Customizing DocView browser defaults

DocView browser defaults are stored in the /usr/lib/X11/app-defaults/ScoHelp file. (The term ``ScoHelp'' is retained from the previous help system to maintain backward compatibility with the context-sensitive help system and legacy documentation.) These defaults are used when the DocView browser is launched from the Desktop Help or from SCOadmin for context-sensitive help.

The standard defaults are:

   ! ----------------------------------------------------------------------
   ! Document Resources
   ! ----------------------------------------------------------------------
   *docServer:                          http://localhost:8457
   *libraryDocument:                    /Navpages/index.html
   *helpPath:                           /en
   *hookPath:                           /usr/share/doc/OpenServer/en
   ! ----------------------------------------------------------------------
   ! Browser Resources
   ! ----------------------------------------------------------------------
   *helpBrowser:                        /usr/bin/browser
   *busyDelay:                          3

For example, you could:

• serve the documentation from a remote system by resetting the *docServer variable.

• start DocView in a browser other than the default by resetting the *helpBrowser variable.

After changing defaults, you must stop and restart DocView with the docview(ADM) command before your modifications can take place.

Resource defaults in the app-defaults directory can be overridden by entries in the $HOME/.Xdefaults-hostname file. If you create this file, ensure that DocView and other default settings are preserved. For more information, see ``The .Xdefaults-hostname file''.

To set a different default browser, edit the /etc/default/browser file as root. The value in this file can be overridden on a per-user basis by creating a $HOME/.browser file set to a different browser or by setting the BROWSER environment variable.

The /usr/lib/X11/app-defaults/ScoHelp file is also used when creating context sensitive help for custom applications. For more information, see ``Creating context-sensitive help''.