diff -up xsane-0.995/src/xsane.h.xdg-open xsane-0.995/src/xsane.h
--- xsane-0.995/src/xsane.h.xdg-open	2007-08-13 09:20:32.000000000 +0200
+++ xsane-0.995/src/xsane.h	2007-11-23 11:50:49.000000000 +0100
@@ -251,7 +251,7 @@
 # elif defined(HAVE_OS2_H)
 #  define DEFAULT_BROWSER "netscape"
 # else
-#  define DEFAULT_BROWSER "netscape"
+#  define DEFAULT_BROWSER "xdg-open"
 # endif
 #endif