[QGIS-trac] [Quantum GIS] #1514: Request: Default web browser action "openurl"

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#1514: Request: Default web browser action "openurl"
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   Reporter:  mwtoews                          |              Owner:  nobody       
       Type:  enhancement                      |             Status:  new          
   Priority:  minor: annoyance or enhancement  |          Milestone:  Version 1.0.1
  Component:  GUI                              |            Version:  HEAD         
   Keywords:  browser, open, url               |   Platform_version:               
   Platform:  All                              |           Must_fix:  No           
Status_info:  0                                |  
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 The most common function for a layer action is to open a particular web
 site in a browser. However, the present solution is to use a specific
 command (e.g., iexplore, firefox, konqueror) to open a web browser, which
 is not cross-platform compatible and does not adhere to the default web
 browser as chosen by the user or computer administrator. This makes
 actions hard to implement among several users with different computer
 setups that share a common QGS file.

 I've done some quick research, and new since Qt 4.2 is a function
 "openUrl()" to do this trick. See:
  * http://lists.trolltech.com/qt-interest/2006-09/thread00676-0.html -
 discussion
  * http://doc.trolltech.com/4.4/qdesktopservices.html#openUrl -
 documentation

 I'd like to propose a cross-platform compatible action command named
 "openurl" to simply open a URL in the default web browser.

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Ticket URL: <https://trac.osgeo.org/qgis/ticket/1514>
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