto.sh)


HTH Kruppt