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Cant register new protocol handler

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protocol - cnstart:// app - python /cnstart.py simple script which will do the rest, i only need to give the link to it i tried to use those commands and changing about:config settings (see image) gconftool-2 -s /desktop/gnome/url-handlers/cnstart/command 'python /cnstart.py %s' --type String gconftool-2 -s /desktop/gnome/url-handlers/cnstart/enabled --type Boolean true but its still not working! what the hell i am doing wrong?

about:config tab http://i.imgur.com/gJhal10.png

protocol - cnstart:// app - python /cnstart.py simple script which will do the rest, i only need to give the link to it i tried to use those commands and changing about:config settings (see image) gconftool-2 -s /desktop/gnome/url-handlers/cnstart/command 'python /cnstart.py %s' --type String gconftool-2 -s /desktop/gnome/url-handlers/cnstart/enabled --type Boolean true but its still not working! what the hell i am doing wrong? about:config tab http://i.imgur.com/gJhal10.png

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sorry for text formatting, its not me :( normal variant below, cant change 1st post protocol - cnstart:// app - python /cnstart.py

simple script which will do the rest, i only need to give the link to it i tried to use those commands and changing about:config settings (see image)

gconftool-2 -s /desktop/gnome/url-handlers/cnstart/command 'python /cnstart.py %s' --type String

gconftool-2 -s /desktop/gnome/url-handlers/cnstart/enabled --type Boolean true