I tested the same in my Kubuntu 7.10 installation by installing pidgin and setting Firefox as the browser in the "Browser" preferences. As Alok guessed, I found the Browser tab in Preferences in Kubuntu-Pidgin. Hence this option comes in KDE installation only. But, when I changed the browser from Konqueror to Firefox and closed the Preferences window (there is no save button) and then tried to open a link typed in IM chat window, it correctly opened it in Firefox browser.
Hence, I couldn't reproduce the bug specified by the original reporter and the said bug seems to not exist. I therefore close this bug. Let the original reporter or others feel free to open it if it can be reproduced in their installations.
I tested the same in my Kubuntu 7.10 installation by installing pidgin and setting Firefox as the browser in the "Browser" preferences. As Alok guessed, I found the Browser tab in Preferences in Kubuntu-Pidgin. Hence this option comes in KDE installation only. But, when I changed the browser from Konqueror to Firefox and closed the Preferences window (there is no save button) and then tried to open a link typed in IM chat window, it correctly opened it in Firefox browser.
Hence, I couldn't reproduce the bug specified by the original reporter and the said bug seems to not exist. I therefore close this bug. Let the original reporter or others feel free to open it if it can be reproduced in their installations.