Includefile - detect a browser/ all available browsers/ KDE

[walker]

Hi,

here is a small includefile with 3 functions I'd needed for my actual project
Hope, this is usefull for someone else:

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IsBrowserInstalled(browsername$) 
BrowserList() 
IsRunningKDE()

Simply uses existing Linux-commands....

How to Use:

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;Examples
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Includefile "misc_functions.pb"

If IsBrowserInstalled("konqueror"); returns #True or #False
    RunProgram("konqueror")
EndIf    

Debug BrowserList() ; returns a stringfield with available browsers - fieldseperator = ;

If IsRunningKDE() ; returns #True or #False
    Debug "KDE is running"
EndIf

The list of known browsers can be obtained (and easily extended) in the includefile which can be downloaded here:

http://home.arcor.de/x-linux/pure/misc_functions.pb

Comments, suggestions etc. are appreciated

[WishMaster]

There is quite an easy way to open an URL with KDE's standard browser.
(You can define the standard browser at Control Center|KDE Components|Component Chooser)

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System_("kfmclient openURL /url/or/path/")

[walker]

Yes, that's true.. but this (with konqueror) was only an example..
It also works with

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IsBrowserInstalled("mozilla") 

or

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IsBrowserInstalled("firefox") 

etc...
and gives you the ability, to use another browser than standard (ie to give the user a list of available browsers for a choice) or detect if a required one is missing!

And btw. if you want to start the standard-browser defined, better use the command

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sensible-browser url

[WishMaster]

> Yes, that's true.. but this (with konqueror) was only an example
kfmclient openURL doesn't start Konqueror.
It starts the browser the user has defined as his standard browser.

> sensible-browser url
If I enter this into my BASH it tells me that it couldn't find the command...

[walker]

hmm... I'd thought, this is a "standard" command...
Which distro you're using? (I'm running Kubuntu)

[WishMaster]

SuSE, of course.