[Python-Dev] urllib.browse() issues
Fred L. Drake, Jr.
fdrake@beopen.com
Thu, 6 Jul 2000 18:01:28 -0400 (EDT)
Gordon McMillan writes:
> That's what "start %s" % url does. The intent is the same as
> $EDITOR, though the mechanics make Rube Goldberg look
> boringly practical.
No, that supports "Whatever the user set as their default browser,"
and is the right default for Windows. It doesn't let me use a
drop-down box in a GUI to say "This application should Opera for help,
even though Navigator is the default." *That's* what I'd like to be
able to do, because then there's a chance of being able to separate
open() and open_new(). (And just 'cause I'm a little anal about
allowing this kind of configurability that no more than one in a
thousand will care about. ;)
-Fred
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Fred L. Drake, Jr. <fdrake at beopen.com>
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