help with opera please !

[vitus]

hi,

ive got a new browser "opera", but none of my other programs (like thunderbird or xchat irc client) detect opera as my default browser - so i cannot directly open webpages from these programs -
since i have deleted my previous browser, how can i set opera as new default - there is no such option in the opera preferences..

tia

vitus

 

[WildCowboy]

Oddly enough, the default browser is set in Safari's preferences. Do you have Safari on your machine?

 

[vitus]

no i had to delete safari too ! it didnt work and kept crashing.

what can i do now ?

tia.

 

[yellow]

Use Pacifist to get it off the installer DVD.

http://www.charlessoft.com

 

[XNine]

Use Pacifist to get it off the installer DVD.

http://www.charlessoft.com

Not only that, but if Safari is crashing it's because there's something wrong there. A bad .plist file, or corrupt cache. This is generally easy to fix. Next time try fixing it before deleting it. It'll help you out with these predicaments.

 

[x86isslow]

You don't need to use Pacifist or anything. All native browsers have a way to set default browser. Mozilla Camino, for instance, has a choose "Default Web Browser" option in its preferences. Check it out.