GNOME 2.0 Desktop for the Solaris Operating Environment User Guide

Web Browser Settings

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.

Figure 10–4 Web Browser Tabbed Section in the Preferred Applications Preference Tool

Preferred Applications preference tool, Web Browser tabbed section. The context describes the graphic.

Table 10–4 lists the preferred web browser settings that you can configure.

Table 10–4 Settings for Preferred Web Browser

Option 

Function 

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.