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NB200403020736, JDK1.4.2, Solaris&Linux. In the welcome screen, there are links that open a browser to view the content. The problem is that for UNIX, the "mozilla" browser is chosen by default. If "mozilla" is not found on the machine, a dialog "Cannot execute mozilla. Check that a valid external browser property is set. In the Options window, expand IDE Configuration. Then expand Server and External Tool Settings and select Web Browsers" is shown. I think that this is not appropriate for the first-time user. I would suppose some dialog would appear, allowing the user to select browser according to his/hers needs. This dialog would be very specialized only for selecting browser for the first-time user. There are several reasons why the "mozilla" is not found: 1. The user uses Netscape, Opera, Firefox, Links or another browser, not Mozilla. 2. The user simply does have the Mozilla neither on the PATH nor on the well-known locations. (Please note that, according to the current sources, on the GNU/Linux some well-known locations are checked for Mozilla, but on Solaris, Mozilla is required to be on the PATH.)
Hi, please consider this as RFE against external browser module. Welcome just uses its functionality - so provides url and that's all.
- decreasing priority (feature addresses a linux specific problem; we are already using Desktop API when running on JVM 6.0 what also tackles this problem) - we won't have time to implement it for 5.5