[GRASS-dev] [GRASS GIS] #2196: g.manual on Windows opens extra file explorer window

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#2196: g.manual on Windows opens extra file explorer window
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 Reporter:  marisn       |       Owner:  grass-dev@…              
     Type:  task         |      Status:  new                      
 Priority:  normal       |   Milestone:  7.0.0                    
Component:  Python       |     Version:  unspecified              
 Keywords:               |    Platform:  MSWindows Vista          
      Cpu:  Unspecified  |  
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 When launching manual with g.manual -i on Windows an extra Windows
 Explorer window is opened. (I get two windows - Firefox (as expected) and
 also Windows Explorer pointing to "My Documents" folder)

 Historicaly a "explorer" hack was introduced to provide default web
 browser on Windows. It was working just fine on g.manual script version.
 See #980 for history.

 Upgrade to Python needs a new approach how to launch the default web
 browser on Windows without launching an extra explorer window.

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