Bug 416686

Summary:	On Windows, make .URL files instead of .desktop when KDE Dolphin creates link to Internet URL
Product:	[Frameworks and Libraries] frameworks-kio	Reporter:	Murz <MurzNN>
Component:	general	Assignee:	KIO Bugs <kio-bugs-null>
Status:	CONFIRMED ---
Severity:	normal	CC:	kde, kdelibs-bugs-null, kfm-devel, nate
Priority:	NOR
Version First Reported In:	unspecified
Target Milestone:	---
Platform:	Other
OS:	Linux
Latest Commit:		Version Fixed In:
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Description Murz 2020-01-24 11:36:19 UTC

At now when users drag&drop url string from any Web Browser and select "Link here" - Dolphin creates .desktop file with contents like this:
---
[Desktop Entry]
Icon=text-html
Name=https://bugs.kde.org/enter_bug.cgi?product=dolphin
Type=Link
URL[$e]=https://bugs.kde.org/enter_bug.cgi?product=dolphin
---

But same operation on Windows creates .URL file with name from page title and content like this:
---
[InternetShortcut]
URL=https://bugs.kde.org/enter_bug.cgi?product=dolphin
IDList=
HotKey=0
IconIndex=0
---

Documentation of .URL format can be found here: https://fileinfo.com/extension/url

So will be good if Dolphin creates files in same format, like other operation systems.

Comment 1 Kai Uwe Broulik 2020-01-24 14:33:00 UTC

Perhaps when run on Windows but not Linux, where .desktop files are standardized across desktops.

Comment 2 Nate Graham 2020-01-28 17:45:10 UTC

Yeah, we wouldn't do this on Linux.

Comment 3 Murz 2020-01-31 04:51:45 UTC

Maybe make this on Linux optional via something like "Make Windows compatible link"? Because often we need to make links on folders, shared with Windows users.