Changing the Default Web Browser

The Links subpanel of the Front Panel contains a Web Browser control. When you click the control, the default browser is launched.

Your PATH environment is searched for the netscape command (for the Netscape browser) or hotjava command (for the HotJava^TM browser).

If the netscape command is found first, the Netscape browser is launched. If the hotjava command is found first, the HotJava browser is launched. If neither is found, an error dialog box appears reporting the failure to find a browser.

The SdtWebClient action is used to launch your system's default web browser. If you want to ensure that the default is always Netscape, change the MAP_ACTION setting in your user-prefs.dt file to

MAP_ACTION SDtNetscape

If you want to ensure that the default is always the HotJava browser, change the MAP_ACTION setting in your user-prefs.dt file to

MAP_ACTION SDtHotJava

The user-prefs.dt file belongs in your $HOME/.dt/types directory. To create a user-prefs.dt file, copy the /usr/dt/appconfig/types/C/user-prefs.dt file and save it in your $HOME/.dt/types directory as user-prefs.dt.