wxWidgets code to launch browser

In wxWidgets, which is a wonderful multi-platform GUI C++ library loaded with really coool helper functions which works in Windows, Linux and OSX (and more), has a method called LaunchDefaultBrowser, which has lots of issues with MIME types, blah, blah.

So, as I'm sick of LaunchDefaultBrowser, which seems to always call epiphany browser under  GNU/Linux, I decided to write a function to call a browser according to certain needs/parameters. So,

This function searches the PATH environment variable for this commands (according to no articular preference):

firefox
firefox-bin
mozilla
mozilla-bin
opera
konqueror
epiphany

It can probably be enhanced by some checks, but here you are:

void MainFrame::ExecuteURL(const wxString &link)
{

// variable declarations
 wxArrayString browsers;
 wxPathList path_list;
 bool BrowserWasFound = false;
 unsigned int i = 0;
 wxString path;

// Add directories to wxPathList's search path from PATH environment variable
path_list.AddEnvList(wxT("PATH"));

// Add browsers filenames. First item = most priority
browsers.Add(wxT("firefox"));
browsers.Add(wxT("firefox-bin"));
browsers.Add(wxT("mozilla"));
browsers.Add(wxT("mozilla-bin"));
browsers.Add(wxT("opera"));
browsers.Add(wxT("konqueror"));
browsers.Add(wxT("epiphany"));

for (i = 0; i < browsers.GetCount(); i++) {
 path = path_list.FindAbsoluteValidPath(browsers[i]);
 if (path.IsEmpty()) {
  continue;
 } else {
  BrowserWasFound = true;
  break;
 }
}

browsers.Clear();

if (BrowserWasFound) {
 path += wxT(" ");
 path += link;
 ::wxExecute(path);
} else {
 wxMessageBox(wxT("No browser has been found."),MessageBoxHeader);
}
}

Hope it gets to be useful!

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OFFTOPIC - Fruityloops on GNU/Linux

Hi!

Today, I've discovered that Hydrogen 0.9.3 contains a hidden piano roll note's pitch editor that you can enable by:

1) running hydrogen
2) exiting
3) editing ~/.hydrogen/hydrogen.conf
4) replacing <usepitcheditor>false</usepitcheditor> with <usepitcheditor>true</usepitcheditor>
5) running hydrogen again

Now, in the UI, you'll notice a new button under "velocity" in the note editor.

Enjoy!