Remove Thunderbird from the indicator-messages

Question

When I run

open file:///Users/me/somefile.html#bar

It switches to Chrome (my default browser) but doesn't actually open the file. What gives? Is there any way to make this work?

I don't want any solutions that hard-code the use of Chrome.

Solution 1

I finally managed to remove Thunderbird by starting it and editing its Preferences > General settings to uncheck "Show in the messaging menu", and logout and in.

That does not explain why the applications-blacklist method did not work, though.

The doc says also "An application should automatically register itself only if, and as long as, you have an account or analogous configuration set up in that application (for example, an e-mail account or a feed subscription)", and I never setup an account in Thunderbird.

Solution 2

You can change by using gsettings:

gsettings offers a simple commandline interface to GSettings. It lets you get, set or monitor an individual key for changes.

• To get current setting, run following command:

  gsettings get com.canonical.indicator.messages applications
  

  Example:

  $ gsettings get com.canonical.indicator.messages applications
  ['Gmailmailgooglecom.desktop', 'thunderbird.desktop']
  

• To set new setting run following command: (Here removing Thunderbird from above example)

  gsettings set com.canonical.indicator.messages applications "['Gmailmailgooglecom.desktop']"
  

  How to Edit: All apps are listed by its desktop file with and , is used to separate them. you can reorder or remove or add new by this settings!

• you may need to Logout and Login back to show changes.

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No any extra packages required to install.
Hope this helps to customize with command-line.