Bug 417944

Summary:	Support geo URL query
Product:	[Applications] marble	Reporter:	Kai Uwe Broulik <kde>
Component:	general	Assignee:	marble-bugs
Status:	REPORTED ---
Severity:	wishlist	CC:	genghiskhan
Priority:	NOR	Keywords:	accessibility, efficiency, usability
Version:	unspecified
Target Milestone:	---
Platform:	Other
OS:	Linux
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Description Kai Uwe Broulik 2020-02-20 17:12:26 UTC

SUMMARY
Marble should support the (non-standard but well-established thanks to Android) way of adding a query string to the URL via geo:0,0?q=Berlin

STEPS TO REPRODUCE
1. Have marble installed
2. Run xdg-open geo:0,0?q=Barlin

OBSERVED RESULT
Marble opens at GEO coordinates lat 0 lon 0

EXPECTED RESULT
Marble opens with the query string "Berlin" input and already searching for it

SOFTWARE/OS VERSIONS
KDE Plasma Version: 5.18.1
KDE Frameworks Version: 5.67.0
Qt Version: 5.14.1

Comment 1 Kai Uwe Broulik 2020-02-20 17:23:51 UTC

Or maybe geo:?q=Berlin but also doesn't work with Marble :)

Comment 2 genghiskhan 2022-06-15 06:46:17 UTC

$ marble-qt geo: ... doesn't do anything, currently.
Packagers who are aware of geo: uri, are often find online coplements (https://...) that often constitute a privacy risk, hence this is a privacy concern.
Often, I like to browse a desktop map, like Marble because I'm familiar with it and is convenient.

To overcome system default, if any, I suggest to add the following line to marble-qt.desktop
MimeType=application/vnd.google-earth.kml+xml;application/gpx+xml;x-scheme-handler/geo;

I think this should of at most priority.