From Bugzilla Helper: User-Agent: Mozilla/5.0 Galeon/1.2.6 (X11; Linux i686; U;) Gecko/20020830 Description of problem: When configuring the screensaver via Preferences -> Screensaver, the help button (lower left corner) does nothing when pressed. I had previously filed Bug 78070 - I was told that 4.06-1 should handle the button differently. I installed 4.06-3 from RawHide - and the button still does nothing. Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable): How reproducible: Always Steps to Reproduce: 1. Press the Help button in the lower left corner. Actual Results: Nothing happens. Expected Results: Help dialog box should pop up (or something to the effect of which). Additional info: $ rpm -q xscreensaver xscreensaver-4.06-3
If you run xscreensaver-demo from an terminal, do you see any errors?
Nice call, Bill. $ xscreensaver-demo --crapplet ## ( netscape -remote 'openURL(http://www.jwz.org/xscreensaver/man.html)' || netscape 'http://www.jwz.org/xscreensaver/man.html' ) & sh: line 1: netscape: command not found sh: line 1: netscape: command not found
Do you have references to netscape in your ~/.xscreensaver files?
Yes: # XScreenSaver Preferences File # Written by xscreensaver-demo 4.05 for myohe on Wed Nov 6 11:43:47 2002. # http://www.jwz.org/xscreensaver/ <snip> loadURL: netscape -remote 'openURL(%s)' || netscape '%s' So... I deleted the file. The help button now does something (brings up a web browser). However, it brings up Mozilla instead of default... should this be another bug?
It calls gnome-moz-remote; it should use whatever browser is specified there.
Okay - last question then before I open a new bug. If one configures Gnome 2 in Red Hat Linux 8, you're actually configuring htmlview (Panel -> Extras -> Preferences -> Preferred Applications). htmlview is used by some applications, and other use gnome-moz-remote? Should the configuration applet configure BOTH htmlview and gnome-moz-remote, or should xscreensaver fire off htmlview...? Sounds like another bug to me - just verifying.
gnome-moz-remote is a Gnome 1 thing. htmlview is a local Red Hat hack, AFAIK. Closing the original bug, as I believe it's working-as-designed now.