Version: 4.2.0-7.fc10 (using KDE 4.2.0) OS: Linux Installed from: Fedora RPMs In KWrite opening a file with a colon in file name - such as "filename: text.txt" - fails with 2 messages. Firt error window pops up saying: "URL cannot be listed filename: text.txt". Then, after clicking on OK, a second error window pops up saying "The file given could not be read; check whether it exists or is readable for the current user." Opening a file named "filename: videofile.avi" with Dragon Player, the second error window says "The file filename:%20videofile.avi/ could not be found" Opening a file named "filename: text.txt" with Konqueror gives 2 error windows, just like in the case of Dragon Player. Kate gives 2 error windows. The first one is the same as all previous examples, the second error window says: "Could not start process Unable to create io-slave: klauncher said: unknown protocol «filename».."
Kwrite, Kate, Konqueror and Dragon Player all open the file with a colon in its file name correctly if the applications are launched from within a Konsole window.
Are you entering "filename: foobar.txt" in the File Dialog "Name:" field ? (I wonder why do you use the "filename:" part...) It will try to interpret the "filename:" part as kind of protocol (which in fact it doesn't exist). Just removing "filename:" should do the trick Or are you trying to open a file which is named indeed "filename: foobar.txt" ? Thanks
*** This bug has been marked as a duplicate of bug 174864 ***