Other way of opening browser for #397

Author: jantje

it.baeyens.arduino.core/src/it/baeyens/arduino/actions/LinkCommandHandler.java

@@ -1,10 +1,5 @@
 package it.baeyens.arduino.actions;
 
-import java.awt.Desktop;
-import java.io.IOException;
-import java.net.URI;
-import java.net.URISyntaxException;
-
 import org.eclipse.core.commands.AbstractHandler;
 import org.eclipse.core.commands.ExecutionEvent;
 import org.eclipse.core.commands.ExecutionException;
@@ -21,8 +16,9 @@ public class LinkCommandHandler extends AbstractHandler {
     public Object execute(ExecutionEvent event) throws ExecutionException {
 	try {
 	    String url = event.getParameter("it.baeyens.arduino.core.link.parameter");//$NON-NLS-1$
-	    Desktop.getDesktop().browse(new URI(url));
-	} catch (IOException | URISyntaxException e) {
+	    // Desktop.getDesktop().browse(new URI(url));
+	    org.eclipse.swt.program.Program.launch(url);
+	} catch (IllegalArgumentException e) {
 	    Common.log(new Status(IStatus.ERROR, Const.CORE_PLUGIN_ID, Messages.json_browser_fail, e));
 	}
 	return null;

it.baeyens.arduino.core/src/it/baeyens/arduino/ui/LinkPreferencePage.java

@@ -12,9 +12,6 @@
 
 import java.awt.Desktop;
 import java.io.File;
-import java.io.IOException;
-import java.net.URI;
-import java.net.URISyntaxException;
 import java.util.Arrays;
 import java.util.HashSet;
 import java.util.Set;
@@ -114,9 +111,10 @@ protected void createFieldEditors() {
 	    public void linkActivated(HyperlinkEvent he) {
 		if (Desktop.isDesktopSupported()) {
 		    try {
-			Desktop.getDesktop().browse(new URI(link.getHref().toString()));
+			// Desktop.getDesktop().browse(new URI());
+			org.eclipse.swt.program.Program.launch(link.getHref().toString());
 
-		    } catch (IOException | URISyntaxException e) {
+		    } catch (IllegalArgumentException e) {
 			Common.log(new Status(IStatus.ERROR, Const.CORE_PLUGIN_ID, Messages.json_browser_fail, e));
 		    }