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[Bob Jolliffe <bobjolliffe@xxxxxxxxx>]

On 22 April 2010 19:35, Jason Pickering <jason.p.pickering@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> I think it should probably be a blueprint and  I think it is a good idea.
>
> It is certainly  a problem on many machines I have encounterd in the
> field. We need to install FireFox, Chrome, Opera or something, and
> ideally make it the default browser. This seems to be a good idea to
> me, but can seem a bit drastic to some users.  Ideally, the installer
> would come prepackaged with this browser. When DHI2 Live is launched,
> instead of making a call to the default browser (which in most cases
> in IE), assuming that this was installed as part of a special live
> package, then this browser would get opened instead, thereby launching
> DHIS2. I am not so sure about the DHIS2 live part, as it simply
> launches the default browser. Bob?
>
I don't think its very easy to coax dhis2-live to open anything
besides the default browser.  Not that its impossible, but probably
very messy.  I'm also not sure we want to get into the browser
packaging business.

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> On Thu, Apr 22, 2010 at 6:32 PM, Knut Staring <knutst@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>> Given that DHIS2 runs best in Chrome (especially the Mapping module),
>> and also ok in Firefox, it might be a good idea to make sure people
>> have access to one of these browsers.
>>
>> One way to do that is to package things with Prism (Firefox) or Chrome
>> (or Fluid for Mac http://fluidapp.com/)
>>
>> http://stackoverflow.com/questions/1842277/chrome-application-shortcuts-mozilla-prism-installer
>>
>> What do you guys think?
>>
>> Knut
>>
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