Is there a way to add Google Chrome as an external web browser in Flash Builder Standalone for Mac?

Question

It currently seems impossible to add Google Chrome as an external web browser in Flash Builder Standalone for Mac. In this context, Eclipse only cares about \"Unix executabl

Answer 1

You can do this from the UI in FB 4.5 - However, you need this exact path (unquoted and unescaped) in Preferences->Web Browser. Select "Use External Browser" and add the line below as the location (You may not need the 'name\="Google Chrome" bit, but looks like it worked all in one line for me):

/Applications/Google Chrome.app/Contents/MacOS/Google Chrome" name\="Google Chrome

Answer 2

For me worked with the following configuration:

Location: /usr/bin/open
Parameters: -a "Google Chrome.app" %URL%

Answer 3

You need the path to the Unix Executable file of Google Chrome.

How to:

1. in Finder, right click Google Chrome.app "Show Package Content".
2. Navigate down to Content/MacOS
3. cmd + i and copy the path to the Unix Executable File
4. In Eclipse Preferences Web Browser / Location, "brows.."
5. Paste in the path to the Unix Executable.

The path, something like: /Applications/Google Chrome.app/Contents/MacOS

Location: /Applications/Google Chrome.app/Contents/MacOS/Google Chrome Parameters: -sandbox

Answer 4

The simplest way to get Flash Builder Standalone for Mac to recognize Chrome as the default system browser is

1. Open Safari
2. Go to menu Safari > Preference > General
3. Change 'Default web browser' : Safari
4. Change 'Default web browser' : Chrome
5. Close Safari

This solution is more general as it applies to any application which chooses the incorrect system browser. (thanks to Kelvin Lawrence at IBM)

Answer 5

I found the solution in a blog's post that doesn't exist anymore, it involves configuring the Location to be /usr/bin/open and the parameter is %URL%.

You need to make sure that google chrome is your default browser and it will work properly. This is the only method that worked for me on OSX Lion.

Answer 6

You could create an executable here: /usr/local/bin/chrome with these contents:

#!/bin/sh
open -a 'Google Chrome' $1 &

And then ensure Chrome's Preferences settings for "Web Browser" are this for external web browser "Google Chrome":

Name: Google Chrome
Location: /usr/local/bin/chrome
Parameters: %URL%