diff -r 96b8406d4a2f -r 7d91b35c1b6f mainwindow.cpp
--- a/mainwindow.cpp	Mon Mar 27 20:21:58 2006 +0000
+++ b/mainwindow.cpp	Tue Mar 28 20:04:04 2006 +0000
@@ -101,6 +101,7 @@
 extern QAction *actionEditMoveDown;
 extern QAction *actionEditToggleScroll;
 extern QAction* actionEditOpenURL;
+extern QAction* actionEditOpenURLTab;
 extern QAction* actionEditURL;
 extern QAction* actionEditHeading2URL;
 extern QAction* actionEditBugzilla2URL;
@@ -207,6 +208,8 @@
 	makeSubDirs (clipboardDir);
 	clipboardEmpty=true;
 
+	procBrowser=NULL;
+
 	// FIXME not used currently
 	// Set random seed (random used for object IDs)
     // QTime t = QTime::currentTime();		// set random seed
@@ -519,6 +522,11 @@
 	a->setEnabled (false);
 	actionEditOpenURL=a;
 
+	a = new QAction( tr( "Open URL in new tab" ), QPixmap(), tr( "Open URL in new tab" ), ALT + Key_U, this, "urltab" );
+    connect( a, SIGNAL( activated() ), this, SLOT( editOpenURLTab() ) );
+	a->setEnabled (false);
+	actionEditOpenURLTab=a;
+
 	a = new QAction( tr( "Edit URL" ), QPixmap(), tr( "Edit URL"+QString("...") ), SHIFT + CTRL + Key_U, this, "url" );
     connect( a, SIGNAL( activated() ), this, SLOT( editURL() ) );
 	a->setEnabled (false);
@@ -1134,6 +1142,7 @@
 
 	branchContextMenu->insertSeparator();	
 	actionEditOpenURL->addTo ( branchContextMenu );
+	actionEditOpenURLTab->addTo ( branchContextMenu );
 	actionEditURL->addTo ( branchContextMenu );
 	actionEditHeading2URL->addTo ( branchContextMenu );
     if (settings.readBoolEntry( "/vym/mainwindow/showTestMenu",false)) 
@@ -2177,8 +2186,53 @@
 
 void Main::editOpenURL()
 {
+	// Open new browser
 	if (currentMapEditor())
-	    currentMapEditor()->openURL();
+	{	
+	    QString url=currentMapEditor()->getURL();
+		if (url=="") return;
+		QString browser=settings.readEntry("/vym/mainwindow/readerURL" );
+		procBrowser = new QProcess( this );
+
+		procBrowser->addArgument( browser);
+		procBrowser->addArgument( url);
+
+		if ( !procBrowser->start() ) 
+		{
+			// try to set path to browser
+			QMessageBox::warning(0, 
+				tr("Warning"),
+				tr("Couldn't find a viewer to open %1.\n").arg(url)+
+				tr("Please use Settings->")+tr("Set application to open an URL"));
+			settingsURL() ; 
+		}	
+	}	
+}
+void Main::editOpenURLTab()
+{
+	if (currentMapEditor())
+	{	
+	    QString url=currentMapEditor()->getURL();
+		if (url=="") return;
+		QString browser=settings.readEntry("/vym/mainwindow/readerURL" );
+		if (browser.contains("konqueror") && procBrowser && procBrowser->isRunning())
+		{
+			// Try to open new tab in existing browser
+			QProcess *p=new QProcess (this);
+			p->addArgument ("dcop");
+			p->addArgument (QString("konqueror-%1").arg(procBrowser->processIdentifier()));
+			p->addArgument ("konqueror-mainwindow#1");
+			p->addArgument ("newTab");
+			p->addArgument (url);
+			if ( !p->start() ) 
+				// try to set browser
+				QMessageBox::warning(0, 
+					tr("Warning"),
+					tr("Couldn't start %1 to open a new tab in %2.").arg("dcop").arg("konqueror"));
+		} else
+			// Open new browser
+			editOpenURL();
+	}	
 }
 
 void Main::editURL()
@@ -2573,7 +2627,7 @@
 	// Default browser is set in constructor
 	bool ok;
 	QString text = QInputDialog::getText(
-		"VYM", tr("Enter path for pdf reader:"), QLineEdit::Normal,
+		"VYM", tr("Set application to open PDF files")+":", QLineEdit::Normal,
 		settings.readEntry("/vym/mainwindow/readerPDF"), &ok, this );
 	if (ok)
 		settings.writeEntry ("/vym/mainwindow/readerPDF",text);
@@ -2586,7 +2640,7 @@
 	// Default browser is set in constructor
 	bool ok;
 	QString text = QInputDialog::getText(
-		"VYM", tr("Enter path for application to open an URL:"), QLineEdit::Normal,
+		"VYM", tr("Set application to open an URL")+":", QLineEdit::Normal,
 		settings.readEntry("/vym/mainwindow/readerURL")
 		, &ok, this );
 	if (ok)
@@ -2686,10 +2740,11 @@
 	if ( !pdfProc->start() ) 
 	{
 		// error handling
-		QMessageBox::critical(0, 
-		tr("Critcal error"),
-		tr("Couldn't find a viewer to read vym.pdf.\n"
-		"Please use Settings->")+tr("Set application to open pdf files"));
+		QMessageBox::warning(0, 
+			tr("Warning"),
+			tr("Couldn't find a viewer to open %1.\n").arg("vym.pdf")+
+			tr("Please use Settings->")+tr("Set application to open PDF files"));
+		settingsPDF();	
 		return;
 	}
 }