Using Firefox in Eclipse instead of IE

Question

In Eclipse, you can use Firefox as an internal Eclipse web browser, rather than Internet Explorer.

I am a web developer using Eclipse on Windows.

Thanks!

Answer 1

The SWT Browser widget, which is an internal web browser, selects the default platform for its web rendering technology. So, for Windows, which is a component of MSHTML COM (IE renderer). For Linux, it's Mozilla (Webkit for 3.7 is available) and on Mac, WebKit (Safari). However, there are third-party plugins, such as MyEclipse, which embed the mozilla runtime (XULRunner), which use the Mozilla (Gecko) renderer for the browser.

Therefore, in order to answer your question, it is not possible to use Firefox as an internal web browser for Windows, however you can install third-party plugins for Eclipse (MyEclipse, JBoss tools, etc.) that implement the Xulrunner binaries that will allow you to implement mozilla rendering as a technology used by the Eclipse internal browser. Please note: this may require the use of a third-party web browser widget instead of the standard eclipse platform, but these third-party tools usually provide a toolbar action, etc.

Answer 2

Install the Ajax Tools Framework plugin . It will automatically ship with the latest version of XULRunner (Mozilla / Firefox engine) and will set its default internal web browser for it.