From 82e0c09533b4f568b50fdc290be58589cea3ebb6 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: jprocter <Jim Procter>
Date: Sun, 5 Jun 2005 17:38:38 +0000
Subject: [PATCH 1/1] made error for browser configuration on unix a bit
 easier to see.

---
 src/jalview/gui/IdPanel.java |   11 ++++++++---
 1 file changed, 8 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/jalview/gui/IdPanel.java b/src/jalview/gui/IdPanel.java
index 5db5e2e..12bf8d4 100755
--- a/src/jalview/gui/IdPanel.java
+++ b/src/jalview/gui/IdPanel.java
@@ -68,9 +68,14 @@ public class IdPanel extends JPanel implements MouseListener, MouseMotionListene
          jalview.util.BrowserLauncher.openURL(
              "http://srs.ebi.ac.uk/srs7bin/cgi-bin/wgetz?-e+[swall-id:" + id +
              "]+-vn+2");
-       }catch(Exception ex){System.err.println(
-           "Try adding the jalview.browser property to your jalview.properties file:\n"
-                            +"jalview.browser=firefox"); ex.printStackTrace();}
+       }catch(Exception ex){
+         // TODO: JBPNote : state dependent error message for real browserLaunch problems rather than unix misconfiguration.
+         System.err.println(
+             ex.getMessage()+"\nUnixers: Try adding this jalview.browser property line \n"
+             +"in your jalview.properties file (/usr/local/bin/firefox is an exanmple browser path):\n"
+             +"jalview.browser=/usr/local/bin/firefox\n");
+         //ex.printStackTrace();
+       }
     }
 
   }
-- 
1.7.10.2