Bug 145898

Summary: when clicking on url that ends in .jpg etc it loads image viewer not browser
Product: [Applications] kmail Reporter: Henti Smith <henti>
Component: generalAssignee: kdepim bugs <kdepim-bugs>
Status: RESOLVED INTENTIONAL    
Severity: normal    
Priority: NOR    
Version: unspecified   
Target Milestone: ---   
Platform: Ubuntu   
OS: Linux   
Latest Commit: Version Fixed In:

Description Henti Smith 2007-05-24 14:44:46 UTC 
Version:            (using KDE KDE 3.5.7)
Installed from:    Ubuntu Packages
Compiler:          gcc version 4.1.2 (Ubuntu 4.1.2-0ubuntu4) 
OS:                Linux

pretty self explanatory, 

got a mail with link : 

http://www.mikesdesk.za.net/blog/wp-content/uploads/Images/UbuntuShirt.JPG

click on this list should have loaded the browser, but loaded F-spot instead. 
tested on other machine loads the preferred image viewer.
Comment 1 Thomas McGuire 2007-05-24 17:01:55 UTC 
You probably have associated jpg images with F-Spot on that computer.
Opening jpeg images from other places also opens F-Spot, right?
You can change mimetype association somewhere in the control center.

This is most probable not a KMail bug.
Comment 2 Henti Smith 2007-05-24 17:08:41 UTC 
kmail should NEVER open a url with anything but a browser. Even if the url ends in .jpg or .pdf etc etc it should be opened in a browser.
Comment 3 Thomas McGuire 2007-05-24 17:11:22 UTC 
Why? A browser can't even view pdfs, what is wrong with launching a pdf viewer for that?
If the url points to a zip file, opening a browser makes even less sense.
Comment 4 Bram Schoenmakers 2007-05-24 21:08:00 UTC 
Sounds like a WONTFIX.
Comment 5 Henti Smith 2007-06-04 14:30:12 UTC 
Are you serous ? 

I need to use a image viewer to access an image on the web? 
This makes NO SENSE.

It's on the web so you use a web browser to access it regardless of what type of file it is.
Comment 6 Jonathan Marten 2007-06-04 15:22:05 UTC 
No, this is KDE.  You don't need a web browser just because the file is on the web - any application can access it no matter where the file is located...
Comment 7 Bram Schoenmakers 2007-06-04 19:33:47 UTC 
Yep, a definitely a WONTFIX.