Firefox and secondlife: protocol

[Anna Nova]

I use firefox, and firestorm.  I'd like the secondlife maps 'Visit this location' to work, but my firefox says that the protocol is not supported.  Does anyone know how to add it?

I know I can copy the URL to the viewer, but I'd like to avoid:
 

The address wasn't understood

Firefox doesn't know how to open this address, because one of the following protocols (secondlife) isn't associated with any program or is not allowed in this context.

    You might need to install other software to open this address.

If it's important, I use Linux.

Thanks.

Edited September 4, 2017 by anna2358

[Whirly Fizzle]

I'm not sure if the method to fix this in Linux is different, but hopefully this helps: https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/applications-panel-set-how-firefox-handles-files?redirectlocale=en-US&as=u&redirectslug=Options+window+-+Applications+panel&utm_source=inproduct

I have secondlife content type set to "Always ask", which lets me choose which viewer to use to open a SLURL.

 

 

Edited September 4, 2017 by Whirly Fizzle
Added more details.

[Anna Nova]

2 hours ago, Whirly Fizzle said:

I'm not sure if the method to fix this in Linux is different, but hopefully this helps: https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/applications-panel-set-how-firefox-handles-files?redirectlocale=en-US&as=u&redirectslug=Options+window+-+Applications+panel&utm_source=inproduct

I have secondlife content type set to "Always ask", which lets me choose which viewer to use to open a SLURL.

 

 

Thanks, but it may be a Linux thing, there is no secondlife in the applications list. I ran, as root, the script in etc/register.secondlifeprotocol.sh, in the Firestorm installed files, but this doesn't seem to install the needed protocol - looking at the script it doesn't mention firefox or any browser, just Gnome and KDE (desktops) which I don't use.

I'll just have to keep on with the cut and paste. 

[Anna Nova]

OK, I have found out how to do it.  Thanks to a thought which occurred as a result of Whirly Fizzle's suggestion.

It's complicated, but I document it here, just in case there is another fool running Linux who wants it to work.

1) Find the file  handlers.json in your profile.  Mine was in my home folder in .mozilla/firefox/handlers.json.

2) Open it in a text editor (Scary Movie: this can seriously bork your copy of Firefox.) and carefully add in the secondlife protocol with:

"secondlife":{"action":0,"ask":true},

3) close and save the file.

4) close firefox and reopen it.  Now go to the Preferrence->Applications, and you will find a secondlife protocol has been added.

5) edit the action as desired -you must have at least one action so choose: Use other, and then fill in the full path to firestorm or your viewer of choice.

5a) repeat the above for as many viewers as you use, then finally set the action either to the viewer you want, or 'Always ask'.

6) close and restart firefox again, and now you can use the secondlife maps, and the links work!

My full handlers.json is here:

{"defaultHandlersVersion":{"en-GB":4},"mimeTypes":{"application/x-tar":{"action":2,"ask":true,"extensions":["tar"]},"application/pdf":{"action":3,"extensions":["pdf"]},"application/x-debian-package":{"action":0,"ask":true,"extensions":["deb","udeb"]},"video/mp4":{"action":0,"ask":true,"extensions":["mp4"]},"application/zip":{"action":0,"ask":true,"extensions":["zip"]},"application/vnd.ms-excel":{"action":0,"ask":true,"extensions":["xls","xlb","xlt"]},"text/x-python":{"action":0,"ask":true,"extensions":["py"]},"application/x-xz":{"action":0,"ask":true,"extensions":["xz"]},"image/jpeg":{"action":0,"extensions":["jpeg","jpg","jpe"]},"image/png":{"action":0,"extensions":["png"]},"application/x-gzip":{"action":0,"ask":true},"secondlife":{"action":0,"ask":true},"text/comma-separated-values":{"action":0,"ask":true},"text/x-sql":{"action":0,"ask":true},"application/x-bzip2":{"action":0,"ask":true},"application/x-iso9660-image":{"action":0,"ask":true,"extensions":["iso"]},"application/epub+zip":{"action":0,"ask":true},"application/x-mobipocket-ebook":{"action":0,"ask":true},"application/vnd.palm":{"action":0,"ask":true},"audio/mpeg":{"action":0,"ask":true,"extensions":["mp3","mpga","mpega","mp2","m4a"]},"audio/x-wav":{"action":0,"ask":true,"extensions":["wav"]}},"schemes":{"mailto":{"action":4,"handlers":[null,{"name":"Gmail","uriTemplate":"https://mail.google.com/mail/?extsrc=mailto&url=%s"},{"name":"Yahoo! Mail","uriTemplate":"http://compose.mail.yahoo.com/?To=%s"},{"name":"Yahoo! Mail","uriTemplate":"https://compose.mail.yahoo.com/?To=%s"}]},"irc":{"action":4,"ask":true,"handlers":[null,{"name":"Mibbit","uriTemplate":"https://www.mibbit.com/?url=%s"}]},"ircs":{"action":2,"ask":true,"handlers":[null,{"name":"Mibbit","uriTemplate":"https://www.mibbit.com/?url=%s"}]},"webcal":{"action":2,"ask":true,"handlers":[null,{"name":"30 Boxes","uriTemplate":"http://30boxes.com/external/widget?refer=ff&url=%s"},{"name":"30 Boxes","uriTemplate":"https://30boxes.com/external/widget?refer=ff&url=%s"}]},"apt":{"action":2,"handlers":[{"name":"apturl-gtk","path":"/usr/bin/apturl-gtk"}]},"secondlife":{"action":2,"handlers":[{"name":"firestorm","path":"/opt/firestorm-5.0.7.52912/firestorm"}]}}}

 

Edited September 4, 2017 by anna2358
improved (5) and added (5a)

[Whirly Fizzle]

Totally forgot we had this on the FS wiki too...
http://wiki.phoenixviewer.com/slurl#linux

[Anna Nova]

50 minutes ago, Whirly Fizzle said:

Totally forgot we had this on the FS wiki too...
http://wiki.phoenixviewer.com/slurl#linux

This is a better method than mine, since Firefox then does the Scary Editing of the handlers.json file for you.  Glad we sorted that out between us.