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Cross Platform Way to Open Websites
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Hi everyone,
Is there any way to open a website in the default browser that will be cross-platform?
Right now I'm using:
But this Windows only of course.
Thanks,
Brett
Is there any way to open a website in the default browser that will be cross-platform?
Right now I'm using:
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But this Windows only of course.
Thanks,
Brett
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>Is there any way to open a website in the default browser that will be cross-platform?
Who defines what the 'default' browser is defined as? Sure, on Windows it's some registry entry, but on other operating systems there often is no default browser.
Who defines what the 'default' browser is defined as? Sure, on Windows it's some registry entry, but on other operating systems there often is no default browser.
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Hmm,
Look: I use Linux, and I have firefox in it as my favorite browser. Every time I need to open a URL, I call
What I suggest is, you can try conditional compiling in this case.
This will make your code portable to a great extend( but not complete portable).
Look: I use Linux, and I have firefox in it as my favorite browser. Every time I need to open a URL, I call
$ firefox URL So, if you are saying cross-platform, your problem is merely to open a file in some application.What I suggest is, you can try conditional compiling in this case.
This will make your code portable to a great extend( but not complete portable).
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