[gopher] Using Mac OS X to open gopher:// links

[Michael Beaveridge]

If you are using Mac OS X you can change the programme that defaults when you click a link, like gopher:// - this site tells you how to do that:

http://superuser.com/questions/548119/how-do-i-configure-custom-url-handlers-on-os-x

You need to add the value in the array:

<dict>
	<key>LSHandlerURLScheme</key>
	<string>gopher</string>
	<key>LSHandlerRoleAll</key>
	<string>org.mozilla.firefox</string>
	<key>LSHandlerPreferredVersions</key>
	<dict>
		<key>LSHandlerRoleAll</key>
		<string>-</string>
	</dict>
</dict>

using the proper string (in the case of firefox org.mozilla.firefox is the string).  *OR*

You can download rubicode’s RCDefaultApp preference pane and change it there.

http://www.rubicode.com/Software/RCDefaultApp/

If you need more information email me off list.

.michael


> On May 20, 2016, at 11:02 PM, Kim Holviala <kim at holviala.com> wrote:
> 
> My mac does make it a link but it goes to Terminal and I can haz no idea where to change it to Firefox...
> 
> 
> - Kim
> 
> 
>> On 21 May 2016, at 08:35, Michael Beaveridge <michael.beaveridge at gmail.com> wrote:
>> 
>> I don’t have a problem clicking on gopher links in mac’s mail app.  You just have to set up your system to do something with them.  They also underline fine for me, and presently I have firefox open up the links.  You can use seamonkey or Omniweb as well, or direct it to lynx.  Does your mac not make a link out of gopher://gopher.hamnet.ca ?
>> 
>> .michael