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BIRT, OS X, and internal browser preview [message #366098]

Sun, 30 November 2008 22:07

Mike Sowka

Messages: 5
Registered: July 2009

Junior Member

I have Eclipse 3.4 Ganymede + BIRT install on my OS X Leopard system. I
was able to create a report, but would not like to view it within an
Eclipse View. It seems that BIRT is not able to open the Preview in an
internal browser (although internal browser works on 3.4 & Leopard), with
"Internal browser is not available" in the Preview tab.

What's my best bet in embedding a chart in a View? Direct with the BIRT
chart engine?

Thanks,
Mike

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Re: BIRT, OS X, and internal browser preview [message #366102 is a reply to message #366098]

Mon, 01 December 2008 00:56

Eclipse User

Originally posted by: jasonweathersby.alltel.net

Mike,

I am not sure I understand the issue. The preview tab in BIRT uses and
SWT Browser. The chart engine supports many output formats (image based
and SVG) if you only want a chart.

Jason

Mike Sowka wrote:
> I have Eclipse 3.4 Ganymede + BIRT install on my OS X Leopard system. I
> was able to create a report, but would not like to view it within an
> Eclipse View. It seems that BIRT is not able to open the Preview in an
> internal browser (although internal browser works on 3.4 & Leopard),
> with "Internal browser is not available" in the Preview tab.
>
> What's my best bet in embedding a chart in a View? Direct with the BIRT
> chart engine?
>
> Thanks,
> Mike
>

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Re: BIRT, OS X, and internal browser preview [message #366103 is a reply to message #366102]

Mon, 01 December 2008 02:28

Mike Sowka

Messages: 5
Registered: July 2009

Junior Member

Jason, yes I may have overcomplicated my question. The issue is that the
designer preview on my 3.4 OS X setup _does not_ work on the internal SWT
browser. Instead it displays that "Internal browser not supported" message
on that pane and opens up the rendering on the external browser.

Why isn't the BIRT preview on OS X supported?

Mike

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Re: BIRT, OS X, and internal browser preview [message #366105 is a reply to message #366103]

Mon, 01 December 2008 05:55

Eclipse User

Originally posted by: jasonweathersby.alltel.net

Mike,

I do not see a bug for this. What package did you download?

Jason

Mike Sowka wrote:
> Jason, yes I may have overcomplicated my question. The issue is that the
> designer preview on my 3.4 OS X setup _does not_ work on the internal
> SWT browser. Instead it displays that "Internal browser not supported"
> message on that pane and opens up the rendering on the external browser.
>
> Why isn't the BIRT preview on OS X supported?
>
> Mike
>

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Re: BIRT, OS X, and internal browser preview [message #366109 is a reply to message #366105]

Mon, 01 December 2008 11:13

Colin Sutton

Messages: 121
Registered: July 2009

Senior Member

I have see the same, with eclipse-reporting-ganymede-SR1-macosx-carbon.tar; the link is 'Eclipse IDE
for Java and Report Developers (194 MB)' on http://www.eclipse.org/downloads/

Sometimes the report appears twice in an external browser with one selection of 'preview'.

The same report works just fine with the stand-alone BIRT designer on Windows.

Regards,
Colin

Jason Weathersby wrote:
> Mike,
>
> I do not see a bug for this. What package did you download?
>
> Jason
>
> Mike Sowka wrote:
>> Jason, yes I may have overcomplicated my question. The issue is that
>> the designer preview on my 3.4 OS X setup _does not_ work on the
>> internal SWT browser. Instead it displays that "Internal browser not
>> supported" message on that pane and opens up the rendering on the
>> external browser.
>>
>> Why isn't the BIRT preview on OS X supported?
>>
>> Mike
>>

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Re: BIRT, OS X, and internal browser preview [message #366139 is a reply to message #366103]

Wed, 03 December 2008 07:05

Zhiqiang Qian

Messages: 76
Registered: July 2009

Member

The prompt message means the embedded SWT browser is not
available(usable) in current environment, it depends on the Eclipse
support for specific OS and Browsers. You can try open the Eclipse Help
system from the top menu, by default it should also open in an embedded
browser, if that doesn't work too, then it means the embedded browser is
not supported in current system. Otherwise, please file a bug in
bugzilla so we can look into it.

Mike Sowka wrote:
> Jason, yes I may have overcomplicated my question. The issue is that the
> designer preview on my 3.4 OS X setup _does not_ work on the internal
> SWT browser. Instead it displays that "Internal browser not supported"
> message on that pane and opens up the rendering on the external browser.
>
> Why isn't the BIRT preview on OS X supported?
>
> Mike
>

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Re: BIRT, OS X, and internal browser preview [message #514252 is a reply to message #366098]

Sat, 13 February 2010 01:39

Miles Parker

Messages: 1341
Registered: July 2009

Senior Member

I'm seeing this as well.. has anyone found a resolution?

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Re: BIRT, OS X, and internal browser preview [message #515517 is a reply to message #366139]

Fri, 19 February 2010 07:59

Colin Sutton

Messages: 121
Registered: July 2009

Senior Member

Eclipse Help appears on a separate window. There was no BIRT 2.3.2 preview window with the Mac OS
10.4 (Tiger) version of eclipse and it is still the same with the Mac OS 10.6 (Snow Leopard) version
and BIRT 2.5.1. It's not a big deal as the preview displays OK in Safari.

Colin

Zhiqiang Qian wrote:
> The prompt message means the embedded SWT browser is not
> available(usable) in current environment, it depends on the Eclipse
> support for specific OS and Browsers. You can try open the Eclipse Help
> system from the top menu, by default it should also open in an embedded
> browser, if that doesn't work too, then it means the embedded browser is
> not supported in current system. Otherwise, please file a bug in
> bugzilla so we can look into it.
>
> Mike Sowka wrote:
>> Jason, yes I may have overcomplicated my question. The issue is that
>> the designer preview on my 3.4 OS X setup _does not_ work on the
>> internal SWT browser. Instead it displays that "Internal browser not
>> supported" message on that pane and opens up the rendering on the
>> external browser.
>>
>> Why isn't the BIRT preview on OS X supported?
>>
>> Mike
>>

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Re: BIRT, OS X, and internal browser preview [message #515655 is a reply to message #515517]

Fri, 19 February 2010 16:14

Miles Parker

Messages: 1341
Registered: July 2009

Senior Member

Colin Sutton wrote on Fri, 19 February 2010 02:59

IMO, its a "medium deal" because you lose the integrated feel. You *can* get help in the integrated browser by selecting "Dynamic Help" so this seems supportable.

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