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Expose the autoraise capability. Improve the documentation.

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Eric S. Raymond 2001-01-23 13:49:44 +00:00
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Doc/lib/libwebbrowser.tex
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@ -8,7 +8,9 @@
The \module{webbrowser} module provides a very high-level interface to
allow displaying Web-based documents to users. The controller objects
are easy to use and are platform independent.
are easy to use and are platform-independent. Under most
circumstances, simply calling the \function{open()} function from this
module will do the right thing.
Under \UNIX, graphical browsers are preferred under X11, but text-mode
browsers will be used if graphical browsers are not available or an X11
@ -16,11 +18,11 @@ display isn't available. If text-mode browsers are used, the calling
process will block until the user exits the browser.
Under \UNIX, if the environment variable \envvar{BROWSER} exists, it
is interpreted to override the platform default browser, as a
is interpreted to override the platform default list of browsers, as a
colon-separated list of browsers to try in order. When the value of
a list part contains the string \code{\%s}, then it is interpreted as
a literal browser command line to be used with the argument URL
substituted for the \code{\%s}; if the part does not contain,
substituted for the \code{\%s}; if the part does not contain
\code{\%s}, it is simply interpreted as the name of the browser to
launch.
@ -37,9 +39,11 @@ The following exception is defined:
The following functions are defined:
\begin{funcdesc}{open}{url\optional{, new}}
\begin{funcdesc}{open}{url\optional{, new=0}\optional{, autoraise=1}}
Display \var{url} using the default browser. If \var{new} is true,
a new browser window is opened if possible.
a new browser window is opened if possible. If \var{autoraise} is
true, the window is raised if possible (note that under many window
managers this will occur regardless of the setting of this variable).
\end{funcdesc}
\begin{funcdesc}{open_new}{url}
@ -67,19 +71,20 @@ The following functions are defined:
argument matching the name of a handler you declare.
\end{funcdesc}
Several browser types are defined. This table gives the type names
that may be passed to the \function{get()} function and the names of
the implementation classes, all defined in this module.
A number of browser types are predefined. This table gives the type
names that may be passed to the \function{get()} function and the
corresponding instantiations for the controller classes, all defined
in this module.
\begin{tableiii}{l|l|c}{code}{Type Name}{Class Name}{Notes}
\lineiii{'mozilla'}{\class{Mozilla}}{}
\lineiii{'netscape'}{\class{Netscape}}{}
\lineiii{'mosaic'}{\class{Mosaic}}{}
\lineiii{'kfm'}{\class{Konquerer}}{(1)}
\lineiii{'grail'}{\class{Grail}}{}
\lineiii{'links'}{\class{links}}{}
\lineiii{'lynx'}{\class{Lynx}}{}
\lineiii{'w3m'}{\class{w3m}}{}
\lineiii{'mozilla'}{\class{Netscape('mozilla')}}{}
\lineiii{'netscape'}{\class{Netscape('netscape')}}{}
\lineiii{'mosaic'}{\class{GenericBrowser('mosaic \%s &')}}{}
\lineiii{'kfm'}{\class{Konqueror()}}{(1)}
\lineiii{'grail'}{\class{Grail()}}{}
\lineiii{'links'}{\class{GenericBrowser('links \%s')}}{}
\lineiii{'lynx'}{\class{GenericBrowser('lynx \%s')}}{}
\lineiii{'w3m'}{\class{GenericBrowser('w3m \%s')}}{}
\lineiii{'windows-default'}{\class{WindowsDefault}}{(2)}
\lineiii{'internet-config'}{\class{InternetConfig}}{(3)}
\end{tableiii}
@ -89,7 +94,7 @@ Notes:
\begin{description}
\item[(1)]
``Konquerer'' is the file manager for the KDE desktop environment for
``Konqueror'' is the file manager for the KDE desktop environment for
UNIX, and only makes sense to use if KDE is running. Some way of
reliably detecting KDE would be nice; the \envvar{KDEDIR} variable is
not sufficient.

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Lib/webbrowser.py
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@ -34,8 +34,8 @@ def get(using=None):
# Please note: the following definition hides a builtin function.
def open(url, new=0):
get().open(url, new)
def open(url, new=0, autoraise=1):
get().open(url, new, autoraise)
def open_new(url): # Marked deprecated. May be removed in 2.1.
get().open(url, 1)
@ -99,13 +99,11 @@ if os.environ.get("TERM") or os.environ.get("DISPLAY"):
if _iscommand("netscape") or _iscommand("mozilla"):
class Netscape:
"Launcher class for Netscape browsers."
autoRaise = 1
def __init__(self, name):
self.name = name
def _remote(self, action):
raise_opt = ("-noraise", "-raise")[self.autoRaise]
def _remote(self, action, autoraise):
raise_opt = ("-noraise", "-raise")[autoraise]
cmd = "%s %s -remote '%s' >/dev/null 2>&1" % (self.name, raise_opt, action)
rc = os.system(cmd)
if rc:
@ -115,11 +113,11 @@ if os.environ.get("TERM") or os.environ.get("DISPLAY"):
rc = os.system(cmd)
return not rc
def open(self, url, new=0):
def open(self, url, new=0, autoraise=1):
if new:
self._remote("openURL(%s, new-window)" % url)
self._remote("openURL(%s, new-window)"%url, autoraise)
else:
self._remote("openURL(%s)" % url)
self._remote("openURL(%s)" % url, autoraise)
# Deprecated. May be removed in 2.1.
def open_new(self, url):
@ -160,7 +158,6 @@ if os.environ.get("TERM") or os.environ.get("DISPLAY"):
# Deprecated. May be removed in 2.1.
open_new = open
register("kfm", Konqueror, None)
# Grail, the Python browser.