-Browser Switchboard
-version 2.2 by steven676 and xiojason
-(see http://browser-switch.garage.maemo.org/)
-
-simple python-dbus service that proxies osso_browser events to Tear
-based on code from http://paste.lisp.org/display/45824
-
-installation:
-0. ensure the needed python packages are installed:
- python2.5, python2.5-dbus, and python2.5-gtk2
-1. place this file in /home/user as browser-switchboard
-2. make executable (chmod +x browser-switchboard)
-3. change /usr/share/dbus-1/services/com.nokia.osso_browser.service to read:
-[D-BUS Service]
-Name=com.nokia.osso_browser
-Exec=/home/user/browser-switchboard
-4. disable tablet-browser-service (aka browserd) (optional, saves memory)
-5. you may wish to reboot.
-
-notes:
-- opening urls will be a bit slow. it takes some time to relay the messages to Tear
-- modifications to the script may require the killing of an already-running
- browser-switchboard process -- just use 'kill' to stop it.
-- modifying the osso_browser.service file prevents MicroB/browserd from working.
- if you wish to restore MicroB/browserd, change the service file's contents back to:
-[D-BUS Service]
-Name=com.nokia.osso_browser
-Exec=/usr/bin/browser
- and re-enable tablet-browser-service again.
+BROWSER SWITCHBOARD
+version 3.0
+
+Browser Switchboard is a program which allows you to choose which
+browser to use as the default browser. It supports MicroB, Tear,
+Fennec/Mobile Firefox, and Midori out of the box, and can also be used
+to launch MicroB without having browserd running.
+
+
+Download:
+Binary packages and source are available for download from the project
+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
+Application Manager, then select Application->Install from file in the
+menu).
+
+You can now select the default browser by using the Browser Switchboard
+applet in the Control Panel. Links in most applications, locally-saved
+web pages opened from the file manager, and (for Maemo 4.x) entries in
+the Web sidebar panel will open in the browser that you select as the
+default. If you don't configure a default browser, MicroB will continue
+to be used as the default browser.
+
+No matter which browser you select as the default, MicroB can always be
+opened via the Web menu entry in the applications menu (for Maemo 4.x,
+located in the Internet menu by default), or by running "browser" from
+the shell. While MicroB is open, it will receive all links from other
+applications; closing MicroB will restore your chosen default browser.
+
+Some users have reported that a restart may be necessary to ensure that
+Browser Switchboard is functioning. If you experience trouble after
+installing the package, try rebooting your device first.
+
+
+Configuring the Default Browser by Hand:
+
+If for some reason, you don't want to use the Control Panel applet to
+configure Browser Switchboard, you can create the configuration file by
+hand from a shell. Run the following (where $ is your prompt, not
+something you type):
+
+$ cat > $HOME/.config/browser-switchboard <<EOF
+default_browser = "your_browser"
+EOF
+
+where your_browser can be one of "tear", "microb", "fennec", "midori",
+or "other" (see below for more on the "other" option). You can of
+course also edit the $HOME/.config/browser-switchboard file with your
+favorite text editor.
+
+To restore the default behavior, just delete the config file:
+
+$ rm $HOME/.config/browser-switchboard
+
+
+Advanced Configuration:
+
+Here's a more complete sample configuration file:
+
+# BEGIN SAMPLE CONFIG FILE
+# This is a comment
+# continuous_mode: 0 -- close after handling a request; 1 -- run
+# continuously in the background
+continuous_mode = 0
+# default_browser: "tear", "microb", "fennec", "midori", or "other"
+default_browser = "tear"
+# other_browser_cmd: If default browser is "other", what program
+# to run (%s will be replaced by URI)
+#other_browser_cmd = "some_browser %s"
+# END SAMPLE CONFIG FILE
+
+Lines beginning with # characters are comments and are ignored by the
+script. [Each option corresponds directly to an option or option group
+in the configuration UI.]
+
+In continuous mode, Browser Switchboard keeps running in the background
+instead of closing after handling each request. This saves a bit of
+startup time for each link (on my N800 running Diablo), but costs you
+about 100 KB extra memory. Continuous mode is disabled by default; set
+continuous_mode to 1 to enable. [This option corresponds to the
+"Optimize Browser Switchboard for" option group in the UI; "Lower memory
+usage" corresponds to continuous_mode off, while "Faster browser startup
+time" corresponds to continuous_mode on.]
