bool open_browser(QWidget* parent, const QString& rUrl)
{
    bool result = false;
    QApplication::setOverrideCursor(Qt::BusyCursor);
#ifdef Q_WS_WIN
    result = int(ShellExecuteW(parent->winId(),
            0,
            rUrl.ucs2(),
            0,
    0,
    SW_SHOWNORMAL)) > 32;
#else
    Q_UNUSED(parent);
    // Try a range of browsers available on UNIX, until we (hopefully)
    // find one that works.  Start with the most popular first.
    
    QProcess process;
    bool process_started = false;
    process.setArguments(QStringList() << "netscape" << rUrl);

    process_started = process.start();
    
    if (!process_started)
    {
        process.setArguments(QStringList() << "mozilla" << rUrl);
        
        process_started = process.start();
    }
    if (!process_started)
    {
        process.setArguments(QStringList() << "firefox" << rUrl);
        
        process_started = process.start();
    }
    if (!process_started)
    {
        process.setArguments(QStringList() << "konqueror" << rUrl);
        
        process_started = process.start();
    }
    result = process_started;
#endif
    QApplication::restoreOverrideCursor();
    
    return result;
}