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Open URLs in default browser from X-Chat Aqua Apps
I noticed when I would Control-click on a web address in X-Chat Aqua, I only had the option to "Open in Explorer." Since I use Safari, I wanted to change this behavior. Edit the URL handler by selecting Settings -> Lists -> URL Handlers. When the dialog comes up, you can either remove that first entry for "Open in Explorer" or just edit it to say "Open in Default Browser," then double-click on the "command" section and change it to say:
applescript open location "%s"\n
Now, hit the save button and restart X-Chat Aqua. When you Conrol-click on a web address, select your newly added menu entry and the URL will open in your default browser. Now if only I could simply double click on that URL and have the default action take place.

[robg adds: If you use the 'real' xchat under X11, the solution is similar. Just select Settings -> URL Handlers, click the Add New button, name it something (I used 'Open URL'), and then use !open %s for the command. Move this to the top of the list with the Move Up button (or just delete the other entries) for easier access. Finally, this hint epxlains how to use 'open' in general with other X11 apps to set the default browser.]
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