BROWSER SWITCHBOARD
+version 3.2
Browser Switchboard is a program which allows you to choose which
browser to use as the default browser. It supports MicroB, Tear,
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).
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.
+default. Opening the "Web" menu entry and running "browser" from the
+shell will also cause your chosen default browser to open. 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.
+opened via the MicroB menu entry in the applications menu (for Maemo
+4.x, installed in the Extras menu by default), or by running "microb"
+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.
+If you experience trouble after installing the package, try rebooting
+your device. If that fixes things, please report this as a bug.
Configuring the Default Browser by Hand:
# other_browser_cmd: If default browser is "other", what program
# to run (%s will be replaced by URI)
#other_browser_cmd = "some_browser %s"
+# logging: Where log output should go: "stdout", "syslog", "none"
+#logging = "stdout"
# END SAMPLE CONFIG FILE
Lines beginning with # characters are comments and are ignored by the
-script.
+script. [Most options correspond 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
time" corresponds to continuous_mode on.]
The "tear", "microb", "fennec", and "midori" options for default_browser
-should be self-explanatory.
+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
$ some_browser 'http://www.google.com/'
-at a shell.
+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.]
+
+The logging option controls where Browser Switchboard sends its debug
+logging output to. You should not need to change this unless you're
+debugging Browser Switchboard, and there is no UI for this option. The
+default option is "stdout", which means you won't see output unless you
+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.
Browser Switchboard and MicroB's browserd:
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.
+and everything should be back to normal. If you experience problems
+after uninstalling, try restarting your device first; if that fixes
+things, please report this as a bug.
Compiling Browser Switchboard:
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, hildon-dev,
+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:
4. Compile:
-SDK$ make
-SDK$ make -C config-ui
+SDK$ make diablo
+SDK$ make -C config-ui diablo-plugin
+
+(Replace "diablo" with "fremantle" and "diablo-plugin" with
+"fremantle-plugin" if compiling for Fremantle.
-(If you want the standalone config application instead of the Control
+If you want the standalone config application instead of the Control
Panel plugin, do
-SDK$ make -C config-ui hildon-app
+SDK$ make -C config-ui diablo-hildon-app
instead.
If you're using the Scratchbox2-based SDK+, you want
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
+$ git clone http://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).
+(http://git.maemo.org/projects/browser-switch/?p=browser-switch;a=summary).
Maintainer:
projects / browser-switch / blobdiff