[KLUG Members] External Program Settings in OpenOffice

[Green Proc]

Eric Beversluis wrote:
> I'm trying to get OpenOffice to open links in OO documents in Firefox.
> I've gone to the External Programs page and typed 'firefox' and then
> 'Firefox' into the textbox for HTML links. When I try then to open a
> link in an OO document I get this error message:
> 
> "An error occurred in starting the web browser. Please check the
> OpenOffice.org settings under 'Tools-Options-OpenOffice.org-External
> Programs' and the settings for your web browser.'"

Have you tried typing the full path to firefox, as opposed to just 
'firefox' ?  In other words try '/usr/bin/firefox' or whatever is 
appropriate for your system.

> 
> (This message appears whether or not Firefox is open.)
> 
> OO help is no help--it just says use this space to "Select the
> program..."
> 
> (Initially OO wanted to open the links in Epiphany, which seems a really
> crappy browser to me.)
> (The dialog box for External Programs does not seem to open to full
> width--it's chopped off on the right side and is not amenable to
> dragging to increase its width. Nor does it seem to have a maximize
> button. So maybe there are some options on that page that I'm
> missing...?  If so, how can I get that dialog box to expand?)

Haven't been to that page in a while, but it is totally possible there 
is some 'Apply' or 'Ok' button that needs to be used in order to make 
your changes effective.  You will know your changes have been applied if 
what you type into the External Programs dialog box stays there upon 
subsequent visits.

What display manager are you using (KDE/Gnome/etc.)?  There are settings 
there which affect the default browser launched from applications that 
the display manager 'integrates' with.


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> EB
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