Re: [XaraXtreme-dev] Executing Default Web Browser?

[Luke Hart <lukeh@xxxxxxxx>]

Alex Bligh wrote:

> > > Is wxGTK/samples/html/test good enough? It calls wxLaunchBrowser 
> > > when you select "open current page with default browser" and fails 
> > > exactly like our help browser.
> >
> >
> > Indeed as I found out 2 minutes after posting (such is the way of
> > things).
> >
> > I have filed wxWidgets bug 1490838
>
>
> OK, how about this (slightly less horrible than looking around
> for files).
>
> See if the current session manager is gnome (as opposed to KDE).
> If it's gnome, execute "gnome-www-default-browser". KDE can do
> something similar if it exists. Else fall back to the
> wxLaunchDefaultBrowser route.
>
> IE if we detect a session manager we know about, run a suitable
> bit of code.
>
> Code to check the session manager (Leio's) included below.
>
> Does this sound a sensible aprroach?
>
> Alex
>
>
> ------------------------------------------------------------------------
>
> /*
> Prints session managers vendorname (e.g, GnomeSM)
> gcc -Wall -O2 -o smvendor smvendor.c -lX11 -lSM
> */
> #include <stdlib.h>
> #include <stdio.h>
> #include <X11/Xlib.h>
> #include <X11/SM/SMlib.h>
>
> int
> main (int argc, char **argv)
> {
>        Display     *dpy;
>        SmcConn     smc_conn;
>        char        *vendor;
>        char        *client_id_ret;
>        dpy = XOpenDisplay(NULL);
>
>        smc_conn = SmcOpenConnection(NULL, NULL,
>                                     999, 999,
>                                     0 /* mask */, NULL /* callbacks */,
>                                     NULL, &client_id_ret, 0, NULL);
>
>        vendor = SmcVendor(smc_conn);
>        printf("Session manager vendor: %s\n", vendor);
>        free(vendor);
>
>        SmcCloseConnection(smc_conn, 0, NULL);
>        free(client_id_ret);
>
>        XCloseDisplay(dpy);
>        return 0;
> }
>  
That sounds like a good idea, but the use of Smc* function will mean 
that an extra library will be needed.

   Luke