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authorNeal Norwitz <nnorwitz@gmail.com>2005-10-04 03:31:01 (GMT)
committerNeal Norwitz <nnorwitz@gmail.com>2005-10-04 03:31:01 (GMT)
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open_new_win does not exist. use UNIX consistently, add autoraise parameter to open(). add versionadded tags to open_new_tab
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-rw-r--r--Doc/lib/libwebbrowser.tex25
1 files changed, 13 insertions, 12 deletions
diff --git a/Doc/lib/libwebbrowser.tex b/Doc/lib/libwebbrowser.tex
index 42c7691..06c0b8e 100644
--- a/Doc/lib/libwebbrowser.tex
+++ b/Doc/lib/libwebbrowser.tex
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ allow displaying Web-based documents to users. Under most
circumstances, simply calling the \function{open()} function from this
module will do the right thing.
-Under \UNIX, graphical browsers are preferred under X11, but text-mode
+Under \UNIX{}, graphical browsers are preferred under X11, but text-mode
browsers will be used if graphical browsers are not available or an X11
display isn't available. If text-mode browsers are used, the calling
process will block until the user exits the browser.
@@ -26,9 +26,9 @@ substituted for the \code{\%s}; if the part does not contain
launch.
For non-\UNIX{} platforms, or when a remote browser is available on
-\UNIX, the controlling process will not wait for the user to finish
+\UNIX{}, the controlling process will not wait for the user to finish
with the browser, but allow the remote browser to maintain its own
-windows on the display. If remote browsers are not available on \UNIX,
+windows on the display. If remote browsers are not available on \UNIX{},
the controlling process will launch a new browser and wait.
The script \program{webbrowser} can be used as a command-line interface
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ The following exception is defined:
The following functions are defined:
-\begin{funcdesc}{open}{url\optional{, new=0}\optional{, autoraise=1}}
+\begin{funcdesc}{open}{url\optional{, new=0\optional{, autoraise=1}}}
Display \var{url} using the default browser. If \var{new} is 0, the
\var{url} is opened in the same browser window. If \var{new} is 1,
a new browser window is opened if possible. If \var{new} is 2,
@@ -55,15 +55,15 @@ The following functions are defined:
\end{funcdesc}
-\begin{funcdesc}{open_new_win}{url}
+\begin{funcdesc}{open_new}{url}
Open \var{url} in a new window of the default browser, if possible,
- otherwise, open \var{url} in the only browser window. Alias
- \function{open_new}.
+ otherwise, open \var{url} in the only browser window.
\end{funcdesc}
\begin{funcdesc}{open_new_tab}{url}
Open \var{url} in a new page ("tab") of the default browser, if possible,
- otherwise equivalent to \function{open_new_win}.
+ otherwise equivalent to \function{open_new}.
+\versionadded{2.5}
\end{funcdesc}
\begin{funcdesc}{get}{\optional{name}}
@@ -117,7 +117,7 @@ Notes:
\begin{description}
\item[(1)]
``Konqueror'' is the file manager for the KDE desktop environment for
-UNIX, and only makes sense to use if KDE is running. Some way of
+\UNIX{}, and only makes sense to use if KDE is running. Some way of
reliably detecting KDE would be nice; the \envvar{KDEDIR} variable is
not sufficient. Note also that the name ``kfm'' is used even when
using the \program{konqueror} command with KDE 2 --- the
@@ -141,13 +141,13 @@ Only on MacOS X platform.
Browser controllers provide two methods which parallel two of the
module-level convenience functions:
-\begin{funcdesc}{open}{url\optional{, new}}
+\begin{funcdesc}{open}{url\optional{, new\optional{, autoraise=1}}}
Display \var{url} using the browser handled by this controller.
If \var{new} is 1, a new browser window is opened if possible.
If \var{new} is 2, a new browser page ("tab") is opened if possible.
\end{funcdesc}
-\begin{funcdesc}{open_new_win}{url}
+\begin{funcdesc}{open_new}{url}
Open \var{url} in a new window of the browser handled by this
controller, if possible, otherwise, open \var{url} in the only
browser window. Alias \function{open_new}.
@@ -155,5 +155,6 @@ module-level convenience functions:
\begin{funcdesc}{open_new_tab}{url}
Open \var{url} in a new page ("tab") of the browser handled by this
- controller, if possible, otherwise equivalent to \function{open_new_win}.
+ controller, if possible, otherwise equivalent to \function{open_new}.
+\versionadded{2.5}
\end{funcdesc}