Register an application to a URL protocol (all browsers) via installer

Question

I know this is possible via a simple registry change to accomplish this as long as IE/firefox is being used. However, I am wondering if there is a reliable way to do so for other browsers,

I am specifically looking for a way to do this via an installer, so editing a preference inside a specific browser will not cut it.

Answer 1

Yes. Here is how to do it with FireFox:

http://kb.mozillazine.org/Register_protocol

and Opera:

http://www.opera.com/support/kb/view/535/

Answer 2

Here is the best I can come up with:

IE: http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa767914(VS.85).aspx

FireFox: http://kb.mozillazine.org/Register_protocol

Chrome: Since every other browser in seems to support the same convention, I created a bug for chrome.

Opera: I can't find any documentation, but it appears to follow the same method as IE/Firefox (see above links)

Safari: Same thing as opera, it works, but I can't find any documentation on it