The JHS auto launch uses the result of the shell command: which x-www-browser to decide to launch that browser or firefox.
What is the result of that command in a shell? On Sun, Nov 12, 2017 at 12:01 PM, Eric Iverson <[email protected]> wrote: > Patrick, > > To narrow down the problem to launching the browser, please try the > following; > > edit file: ~addons/ide/jhs/config/jhs.cfg > after the PORT=: line, add line: AUTO=: 0 > save file: > > Then try the JHS launch icon again. With luck this will start the jconsole > with JHS without a popup. > > You should then be able to start a broswer manually and browse to > localhost:65001/jijx. > > This is a workaround until we figure out why the browser launch worked > before and fails now. > > > > > On Sun, Nov 12, 2017 at 11:51 AM, Eric Iverson <[email protected]> > wrote: > >> Sounds like the problem is when the JHS jconsole task tries to start the >> browser. >> >> First thing check is to see if the JHS jconsole task has any interesting >> info (probably after you dismiss the popup). >> >> There is a chance JHS started OK and the failure is just in launching the >> browser. >> >> Try starting your browser manually and then browsing to >> localhost:65001/jijx and see if that gives you a JHS jijx session. >> >> >> >> On Sun, Nov 12, 2017 at 11:14 AM, J. Patrick Harrington < >> [email protected]> wrote: >> >>> I recently downloaded the latest beta to my laptop which >>> is a Dell XPS running Ubuntu 16.04. No problems with >>> jconsole and with installing jqt. Here is JVERSION: >>> JVERSION >>> Engine: j806/j64avx/linux >>> Beta-7: commercial/2017-10-26T15:44:00 >>> Library: 8.06.09 >>> Qt IDE: 1.6.1/5.3.2 >>> Platform: Linux 64 >>> Installer: J806 install >>> InstallPath: /home/tages/j64-806 >>> Contact: www.jsoftware.com >>> >>> The problem is that when I try to start jhs, either by >>> the jhs806 icon or by j64-806/bin/jhs, I get a pop-up >>> window that says "Unable to find a shell" and no connection >>> to my browser (firefox). Any ideas about what the problem >>> might be? jhs worked fine on the earlier version of 806 >>> (which I've now overwritten) and still works (I just tried >>> it) on j64-805. >>> >>> Thanks, Patrick >>> ---------------------------------------------------------------------- >>> For information about J forums see http://www.jsoftware.com/forums.htm >> >> >> > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For information about J forums see http://www.jsoftware.com/forums.htm
