[GRASS-dev] [GRASS GIS] #2196: g.manual on Windows opens extra file explorer window

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#2196: g.manual on Windows opens extra file explorer window
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Reporter: marisn | Owner: grass-dev@…
     Type: task | Status: new
Priority: normal | Milestone: 7.0.0
Component: Python | Version: unspecified
Keywords: | Platform: MSWindows Vista
      Cpu: Unspecified |
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When launching manual with g.manual -i on Windows an extra Windows
Explorer window is opened. (I get two windows - Firefox (as expected) and
also Windows Explorer pointing to "My Documents" folder)

Historicaly a "explorer" hack was introduced to provide default web
browser on Windows. It was working just fine on g.manual script version.
See #980 for history.

Upgrade to Python needs a new approach how to launch the default web
browser on Windows without launching an extra explorer window.

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#2196: g.manual on Windows opens extra file explorer window
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Reporter: marisn | Owner: grass-dev@…
     Type: task | Status: new
Priority: normal | Milestone: 7.0.0
Component: Python | Version: unspecified
Keywords: | Platform: MSWindows Vista
      Cpu: Unspecified |
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Comment(by wenzeslaus):

I noticed Platform MS Windows Vista. Does this happen with other MS
Windows versions?

See also #2008 (search for word "browser", it is multiple-topic ticket).
I'm not sure how much it is related but there was an discussion about
testing presence of browser by running it versus just trying to execute
it. No consensus was made at that topic, although I have some conclusion
of my own (comment:34:ticket:2008).

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