My KNIME node descriptions are not displaying properly. What can I do?

KNIME node descriptions can fail to display on Linux if the xulrunner library is not installed or the version that is installed is incompatible with the current version of KNIME. Versions of xulrunner newer than 1.9.0.x are not compatible with the version of KNIME that is distributed with Suite 2010.

If you already have a newer xulrunner installed, you can install a second, compatible xulrunner, separate from your newer xulrunner, and then point Knime to this version.

1. Download a version of xulrunner no later than 1.9.0.x (from http://ftp.mozilla.org/pub/mozilla.org/xulrunner/releases).
2. Install this version of xulrunner in a non-default location.
3. Edit the following file:
   
   $SCHRODINGER/knime-vversion/bin/Linux-x86/knime/knime.ini
   
   and add this line:
   
   -Dorg.eclipse.swt.browser.XULRunnerPath=location of compatible xulrunner
   
   where location of compatible xulrunner is the full path to the 1.9.0.x version of xulrunner that you just installed.
4. Restart KNIME.

The node descriptions should now be displayed correctly.

Keywords: Knime, node descriptions, xulrunner

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