webbrowser.py

Timothy Babytch tim at zeos.net
Mon Feb 14 11:45:17 EST 2005


Jeremy Sanders wrote:
> It occurs to me that webbrowser could be more intelligent on Linux/Unix
> systems. Both Gnome and KDE have default web browsers, so one could use
> their settings to choose the appropriate browser.

> I haven't been able to find a freedesktop common standard for web browser,
> however.

> webbrowser could identify whether it was running under KDE/Gnome (maybe
> scan the processes?), identify the correct desktop's browser (or just use
> Gnome, maybe), and start that web browser.

I would not mind just using default GNOME's browser :)

to determine the one you will need python-gconf2 module and look for 
gconf entry /desktop/gnome/applications/browser

The only bug here is that user MUST have python-gconf2 installed. Many 
GNOMErs do not have it. but hey - one more dependancy.. Who cares? If 
they istalled pyGTK :) - why it is wrong to ask for python-gconf2?



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