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Re: Firefox / dbus standard file browser application

From Charles Curley <charlescurley@charlescurley.com>
Newsgroups linux.debian.user
Subject Re: Firefox / dbus standard file browser application
Date 2021-12-12 18:40 +0100
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On Sun, 12 Dec 2021 17:24:47 +0100
Andreas Ronnquist <mailinglists@gusnan.se> wrote:

> I'm Debian stable, Xfce desktop, and have recently gone from Chromium
> to firefox-esr.
> 
> Now I discover that in Firefox, pressing "open containing folder" in
> the "downloaded files" list, opens Thunar, but I want it to open Caja
> which I use as default file browser. 
> 
> I have already set it where I have found it in settings, as in
> the "default programs" dialog, and other places, but it seems like
> Firefox uses dbus to get which file browser to use.
> 
> Where do I set dbus and Firefox to use Caja instead of Thunar?

Have you tried the Default Applications applet?

Right click on the desktop -> Applications -> Settings -> Default
Applications -> Utilities.

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Firefox / dbus standard file browser application Andreas Ronnquist <mailinglists@gusnan.se> - 2021-12-12 17:40 +0100
  Re: Firefox / dbus standard file browser application Charles Curley <charlescurley@charlescurley.com> - 2021-12-12 18:40 +0100
    Re: Firefox / dbus standard file browser application Andreas Ronnquist <mailinglists@gusnan.se> - 2021-12-12 18:50 +0100
  Re: Firefox / dbus standard file browser application Andreas Ronnquist <mailinglists@gusnan.se> - 2021-12-24 13:40 +0100

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