diff -ur hplip-2.8.5.orig/base/utils.py hplip-2.8.5/base/utils.py
--- hplip-2.8.5.orig/base/utils.py	2008-05-30 09:28:57 +0400
+++ hplip-2.8.5/base/utils.py	2008-05-30 09:29:27 +0400
@@ -844,8 +844,8 @@
         if not f(x): return False
     return True
 
-BROWSERS = ['firefox', 'mozilla', 'konqueror', 'galeon', 'skipstone'] # in preferred order
-BROWSER_OPTS = {'firefox': '-new-window', 'mozilla' : '', 'konqueror': '', 'galeon': '-w', 'skipstone': ''}
+BROWSERS = ['url_handler.sh', 'firefox', 'mozilla', 'konqueror', 'galeon', 'skipstone'] # in preferred order
+BROWSER_OPTS = {'url_handler.sh': '', 'firefox': '-new-window', 'mozilla' : '', 'konqueror': '', 'galeon': '-w', 'skipstone': ''}
 
 def find_browser():
     if platform_avail and platform.system() == 'Darwin':
Only in hplip-2.8.5/base: utils.py.orig