Using a web browser not supported by Abaqus

Abaqus provides support only for the Firefox web browser on Linux platforms; however, it does provide the ability to use a web browser not supported by Abaqus for viewing HTML documentation. Examples are shown for setting the browser_type and browser_path system customization parameters in this situation.

The first example illustrates the parameter settings to specify a web browser not supported by Abaqus: 

    browser_type = CUSTOM_BROWSER
    browser_path = ['full_path_to_browser', 'argument1', 'argument2', etc.]

where the first string contains the full path to the web browser and subsequent strings are arguments to customize the browser behavior. Refer to the specific web browser documentation for valid arguments.

The second example illustrates the parameter settings to specify the Opera browser (not supported by Abaqus) as the web browser: 

    browser_type = CUSTOM_BROWSER
    browser_path = ['/usr/local/bin/opera', '-newwindow' '%s']

where /usr/local/bin/opera is the full path to the browser and the argument -newwindow opens a new browser window using the full uniform resource locator (URL) to the Abaqus HTML documentation. Use the argument -newpage to open a new page.

The third example illustrates the parameter settings to specify the Konqueror browser (not supported by Abaqus) as the web browser: 

    browser_type = CUSTOM_BROWSER
    browser_path = '/opt/kde3/bin/konqueror'

where /opt/kde3/bin/konqueror is the full path to the browser. By default, a new browser window opens using the URL to the Abaqus HTML documentation.