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Woozle at 15:56, 6 June 2022

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	==Adding a New Protocol==		==Adding a New Protocol==
	'''~~Status~~''': ~~worked up ''until'' 99.0.1 under Ubuntu 22.04;~~ does ~~still~~ work in [[~~LibreWolf~~]] 99.0.1-4. ~~Possibly an issue with the Snap migration?~~		{{hdr/warning\|'''Note''': This does not appear to work with the Snap-installed deployment of Firefox on [[Ubuntu]]. Something interferes with Firefox's ability to run the executable, though it is able to run some other executables such as the Zoom desktop client. One easy-ish workaround is to simply download the Firefox binary and execute that directly.}}

	To add a new protocol -- e.g. <code>wooz://</code> -- you add the following entries to <code>about:config</code>:		To add a new protocol -- e.g. <code>wooz://</code> -- you add the following entries to <code>about:config</code>:

Woozle at 20:00, 29 April 2022

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	==Adding a New Protocol==		==Adding a New Protocol==
			'''Status''': worked up ''until'' 99.0.1 under Ubuntu 22.04; does still work in [[LibreWolf]] 99.0.1-4. Possibly an issue with the Snap migration?

	To add a new protocol -- e.g. <code>wooz://</code> -- you add the following entries to <code>about:config</code>:		To add a new protocol -- e.g. <code>wooz://</code> -- you add the following entries to <code>about:config</code>:
	network.protocol-handler.app.{{arg\|protocol}} = {{arg\|path to executable}}		network.protocol-handler.app.{{arg\|protocol}} = {{arg\|path to executable}}

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	===Reference===		===Reference===
	* MozKB:		* MozKB:
			** [http://kb.mozillazine.org/Register_protocol Register protocol]: instructions for various versions of Firefox under different OSes, but doesn't explain what the config entries do
	** [http://kb.mozillazine.org/Network.protocol-handler.app.%28protocol%29 network.protocol-handler.app.(protocol)]: main article		** [http://kb.mozillazine.org/Network.protocol-handler.app.%28protocol%29 network.protocol-handler.app.(protocol)]: main article
	** [http://kb.mozillazine.org/Network.protocol-handler.expose-all network.protocol-handler.expose-all]: setting this FALSE may result in Firefox asking permission to load "https" links on a per-domain basis, which isn't generally what we want.		** [http://kb.mozillazine.org/Network.protocol-handler.expose-all network.protocol-handler.expose-all]: setting this FALSE may result in Firefox asking permission to load "https" links on a per-domain basis, which isn't generally what we want.
	** [http://kb.mozillazine.org/Network.protocol-handler.expose.%28protocol%29 network.protocol-handler.expose.(protocol)]		** [http://kb.mozillazine.org/Network.protocol-handler.expose.%28protocol%29 network.protocol-handler.expose.(protocol)]

	===Posts===		===Posts===
	* '''2017-07-30''' [https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/questions/1169576 I want to register a custom protocol handler in Firefox/Linux] @Mozilla Support		* '''2017-07-30''' [https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/questions/1169576 I want to register a custom protocol handler in Firefox/Linux] @Mozilla Support

Woozle at 18:41, 29 April 2022

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	==Adding a New Protocol==		==Adding a New Protocol==
	To add a new protocol -- e.g. <code>wooz://</code> -- you add the following entries to <code>about:config</code>:		To add a new protocol -- e.g. <code>wooz://</code> -- you add the following entries to <code>about:config</code>:
	network.protocol-handler.app.{{arg\|protocol}} = ~~/usr/share/bin~~		network.protocol-handler.app.{{arg\|protocol}} = {{arg\|path to executable}}
	network.protocol-handler.expose.{{arg\|protocol}} = false		network.protocol-handler.expose.{{arg\|protocol}} = false
	network.protocol-handler.external.{{arg\|protocol}} = true		network.protocol-handler.external.{{arg\|protocol}} = true
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	Protocol handlers appear in Settings (<code>about:preferences</code>) under "Applications", and can be edited or deleted from there.		Protocol handlers appear in Settings (<code>about:preferences</code>) under "Applications", and can be edited or deleted from there.
	==Links==		==Links==
			===Reference===
			* MozKB:
			** [http://kb.mozillazine.org/Network.protocol-handler.app.%28protocol%29 network.protocol-handler.app.(protocol)]: main article
			** [http://kb.mozillazine.org/Network.protocol-handler.expose-all network.protocol-handler.expose-all]: setting this FALSE may result in Firefox asking permission to load "https" links on a per-domain basis, which isn't generally what we want.
			** [http://kb.mozillazine.org/Network.protocol-handler.expose.%28protocol%29 network.protocol-handler.expose.(protocol)]
			===Posts===
	* '''2017-07-30''' [https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/questions/1169576 I want to register a custom protocol handler in Firefox/Linux] @Mozilla Support		* '''2017-07-30''' [https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/questions/1169576 I want to register a custom protocol handler in Firefox/Linux] @Mozilla Support

Woozle at 15:29, 15 June 2021

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	(To add an item to <code>about:config</code>, search for it. The UI will give you the option to add or modify. [https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/about-config-editor-firefox])		(To add an item to <code>about:config</code>, search for it. The UI will give you the option to add or modify. [https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/about-config-editor-firefox])

			Protocol handlers appear in Settings (<code>about:preferences</code>) under "Applications", and can be edited or deleted from there.
	==Links==		==Links==
	* '''2017-07-30''' [https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/questions/1169576 I want to register a custom protocol handler in Firefox/Linux] @Mozilla Support		* '''2017-07-30''' [https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/questions/1169576 I want to register a custom protocol handler in Firefox/Linux] @Mozilla Support

Woozle at 15:42, 14 June 2021

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	The value of the first line may be arbitrary, as Firefox will let you browse for the executable to use when handling a link.		The value of the first line may be arbitrary, as Firefox will let you browse for the executable to use when handling a link.

			(To add an item to <code>about:config</code>, search for it. The UI will give you the option to add or modify. [https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/about-config-editor-firefox])
			==Links==
			* '''2017-07-30''' [https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/questions/1169576 I want to register a custom protocol handler in Firefox/Linux] @Mozilla Support

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==Adding a New Protocol==
To add a new protocol -- e.g. <code>wooz://</code> -- you add the following entries to <code>about:config</code>:
network.protocol-handler.app.{{arg|protocol}} = /usr/share/bin
network.protocol-handler.expose.{{arg|protocol}} = false
network.protocol-handler.external.{{arg|protocol}} = true
...where in this case {{arg|protocol}} would be <code>wooz</code>.

The value of the first line may be arbitrary, as Firefox will let you browse for the executable to use when handling a link.