GNOME 2.2 Desktop on Linux User Guide

Web Browser Preferences

Use the Web Browser tabbed section to configure your preferred web browser. The preferred web browser opens when you click on a URL. For example, the preferred web browser opens when you select a URL in an application, or when you select a URL launcher on the desktop.

Table 10–18 lists the preferred web browser preferences that you can modify.

Table 10–18 Preferred Web Browser Preferences


Dialog Element	Description
Select a Web Browser	Select this option if you want to use a standard web browser. Use the drop-down combination box to select your preferred web browser.
Custom Web Browser	Select this option if you want to use a custom web browser.
Command	Enter the command to execute to start the custom web browser. To enable the browser to display a URL that you click on, include `“%s”` after the command.
Start in Terminal	Select this option to run the command in a terminal window. Select this option for a browser that does not create a window in which to run.