[Rd] Use xdg-open ?

[Prof Brian Ripley]

On Mon, 11 Feb 2008, Tomasz Paweł Gajc wrote:

> Hi,
>
> are there any plas to implement xdg-open feature along with old
> "hardcode" style ?
>
> Not all people likes to use xpdf or firefox, switching to xdg-open
> would be a great enchancement.

It has been discussed, but there are other styles too.  E.g. the switcher 
in F8 is not using xdg-open to choose a browser/html viewer.

So it will be added as a choice, but probably not above firefox in the 
priority order.

>
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