Fremantle: Coexist with a running MicroB process; don't kill MicroB at end of session...

[browser-switch] / README

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+++ b/README
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 BROWSER SWITCHBOARD
-version 3.2
+version 3.3b1
 
 Browser Switchboard is a program which allows you to choose which
 browser to use as the default browser. It supports MicroB, Tear,
@@ -15,7 +15,9 @@ page on garage.maemo.org: https://garage.maemo.org/frs/?group_id=1159
 Quick Start:
 1. Download the binary package: browser-switchboard_X.Y-Z_all.deb
 (where X.Y-Z is the version number, of course).
-2. Install the package using the Application Manager (open the
+2. If you're using a Maemo 5 device, make sure all your MicroB browser
+windows are closed.
+3. Install the package using the Application Manager (open the
 Application Manager, then select Application->Install from file in the
 menu).
 
@@ -76,6 +78,11 @@ default_browser = "tear"
 #other_browser_cmd = "some_browser %s"
 # logging: Where log output should go: "stdout", "syslog", "none"
 #logging = "stdout"
+# autostart_microb: Fremantle only: whether MicroB should be
+# prestarted in the background: 0 -- never prestart MicroB; 1 -- always
+# prestart MicroB; -1 -- only prestart MicroB when MicroB is the default
+# browser (default behavior if unset)
+#autostart_microb = 0
 # END SAMPLE CONFIG FILE
 
 Lines beginning with # characters are comments and are ignored by the
@@ -116,6 +123,13 @@ run Browser Switchboard from the shell.  "syslog" will send the output
 to the system log (assuming you have a syslogd set up on your device),
 and "none" disables debug logging entirely.
 
+On Fremantle only, autostart_microb controls whether MicroB is
+prestarted when the device boots.  By default, MicroB is prestarted only
+when MicroB is set as the default browser; you can force MicroB to
+always prestart by setting autostart_microb = 1, while you can force it
+to never prestart by setting autostart_microb = 0.  [This option has no
+corresponding UI at the moment.]
+
 
 Browser Switchboard and MicroB's browserd: