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Bug 323260

Summary:	Have "Browse" from the MPC wizard open an external browser if possible
Product:	[Technology] MPC	Reporter:	Martin Oberhuber <mober.at+eclipse>
Component:	wizard	Assignee:	Project Inbox <mpc.wizard-inbox>
Status:	RESOLVED WONTFIX	QA Contact:
Severity:	enhancement
Priority:	P3
Version:	unspecified
Target Milestone:	---
Hardware:	PC
OS:	Windows XP
Whiteboard:

Description Martin Oberhuber

2010-08-20 11:05:35 EDT

Build ID: MPC 1.0 (Helios) on WinXP

When MPC is installed into a "classic Eclipse SDK", clicking the "Browse" button in the MPC wizard opens an internal web browser.

This is problematic, because it requires closing the MPC wizard.

Browsing anything from the MPC wizard should open an external web browser whenever possible.

Comment 1 Martin Oberhuber

2010-08-20 11:08:05 EDT

Odd thing is, when I click the "info" button for a listing and click any hyperlink embedded in the HTML description, the external browser is opened (as expected).

Only the "Learn more..." and "Browse for more solutions..." links open the internal browser, which is problematic since the wizard is closed.

Comment 2 David Green

2010-08-23 15:03:11 EDT

It's intentional to open in an internal browser, since this facilitates tighter integration with the MPC wizard.  You'll notice that the internal browser can show an *Install* button for various solutions, which relaunches the MPC wizard with the selected solution ready for install.  We can't do that with an external browser.