vinay H wrote:
> hi,
> I need to open index.html file present in sdcard using the web
> browser. Since my development board does not have keypad so i plan to
> put many website links into index.html in sdcard and open in web
> browser.
> How to do this?

Write a content provider to serve up the pages.

> Modfying private String homeUrl = "file:///sdcard/index.html"; in
> BrowserSettings.java gives error web page could not be loaded. The
> requested file file was not found"
> 
> I checked in the net and found this is not allowed due to security
> reasons..!!!!. 

Correct.

> This is really not convincing to me,  as one use case
> could be loading web pages stored offilne in usb or sdmmc.

Your use case does not eliminate the security concerns.

> Is there any way by modfying Browser/AndroidManifest.xml ??

You cannot modify the AndroidManifest.xml file for the Browser, except
perhaps through firmware. Moreover, I do not believe there is a setting
to change this behavior, anyway.

Third-party Web browsers (e.g., Steel) may or may not have this security
restriction.

-- 
Mark Murphy (a Commons Guy)
http://commonsware.com
_The Busy Coder's Guide to Android Development_ Version 2.0 Published!

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