+
+The "tear", "microb", "fennec", and "midori" options for default_browser
+should be self-explanatory. [These correspond to the options in the
+"Default browser" combo box in the UI.]
+
+If the default browser is "other", Browser Switchboard will run the
+program specified in other_browser_cmd as the default browser, with a
+URI replacing the %s on the command line; for example, if
+other_browser_cmd is set to "some_browser %s", and Browser Switchboard
+is asked to load http://www.google.com/, it will perform the equivalent
+of typing in
+
+$ some_browser 'http://www.google.com/'
+
+at a shell. [In the UI, setting "Default brower" to "Other" activates
+the "Command (%s for URI)" setting, which corresponds to the value of
+other_browser_cmd.]
+
+
+Browser Switchboard and MicroB's browserd:
+
+MicroB uses a background process called browserd to decrease its load
+time. Browser Switchboard knows how to launch MicroB without having
+browserd running all the time, so if you don't plan on using MicroB
+often, you can disable browserd (for example, by using the
+maemo-control-services control panel applet available in Maemo Extras to
+disable tablet-browser-daemon). This will save you about 1 MB of
+memory, but add a few seconds to MicroB's load time.
+
+
+Uninstalling Browser Switchboard:
+
+Remove the Browser Switchboard package using the Application Manager,
+and everything should be back to normal. A reboot may be necessary for
+changes to take effect -- if you experience problems, try restarting
+your device first.
+
+
+Compiling Browser Switchboard:
+
+If for some reason you don't want to use the prebuilt binary package to
+install Browser Switchboard, you can compile and install by hand:
+1. You will need a copy of the SDK for your device. Make sure the
+following packages are installed: libdbus-glib-1-dev for
+browser-switchboard; libdbus-1-dev, libgtk2.0-dev, libhildon1-dev,
+hildon-control-panel-dev for the config UI.
+2. Download the source tarball: browser-switchboard_X.Y.orig.tar.gz
+3. Unpack the source tarball in your SDK install:
+
+SDK$ tar -xvzf browser-switchboard_X.Y.orig.tar.gz
+SDK$ cd browser-switchboard-X.Y
+
+4. Compile:
+
+SDK$ make
+SDK$ make -C config-ui
+
+(If you want the standalone config application instead of the Control
+Panel plugin, do
+SDK$ make -C config-ui hildon-app
+instead.
+
+If you're using the Scratchbox2-based SDK+, you want
+SDK+$ sb2 make
+etc. as usual.)
+
+5. Install to a temporary directory, and tar up the result:
+
+SDK$ make DESTDIR=temp install
+SDK$ make -C config-ui install
+SDK$ cd temp
+SDK$ tar cf stuff.tar .
+
+6. As root on your device, move files that will be replaced in the
+install process out of the way:
+
+DEVICE# mv /usr/share/dbus-1/services/com.nokia.osso_browser.service
+ /usr/share/dbus-1/services/com.nokia.osso_browser.bak
+DEVICE# mv /usr/bin/browser /usr/bin/browser.bak
+
+7. Copy the tar file from step 5 to your device, and as root, unpack it
+in the root directory of your device:
+
+DEVICE# cd /
+DEVICE# tar xf /path/to/stuff.tar
+
+To uninstall, remove the files you installed, restore the backup copies,
+and reboot your device.
+
+
+Bug Reports and Patches:
+
+Bug reports, patches, and suggested improvements can either be sent to
+the maintainer via email (see below) or posted in the Tear thread on the
+talk.maemo.org forums (http://talk.maemo.org/showthread.php?t=28539).
+
+
+Source Code Repository:
+
+Source code is hosted in a Git (http://git-scm.com/) repository on
+git.maemo.org. You can get a copy of the current development version by
+cloning the repository:
+
+$ git clone https://git.maemo.org/projects/browser-switch
+
+or you can browse the source using gitweb
+(https://git.maemo.org/projects/browser-switch/?p=browser-switch;a=summary).
+
+
+Maintainer:
+
+Steven Luo <steven+maemo@steven676.net> is the primary maintainer, with
+Jason Simpson (the original developer) assisting in development.
+
+
+License:
+
+Browser Switchboard is available under the terms of the GNU General
+Public License (GPL), version 2 or later (see the file LICENSE in the
+source).
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