[Libreoffice-bugs] [Bug 125956] New: LibreOffice-6.x Off-Line Help Should NOT Require XDG

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https://bugs.documentfoundation.org/show_bug.cgi?id=125956

            Bug ID: 125956
           Summary: LibreOffice-6.x Off-Line Help Should NOT Require XDG
           Product: LibreOffice
           Version: 6.1.0.0.beta2+
          Hardware: x86-64 (AMD64)
                OS: Linux (All)
            Status: UNCONFIRMED
          Severity: normal
          Priority: medium
         Component: Documentation
          Assignee: libreoffice-bugs at lists.freedesktop.org
          Reporter: lpiet at comcast.net
                CC: olivier.hallot at documentfoundation.org

Description:
Attempting to use LiberOffice-6.x off-line help results in the following error
message:

sh: /usr/bin/xdg-open: No such file or directory

Apparently, off-line help is hard coded to use the configure information in XDG
to locate the browser for viewing off-line help pages.  On systems that do not
use XDG the off-line help will fail.

Systems that do not use XDG cannot use off-line help.

The location of the browser to view help pages should NOT be hard coded to use
XDG.  Rather, it shoud be configurable by the userthrough the regular Tools -->
Options menu procedure.


Steps to Reproduce:
1. On system without XDG press F1 or call off-line help from menu
2.
3.

Actual Results:
Error message to console:

sh: /usr/bin/xdg-open: No such file or directory

Expected Results:
An installed browser


Reproducible: Always


User Profile Reset: Yes


OpenGL enabled: Yes

Additional Info:
Having a hard-coded dependency on XDG to locate the installed browser for help
page viewing is not advisable.  People who do not need or desire XDG will be
unable to use the off-line help.

The location of the browser should be configurable by the user through the
standard Tools --> Options method.

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