Changing the Default Web Browser
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The IDE uses the specified default web browser to display web pages and run
web applications. In the Options window you can choose any one of the supported browsers, such
as the supported versions of Mozilla, Netscape, and Internet Explorer, or
the IDE's internal Swing web browser. In addition, you can also configure
the IDE to use other browser types.
- Choose Tools > Options from the main menu and click General in the left pane of the Options window.
- Select a browser from the Web Browser drop-down list.
You can choose from the following web browsers:
- <System Default>. The browser that is registered as your
operating system's default browser.
- Swing Browser. A simple HTML browser based on a Swing component.
The internal Swing HTML browser provides a higher level of integration
with the IDE than an external browser as you can embed it within its
own IDE window or an MDI frame.
- Any other browsers installed on your computer.
- If you select a web browser and the web browser fails to open, confirm that
the correct path to the browser executable is set in the Options window.
To specify the location of the browser executable:
- Choose Tools > Options from the main menu and click Advanced Options in the Options window.
- Expand IDE Configuration > Server and External Tools Settings > Web
Browsers and select the browser type you are using.
- Open the property editor for Browser Executable property and set the full
path to the executable in the Process field. You can click the ellipsis button
(...) to browse to the executable.
Troubleshooting
If you get "file not found" errors when you execute a web application,
see Accessing
Local Files Through a Proxy for possible solutions.
- If the browser does not reflect changes in a JSP file or HTML file, this
might be due to the way the browser caches pages. Check the browser's settings
to ensure that the browser is set to reload pages each time you access them.
- See Also
- Opening a Web Browser
- Configuring HTTP Server Options
- Setting a Proxy
- Using the Options Window
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