Introduction
Frequently Asked Questions
Change Log
Todo
License information

Introduction

With the InfoViewer Plugin you can choose the browser, that jEdit and assorted plugins use to display HTML online help. You can use an external browser like Netscape or IE, but the InfoViewer Plugin also contains a lightweight mini web browser named InfoViewer, utilizing builtin Swing capabilities.

For the moment, the only plugin that supports the InfoViewer Plugin, is JIndex. This will probably change in the near future; more plugins will use the InfoViewer as the component for displaying help contents.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is planned for the future?

• Better history support (save/browse history) with caching

• More standard online web browsing functionality

• JavaHelp or MSHelp functionality

How can I configure the external browser?

Look under Utilities->Global Options->Plugin Options->InfoViewer. There is an option for "External browser". Enter any command in the field "External browser command".

Note: The string "$u" (without quotes) will be substituted by the URL to display. If you don't enter any "$u", the URL will be appended at the end of the command string.

What does "Netscape (with reuse, Unix only)" in the options do?

It invokes the following command:

sh -c netscape -remote -openURL\('$u'\) -raise || netscape '$u'

How can I add an separator between bookmark entries?

In the "Edit Bookmarks" dialog, enter a new entry with dash ("-") as title.