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Bug 12287

Summary:	When System Settings->Web Browser is unspecified, some actions use wrong browser
Product:	ide	Reporter:	Jason Rush <jrush>
Component:	Extbrowser	Assignee:	issues@ide <issues>
Status:	RESOLVED WONTFIX
Severity:	blocker
Priority:	P4
Version:	-FFJ-
Hardware:	Sun
OS:	Solaris
Issue Type:	DEFECT	Exception Reporter:

Description Jason Rush 2001-05-18 23:41:18 UTC

When the System Settings->Web Browser property is set to <Unspecified>, the IDE 
should use the internal browser for viewing HTML documents and opening web 
bookmarks.

However, when the browser setting is reset to <Unspecified> from a different 
browser type, Open in New Window and selecting a bookmark from the Help menu 
will use the wrong browser.

Following are steps to reproduce:

1. By default, Web Browser property is set to <Unspecified>.
2. Select "Open in New Window" on a web bookmark object.  The ICE Browser is 
opened.
3. Select a bookmark from the Help menu.  The ICE Browser is opened.
4. Change the Web Browser property to be an external browser.
5. Select "Open in New Window" on a web bookmark object.  The external browser 
is opened.
6. Select a bookmark from the Help menu.  The external browser is opened.
7. Change the Web Browser property back to be <Unspecified>.
8. Select "Open in New Window" on a web bookmark object.  The external browser 
is opened, incorrectly.
9. Select a bookmark from the Help menu.  The external browser is opened, 
incorrectly.
10. Select "Open" on a web bookmark object.  The ICE Browser is opened properly.

Comment 1 _ rkubacki 2001-06-22 13:45:22 UTC

The unspecified option is not a valid choice now.