How to make all browsers run as spot?

[xenial.]

hello and hope everyone is well.
my only installed browser is chromium and runs as spot.

i have 3 other browsers which i downloaded and extracted the tarballs to /opt.
These 3 run as root,
Is there anyway i can make those 3 browsers run as spot by any chance.I have palemoon,seamonkey and firefox.

thanks .

[Semme]

If they have .desktop files, open them from /usr/share/applications.

For each, place "run-as-spot" before and "%U" after the binary on each exec line:

[Desktop Entry]
Encoding=UTF-8
Name=Pale Moon
Icon=/usr/share/icons/mozicon128.png
Comment=Palemoon web browser
Exec=run-as-spot palemoon %U
Terminal=false
Type=Application
Categories=X-Internet-browser
GenericName=Palemoon web browser

In order to update your menu, open a terminal and run these one @ a time:

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fixmenus
jwm -reload

[xenial.]

[quote="Semme"]If they have .desktop files, open them and place "run-as-spot" before the binary on each exec line.

In order to update your menu, open a terminal and run these one @ a time:

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fixmenus
jwm -reload

[/quote

Hi semme and thanks.
Could you be more specific on how i do that please.sorry i am a complete noob with this.

[Semme]

Post above updated.

[Mike Walsh]

@ Semme:-

Whoa there, hoss. No understandee, here. Why the suggestion to add "%U", hmm?

Yes, I know it's supposed to be part of the "standard" desktop-entry protocol, as used by all the mainstream distros. But whenever I install or re-package summat that contains that on the exec line, it'll refuse to run....

As soon as I remove it.....everything's 'tickety-boo'.

Perhaps I run things in an odd way - though I don't think that's the case. I just feel that for Puppy, that's a somewhat misleading suggestion, that's all.....and there's plenty of posts I've seen here over the years where that very item is the subject of intense debate.

If this wasn't the Puppy Forums, I wouldn't say anything about it. But it's definitely problematic in Pup....


Mike.

[Semme]

Then by all means -- leave it out. Since by default I don't use it, there ain't gonna be any intense debate here.

[xenial.]

[Desktop Entry]
Encoding=UTF-8
Name=Pale Moon
Icon=/usr/share/icons/mozicon128.png
Comment=Palemoon web browser
Exec=run-as-spot palemoon %U
Terminal=false
Type=Application
Categories=X-Internet-browser
GenericName=Palemoon web browser

How the heck do i get those settings.?..i have a palemoon icon on my desktop..so is it right click--open geany.?

Sorry im a real dunce with all this.

[xenial.]

okay i right clicked defaultbrowser in applications and it came up with this.

[Semme]

Here's a quick exercise where you can learn something about YOUR system.

Open pFind in your "Filesystem" menu.

Search defaultbrowser and tell me where it is. Hint: think /usr/local/bin.

When you search though, make sure you tell pFind to search "system files."

If Pale Moon is in fact your "default" browser, guess what app you'll find when you open defaultbrowser?

After you reply I'll show you how you can quickly use an existing *.desktop file as a *template* for other apps.

[xenial.]

did all that and chromium is the default even though i set palemoon as default in the palemoon settings.

just forget it i will live with it and thanks for your help.

[Semme]

Too much work? No gumption? C'mon man, you can do it.

[bigpup]

Please always state what Puppy version you are using!!!

Most have this.
menu->System->Login and Security Manager
This should provide option to run several popular browsers as spot.