[mythtv-users] Flashplayer problems in www on myth [partial solution]

[Brad DerManouelian]

On Jun 26, 2008, at 10:48 PM, Brad DerManouelian wrote:

> On Jun 26, 2008, at 10:41 PM, Alen Edwards wrote:
>
>>
>>> Probably didn't follow these instructions:
>>> http://www.mythtv.org/wiki/index.php/Menu_theme_development_guide#Special_Actions
>>>
>> I opened mythweb -> "Settings" -> "MythTV" -> "Settings Table".  I
>> changed "WebBrowserCommand" to "EXEC /usr/bin/firefox" and hit  
>> "Save".
>> I restarted X on the Myth machine and did this:  "Information
>> Center" ->
>> "www" -> "The Daily Show"  -> "Enter" and... nothing happened.
>>
>> When I have "/usr/bin/mythbrowser"  in WebBrowserCommand,  The Daily
>> Show web site will open when I do the same thing.
>>
>> What am I doing wrong?
>
> If you want to do it the way I did, you need to modify the menu item
> itself by following the directions here: http://www.mythtv.org/wiki/index.php/Menu_theme_development_guide#Special_Actions

Actually, the instructions for how the menu xml should look is here:
http://www.mythtv.org/wiki/index.php/Menu_theme_development_guide#Helpful_Tips
But the action you want is:
<action>EXEC /usr/bin/firefox</action>