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  Default browser field in preferences Ken Springer <wordworks@greeleynet.com> - 2016-11-02 20:16 -0600
    Re: Default browser field in preferences Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2016-11-03 02:46 +0000
      Re: Default browser field in preferences Ken Springer <wordworks@greeleynet.com> - 2016-11-03 07:35 -0600
    Re: Default browser field in preferences nmassello@yahoo.com (Neill Massello) - 2016-11-03 13:46 -0600
      Re: Default browser field in preferences Ken Springer <wordworks@greeleynet.com> - 2016-11-03 18:53 -0600
        Re: Default browser field in preferences nmassello@yahoo.com (Neill Massello) - 2016-11-03 19:08 -0600
        Re: Default browser field in preferences Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2016-11-04 01:12 +0000
        Re: Default browser field in preferences Ken Springer <wordworks@greeleynet.com> - 2016-11-03 20:45 -0600
        Re: Default browser field in preferences Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> - 2016-11-04 18:21 +0000
        Re: Default browser field in preferences Ken Springer <wordworks@greeleynet.com> - 2016-11-04 20:21 -0600
          Re: Default browser field in preferences Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2016-11-05 04:18 +0000
            Re: Default browser field in preferences Ken Springer <wordworks@greeleynet.com> - 2016-11-06 20:57 -0700

#96404 — Default browser field in preferences

Just discovered the field is blank, and no amount of clicking seems to 
make a difference.

Searching the web so far has yielded just one possible fix, and that 
involves installing Chrome, which I'd rather not do.

Not sure what info to post here that may be of help, the OS is in my 
signature.

How do I fix this?

Thanks.

-- 
Ken
Mac OS X 10.11.6
Firefox 49.0.1
Thunderbird 45.3.0
"My brain is like lightning, a quick flash
      and it's gone!"

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#96408

On 2016-11-03, Ken Springer <wordworks@greeleynet.com> wrote:
> Just discovered the field is blank, and no amount of clicking seems to 
> make a difference.
>
> Searching the web so far has yielded just one possible fix, and that 
> involves installing Chrome, which I'd rather not do.

I suspect the "fix" you are referring to is to set *Chrome* as the
default browser rather than *any* browser of your choice, which is
obviously not what you want.

> Not sure what info to post here that may be of help, the OS is in my 
> signature.
>
> How do I fix this?

It could be that the property list (plist) preference file that stores
the default browser is corrupt or malformed for some reason. To check
it, open a terminal window (/Applications/Utilities/Terminal), enter
this command (all on one line), and let us know what it says:

/usr/bin/plutil -lint
~/Library/Preferences/com.apple.LaunchServices/com.apple.launchservices.secure.plist

I would check the property list with the above command first to ensure
it isn't corrupt before trying this, because attempting to set the
preference with a corrupt file may have unpredictable results; but there
is an open source command-line tool that lets you set the default
browser outside of System Preferences:

<https://github.com/kerma/defaultbrowser>

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I often ignore posts from Google. Use a real news client instead.

JR

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#96416

On 11/2/16 8:46 PM, Jolly Roger wrote:
> On 2016-11-03, Ken Springer <wordworks@greeleynet.com> wrote:
>> Just discovered the field is blank, and no amount of clicking seems to
>> make a difference.
>>
>> Searching the web so far has yielded just one possible fix, and that
>> involves installing Chrome, which I'd rather not do.
>
> I suspect the "fix" you are referring to is to set *Chrome* as the
> default browser rather than *any* browser of your choice, which is
> obviously not what you want.

Correct.

I prefer Firefox, but using the above suggestion with Firefox did not 
restore the list in the preferences pane.

FYI, along with Safari and Firefox, I have Opera, Tor, and a new browser 
installed, called Brave.  Brave doesn't want to run, but I haven't been 
back to it to try to determine why.

I'm always trying different programs to see if there's one I like better.

Willing to uninstall any or all of them if you think that may solve the 
issue.

>> Not sure what info to post here that may be of help, the OS is in my
>> signature.
>>
>> How do I fix this?
>
> It could be that the property list (plist) preference file that stores
> the default browser is corrupt or malformed for some reason. To check
> it, open a terminal window (/Applications/Utilities/Terminal), enter
> this command (all on one line), and let us know what it says:
>
> /usr/bin/plutil -lint
> ~/Library/Preferences/com.apple.LaunchServices/com.apple.launchservices.secure.plist

Ken-Springers-iMac:~ Wordworks$ /usr/bin/plutil -lint 
~/Library/Preferences/com.apple.LaunchServices/com.apple.launchservices.secure.plist

/Users/Wordworks/Library/Preferences/com.apple.LaunchServices/com.apple.launchservices.secure.plist: 
OK

I added the blank line above for readability purposes in this message.

> I would check the property list with the above command first to ensure
> it isn't corrupt before trying this, because attempting to set the
> preference with a corrupt file may have unpredictable results; but there
> is an open source command-line tool that lets you set the default
> browser outside of System Preferences:
>
> <https://github.com/kerma/defaultbrowser>

This is above my pay grade!  LOL

I downloaded the zip file and extracted.  But...  Now what?    <G>



-- 
Ken
Mac OS X 10.11.6
Firefox 49.0.1
Thunderbird 45.3.0
"My brain is like lightning, a quick flash
      and it's gone!"

