Bug 199453

Summary:	"Use a different email client" copies the command entry from .dekstop file as it is
Product:	[Applications] systemsettings	Reporter:	Avi Shteiman <avi>
Component:	kcm_componentchooser	Assignee:	Unassigned bugs <unassigned-bugs-null>
Status:	RESOLVED FIXED
Severity:	normal	CC:	adaptee, andresbajotierra, montel
Priority:	NOR
Version First Reported In:	4.9.3
Target Milestone:	---
Platform:	Gentoo Packages
OS:	Linux
Latest Commit:		Version Fixed In:
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Description Avi Shteiman 2009-07-08 18:29:58 UTC

Version:            (using KDE 4.2.4)
Compiler:          gcc-4.3.3-r2 
OS:                Linux
Installed from:    Gentoo Packages

In systemsettings going to General -> Default Applications -> Email Client -> Use a different email client:

And pressing the "..." button opens the applications browser. Choosing an application e.g. mozilla-firefox applies the string: "/usr/bin/firefox %U".

Only by accident I discovered that it should be %u (stands for mailto: URI). If not corrected it causes the browser to go to "http://www.%u.com/".

Comment 1 Dario Andres 2009-08-18 20:54:22 UTC

The component chooser is not setting the %U (nor any other parameter). It is only copying all the Command entry of the .desktop files that the "Open with" dialog shows. 

So if "firefox %U" is appearing, it is because that is the Command entry.

May be some check could be added to convert %U to %u if that is the case... (for email client at least)

Updating the title to reflect the discovery.
Regards

Comment 2 Jekyll Wu 2012-12-05 05:16:49 UTC

The real problem is this kcm should strip "thunderbird %U" (obtained from thunderbird.desktop) to "thunderbird". Copying it as it is will not work. Only the binary name itself is needed.

Comment 3 Laurent Montel 2015-03-08 11:37:05 UTC

I can not reproduce in last version.
I think it's fixed.
Reopen if you can reproduce it