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Open browser links in OS Default Web browser [message #498793]

Wed, 18 November 2009 16:16

Ricky Patel

Messages: 33
Registered: July 2009

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I'm sure this has been posted before but I'm looking for information on how to open hyperlinks that the user clicks in a Browser Widget in the Default OS Browser. Basically I have a low level email viewer that is running a Browser widget but everytime I click a link, it navigates to that page and away from the email. I would much rather it open up (for my case) a new firefox window and navigate to the link there.

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Re: Open browser links in OS Default Web browser [message #498810 is a reply to message #498793]

Wed, 18 November 2009 16:56

Grant Gayed

Messages: 2150
Registered: July 2009

Senior Member

Hi,

- add a LocationListener to the Browser, implement its "changing" method
- when this method is invoked:
- event.doit = false; // cancel the navigation in the Browser
- Program.launch(event.location); // launch an external browser on the
url

Grant

"Ricky Patel" <k2snowman69@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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> I'm sure this has been posted before but I'm looking for information on
how to open hyperlinks that the user clicks in a Browser Widget in the
Default OS Browser. Basically I have a low level email viewer that is
running a Browser widget but everytime I click a link, it navigates to that
page and away from the email. I would much rather it open up (for my case) a
new firefox window and navigate to the link there.

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