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Bug 11621 - Option settings for Web Browsers are confusing
Summary: Option settings for Web Browsers are confusing
Status: VERIFIED FIXED
Alias: None
Product: ide
Classification: Unclassified
Component: Extbrowser (show other bugs)
Version: 3.x
Hardware: PC Windows 3.1/NT
: P3 blocker (vote)
Assignee: issues@ide
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: 11622 11623 (view as bug list)
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Reported: 2001-04-20 22:43 UTC by Jane Sokolow
Modified: 2001-11-29 01:48 UTC (History)
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Description Jane Sokolow 2001-04-20 22:43:35 UTC 
In the Tools > Options dialog box, there are 3 choices for Web Browsers: ICE 
Browser, External Browser (Command Line), and External Browser (Windows). For 
the Ext. Browser (Windows), you can set the properties "DDE Server" and 
"Executable browser."  

1. What does "DDE Server" mean?
   The choices given are default system browser, IExplorer, or Netscape,
Comment 1 _ rkubacki 2001-04-25 15:00:07 UTC 
default means that it will try to find which browser is default one on user's
system (either NN or IE). IEXPLORE and NETSCAPE are names that represent DDE
server that we are able to communicate with.

Executable is command that will be executed if we can't establish communication
(it means that browser is not started in most of cases). If it is not set then
module tries to find this command from Windows registry.
Comment 2 _ rkubacki 2001-04-25 15:00:42 UTC 
*** Issue 11622 has been marked as a duplicate of this issue. ***
Comment 3 _ rkubacki 2001-04-25 15:00:58 UTC 
*** Issue 11623 has been marked as a duplicate of this issue. ***
Comment 4 Jan Chalupa 2001-05-05 22:14:19 UTC 
Target milestone -> 3.2
Comment 5 Jason Rush 2001-11-29 01:48:41 UTC 
Verified in 200111280100.