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#96427

Ken Springer <wordworks@greeleynet.com> wrote:

> How do I fix this?

<http://www.rubicode.com/Software/RCDefaultApp/>

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#96444

On 11/3/16 1:46 PM, Neill Massello wrote:
> Ken Springer <wordworks@greeleynet.com> wrote:
>
>> How do I fix this?
>
> <http://www.rubicode.com/Software/RCDefaultApp/>

Looks like that hasn't been updated since 2009.

Do you know for sure it works in El Capitan?


-- 
Ken
Mac OS X 10.11.6
Firefox 49.0.1
Thunderbird 45.3.0
"My brain is like lightning, a quick flash
      and it's gone!"

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#96447

Ken Springer <wordworks@greeleynet.com> wrote:

> Do you know for sure it works in El Capitan?

I haven't had any problems with it on my 10.11.6 system. 

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#96448

Ken Springer <wordworks@greeleynet.com> wrote:
> On 11/3/16 1:46 PM, Neill Massello wrote:
>> Ken Springer <wordworks@greeleynet.com> wrote:
>> 
>>> How do I fix this?
>> 
>> <http://www.rubicode.com/Software/RCDefaultApp/>
> 
> Looks like that hasn't been updated since 2009.
> 
> Do you know for sure it works in El Capitan?

Works fine.

-- 
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I often ignore posts from Google. Use a real news client instead.

JR

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#96451

On 11/3/16 6:53 PM, Ken Springer wrote:
> On 11/3/16 1:46 PM, Neill Massello wrote:
>> Ken Springer <wordworks@greeleynet.com> wrote:
>>
>>> How do I fix this?
>>
>> <http://www.rubicode.com/Software/RCDefaultApp/>
>
> Looks like that hasn't been updated since 2009.
>
> Do you know for sure it works in El Capitan?

Neil and JR,

Thanks, guys, I'll try it tomorrow.


-- 
Ken
Mac OS X 10.11.6
Firefox 49.0.1
Thunderbird 45.3.0
"My brain is like lightning, a quick flash
      and it's gone!"

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#96460

In message <nvgm64$ao1$1@news.albasani.net> 
  Ken Springer <wordworks@greeleynet.com> wrote:
> On 11/3/16 1:46 PM, Neill Massello wrote:
>> Ken Springer <wordworks@greeleynet.com> wrote:
>>
>>> How do I fix this?
>>
>> <http://www.rubicode.com/Software/RCDefaultApp/>

> Looks like that hasn't been updated since 2009.

> Do you know for sure it works in El Capitan?

Yes. And Sierra.


-- 
The brain is an amazing organ, it works every second of every day
from before we're even born right up until the instant we fall in
love.

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#96471

On 11/3/16 6:53 PM, Ken Springer wrote:
> On 11/3/16 1:46 PM, Neill Massello wrote:
>> Ken Springer <wordworks@greeleynet.com> wrote:
>>
>>> How do I fix this?
>>
>> <http://www.rubicode.com/Software/RCDefaultApp/>
>
> Looks like that hasn't been updated since 2009.
>
> Do you know for sure it works in El Capitan?
>
>

It worked, folks, thank you very much.


-- 
Ken
Mac OS X 10.11.6
Firefox 49.0.1
Thunderbird 45.3.0
"My brain is like lightning, a quick flash
      and it's gone!"

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#96472

On 2016-11-05, Ken Springer <wordworks@greeleynet.com> wrote:
> On 11/3/16 6:53 PM, Ken Springer wrote:
>> On 11/3/16 1:46 PM, Neill Massello wrote:
>>> Ken Springer <wordworks@greeleynet.com> wrote:
>>>
>>>> How do I fix this?
>>>
>>> <http://www.rubicode.com/Software/RCDefaultApp/>
>>
>> Looks like that hasn't been updated since 2009.
>>
>> Do you know for sure it works in El Capitan?
>
> It worked, folks, thank you very much.

Great. Thanks for reporting back.

-- 
E-mail sent to this address may be devoured by my ravenous SPAM filter.
I often ignore posts from Google. Use a real news client instead.

JR

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#96606

On 11/4/16 10:18 PM, Jolly Roger wrote:
> On 2016-11-05, Ken Springer <wordworks@greeleynet.com> wrote:
>> On 11/3/16 6:53 PM, Ken Springer wrote:
>>> On 11/3/16 1:46 PM, Neill Massello wrote:
>>>> Ken Springer <wordworks@greeleynet.com> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> How do I fix this?
>>>>
>>>> <http://www.rubicode.com/Software/RCDefaultApp/>
>>>
>>> Looks like that hasn't been updated since 2009.
>>>
>>> Do you know for sure it works in El Capitan?
>>
>> It worked, folks, thank you very much.
>
> Great. Thanks for reporting back.
>

You're welcome.

-- 
Ken
Mac OS X 10.11.6
Firefox 49.0.1
Thunderbird 45.3.0
"My brain is like lightning, a quick flash
      and it's gone!"

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