Is there a way that when you click an IRC url (such as irc://##linux) that it will open Pidgin? I believe it has something to do with gconf-editor, but I do not know the terminal command to start an IRC chat in Pidgin.
I am using Linux Mint, if that matters.
Best Answer
To follow up to Mikel's answer, check out Integrating a new URIs Scheme handler to Gnome and Firefox. (Posted this because Mikel's link is now a dead link).