Version: 1.1.3 (using KDE KDE 3.4.2) Installed from: Debian testing/unstable Packages Link urls that contain comma characters are incorrectly passed to external browser. For example, foxnews.com, http://www.foxnews.com/xmlfeed/rss/0,4313,1,00.rss, link urls contain commas such as http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,173649,00.html Launching external browser this shows up in firefox as http://www.foxnews.com/story/0 My "For External Browsing" command is firefox -remote 'openURL(%u,new-tab)'
Which command should we use with Firefox in order for it to start a new URL in a new tab?
firefox -remote 'openURL(%u,new-tab)'
Isn't that the command that is already there and isn't working?
Oh, what should I change it to? I think that's the one that shows up when I hit 'defaults'.
No, I am asking you that. What should we change the command to? Which command works with commas? You are the Firefox user, not me.
akregator's "External Browsing Command" default command is firefox -remote 'openURL(%u,new-tab)' This is not something I set, its the programs default setting. The formatting for %u passes the comma character as ',' not %2C. Is there a formatting character where the url has comma characters encoded as %2C?
No, commas are never encoded and never will be. I know that is the default setting and it reappears in other places in KDE. So, I ask of you: what should we change to? What firefox command can we use that is comma-safe? You are the Firefox user, not me.
This is a firefox openURL bug. I can't seem to quote the %u in any way to get this to work. Thanks for your help.