Bug 1669 – Browser hijacks default browser setting.

Bug 1669 - Browser hijacks default browser setting.


Summary:	Browser hijacks default browser setting.

Status:	CLOSED DUPLICATE of bug 1720

Product:	Browser
Component:	MicroB engine
Version:	3.2
Platform:	All All

Importance:	Low major (vote)
Target Milestone:	---
Assigned To:	unassigned
QA Contact:	microb-bugs

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Reported:	2007-07-17 18:35 UTC by Niels Breet
Modified:	2007-11-30 11:30 UTC (History)
CC List:	2 users (show)

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Description Niels Breet (reporter) maemo.org

2007-07-17 18:35:12 UTC

When installing this browser, it sets itself as default browser. I can't find
an option to switch the default browser back to Opera. Shouldn't that option be
available somewhere?

A beta project that has no way to switch back is a bit 'evil'.

Comment 1 Jason Carter 2007-07-17 18:48:05 UTC

You should be able to just uninstall microb-browser to get it to return back to
the Opera browser. I'm sure there will be a way to switch between them
eventually, but it's probably not done yet.

Comment 2 Niels Breet (reporter) maemo.org

2007-07-17 22:03:23 UTC

Well actually there is a way to switch. Although not very user friendly.

Just edit ~/.browser and change hidden=false to hidden=true. Make sure the
browser is closed while editing that file. (Browser saves the file on close)

After changing hidden, you have an extra menu option under 'Close'. The 'Set
Engine' lets you switch between MicroB and Opera. The new engine will only be
active after browser restart.

Another option is to edit ~/.browser and change engine=microb to engine=opera

Comment 3 Frederic Crozat 2007-07-20 13:03:09 UTC

Hmm, I had to change hidden value from false to true to get engine menu entry
to appear. It might be related to language set for UI (french).

Comment 4 Oleg Romashin nokia

2007-08-08 12:52:49 UTC

Fixed in current update

*** This bug has been marked as a duplicate of bug 1720 ***

Comment 5 Tim Samoff maemo.org

2007-09-17 20:42:13 UTC

Should this update be available now (or anytime soon)? If now, I can't see it
in my app manager.

Comment 6 Jake Kunnari 2007-11-30 11:30:02 UTC

Closing Duplicate bug reports. Please follow progress of issue from linked bug
report.