Configuring Web browsers and device emulators

You can display your project on a Web browser or on a device emulator. Device emulators are programs that mimic devices, such as cell phones or PDA devices.

On Windows, the workbench provides an internal Web browser. On Linux, an external Web browser is used. You can also use an external Web browser on Windows systems. In addition, you can define a device emulator to be used to display the output of your project.

Note: In some configurations using WebSphere Portal v5.0, changes made to a portal or portlet project do not show up automatically in the browser when running or debugging the project remotely. If you experience this problem, try one of the following solutions:

• Use the steps below to set an external Web browser. Then, before each Run or Debug On Server, you need to close the external browser prior to performing the operation.

• Explicitly log out of WebSphere Portal using the browser and log back in. After the login, the changes will be shown. Note that closing the browser window will not work and needs to be performed every time an updated portal project is published.

To define a Web browser or device emulator:

1. Select Window > Preferences > Internet > Web Browser.

2. Select Internal Web Browser to use the internal Web browser (Windows only).

3. To use an external Web browser or a device emulator, follow these steps:
   1. Select Add.

   2. Provide a name for the Web browser or device emulator.

   3. Provide the location of the executable for the Web browser or device emulator.

   4. Provide any parameters that you want to pass to the Web browser or device emulator. For instance, the variable %URL% will be used to pass the URL of the portal server.

   5. Select OK.

   6. Select the Web browser or device emulator that you want to use from the list of Installed Web Browsers.

   7. Select OK to save your choice and exit the Preferences page.

 

Related tasks

Configuring test and debug environments for portlets