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Re: Configuring WebHTTrack as I WANT

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On 01/21/2018 04:15 AM, Curt wrote:
> On 2018-01-20, Richard Owlett <rowlett@cloud85.net> wrote:
>>
>> at line 7:	SRCHBROWSEREXE="x-www-browser www-browser iceape mozilla
>> firefox ...
>> edited to:	SRCHBROWSEREXE="x-www-browser www-browser iceape mozilla
>> seamonkey firefox ...
>>
> 
> I'm not in agreement with this edit, as you have left 'x-www-browser' at
> the head of the list, and the x-www-browser symlink is probably pointing
> to firefox and chosen first (finding itself as it does at the head of
> the list of possibilities).
> 
> I would have put seamonkey at the head of the list, myself.  Could be
> wrong, though.

You weren't! <GRIN>
As I replied to davidson, "Having just done a web search for 
"x-www-browser" I should have searched for the first unknown in what was 
obviously a prioritized list."

> 
> Now, I believe davidson suggested modifying your system-wide default
> browser to reflect your seamonkey shenanigans.

Using his directions and with man page open it not only worked but I 
learned details of what I was doing.

> 
>   update-alternatives --config x-www-browser
> 
> I guess is the way to do that correctly.
> 
> https://wiki.debian.org/HOWTO/DefaultWebBrowser
> 

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Configuring WebHTTrack as I WANT Richard Owlett <rowlett@cloud85.net> - 2018-01-20 17:40 +0100
  Re: Configuring WebHTTrack as I WANT davidson <davidson@freevolt.org> - 2018-01-20 23:20 +0100
    Re: Configuring WebHTTrack as I WANT Richard Owlett <rowlett@cloud85.net> - 2018-01-21 11:50 +0100
      [SUCCESS!] Re: Configuring WebHTTrack as I WANT Richard Owlett <rowlett@cloud85.net> - 2018-01-21 12:40 +0100
  Re: Configuring WebHTTrack as I WANT Curt <curty@free.fr> - 2018-01-21 11:20 +0100
    Re: Configuring WebHTTrack as I WANT Richard Owlett <rowlett@cloud85.net> - 2018-01-21 12:50 +0100

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