Bug 167047 - When LibreOffice Help is pressed it starts Thunderbird Mail
Summary: When LibreOffice Help is pressed it starts Thunderbird Mail
Status: NEEDINFO
Alias: None
Product: LibreOffice
Classification: Unclassified
Component: Writer (show other bugs)
Version:
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24.2.7.2 release
Hardware: x86-64 (AMD64) Linux (All)
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Reported: 2025-06-16 14:21 UTC by fcdekock
Modified: 2025-06-16 23:19 UTC (History)
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Description fcdekock 2025-06-16 14:21:06 UTC 
Description:
When I pressed the help button, eg activate LO Writer. select Help->LibreOffice Help, it happens. The happens when Calc is activate as well as in other LB windows where a Help button is present 

Steps to Reproduce:
1. Activate LibreOffice Writer
2. Press Menu Help-> LibreOffice Help
3. Thunderbird 128.10.1esr (64-bit) opens

Actual Results:
It display your emails

Expected Results:
Should display LO Help


Reproducible: Always


User Profile Reset: No

Additional Info:
[Information automatically included from LibreOffice]
Locale: en-GB
Module: TextDocument
[Information guessed from browser]
OS: Linux (All)
OS is 64bit: yes
Comment 1 V Stuart Foote 2025-06-16 15:38:54 UTC 
Getting a Thuderbird launch following a URL rather than Firefox (or Chromium) Sounds like an os/DE configuration issue with your default browser.

Is the Help installed locally, or is the URL pointing to the Help servers at TDF?