From ed104dd2c109093bd728dc3bf1f744087c8db81a Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Roy-043 <70520633+Roy-043@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Mon, 2 Feb 2026 17:59:40 +0100
Subject: [PATCH] BIM: remove LibraryWebSearch option from BIM_Library as it
 required the Web WB (#27048)

* BIM: remove LibraryWebSearch option from BIM_Library as it required the Web WB

Removed the 'checkWebSearch' checkbox and updated tooltip text formatting.

* BIM: remove LibraryWebSearch option from BIM_Library as it required the Web WB

* Restore tooltip
---
 src/Mod/BIM/Resources/ui/dialogLibrary.ui | 10 ----------
 src/Mod/BIM/bimcommands/BimLibrary.py     | 16 +---------------
 2 files changed, 1 insertion(+), 25 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/Mod/BIM/Resources/ui/dialogLibrary.ui b/src/Mod/BIM/Resources/ui/dialogLibrary.ui
index 0a1ccadf7c..f186057845 100644
--- a/src/Mod/BIM/Resources/ui/dialogLibrary.ui
+++ b/src/Mod/BIM/Resources/ui/dialogLibrary.ui
@@ -200,16 +200,6 @@
         </property>
        </widget>
       </item>
-      <item>
-       <widget class="QCheckBox" name="checkWebSearch">
-        <property name="toolTip">
-         <string>Open the search results inside FreeCAD's web browser instead of the system browser</string>
-        </property>
-        <property name="text">
-         <string>Search using FreeCAD's web view</string>
-        </property>
-       </widget>
-      </item>
       <item>
        <widget class="QCheckBox" name="check3DPreview">
         <property name="toolTip">
diff --git a/src/Mod/BIM/bimcommands/BimLibrary.py b/src/Mod/BIM/bimcommands/BimLibrary.py
index 4df89219af..5d73982177 100644
--- a/src/Mod/BIM/bimcommands/BimLibrary.py
+++ b/src/Mod/BIM/bimcommands/BimLibrary.py
@@ -178,8 +178,6 @@ class BIM_Library_TaskPanel:
         self.form.checkOnline.setChecked(PARAMS.GetBool("LibraryOnline", not offlinemode))
         self.form.checkFCStdOnly.toggled.connect(self.onCheckFCStdOnly)
         self.form.checkFCStdOnly.setChecked(PARAMS.GetBool("LibraryFCStdOnly", False))
-        self.form.checkWebSearch.toggled.connect(self.onCheckWebSearch)
-        self.form.checkWebSearch.setChecked(PARAMS.GetBool("LibraryWebSearch", False))
         self.form.check3DPreview.toggled.connect(self.onCheck3DPreview)
         self.form.check3DPreview.setChecked(PARAMS.GetBool("3DPreview", False))
 
@@ -529,13 +527,7 @@ class BIM_Library_TaskPanel:
 
         from PySide import QtGui
 
-        s = PARAMS.GetBool("LibraryWebSearch", False)
-        if s:
-            import WebGui
-
-            WebGui.openBrowser(url)
-        else:
-            QtGui.QDesktopServices.openUrl(url)
+        QtGui.QDesktopServices.openUrl(url)
 
     def needsFullSpace(self):
 
@@ -889,12 +881,6 @@ class BIM_Library_TaskPanel:
         self.dirmodel.setNameFilters(self.getFilters())
         self.onCheckOnline(self.form.checkOnline.isChecked())
 
-    def onCheckWebSearch(self, state):
-        """if the web search checkbox is clicked"""
-
-        # save state
-        PARAMS.SetBool("LibraryWebSearch", state)
-
     def onCheck3DPreview(self, state):
         """if the 3D preview checkbox is clicked"""