> -----Original Message----- > From: gtk-list-bounces@xxxxxxxxx > [mailto:gtk-list-bounces@xxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Michael Ekstrand > Sent: 12 February 2006 14:38 > To: gtk-list@xxxxxxxxx > Subject: Re: Default Web Browser > > On Sun, 12 Feb 2006 00:00:51 -0500 > Andrew Krause <andrew@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > Is there a sure fire way of find the default browser on all Linux > > distributions or is there a 98% case that will work? Thanks > - Andrew > > Krause > > Probably not. A good place to start would be looking at the > sources for Python's webbrowser module; it provides a > cross-platform mechanism for launching a reasonable browser. > Not sure how it detects the correct browser on Linux. > > Likely places to find such a setting are the GCONF keys > mentioned in this thread, and also the BROWSER environment > variable (not very widely used, but someone with it set will > want it honored). KDE stores a browser setting somewhere, not > sure where. The *best* way is probably to use some sensible > mechanism for finding a initial default browser, and then > allowing the user to reconfigure. For example, Psi lets me > choose between GNOME Default, KDE Default, and Other for the > browser to open URL's. That mechanism seems to work quite well. > > The x-www-browser only exists on Debian-based systems AFAIK. Certainly check the $BROWSER variable. Don't assume that a GTK+ program can always access GConf. Not everyone has it installed, I don't. After trying that and the other things mentioned above you can try locating some popular browsers on the path. _______________________________________________ gtk-list@xxxxxxxxx http://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/gtk-list
