Bug 456170

Summary:	Dolphin interprets some strings that are not intended as URLs as URLs
Product:	[Applications] dolphin	Reporter:	spamless.9v5xj
Component:	bars: location	Assignee:	yushuoqi <yusq77>
Status:	CONFIRMED ---
Severity:	normal	CC:	kdedev, kfm-devel, yusq77
Priority:	NOR
Version First Reported In:	22.04.2
Target Milestone:	---
Platform:	Arch Linux
OS:	Linux
Latest Commit:		Version Fixed In:
Sentry Crash Report:

Description spamless.9v5xj 2022-06-30 14:22:19 UTC

SUMMARY
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When pasting in a string such as "usr/local/bin/", Dolphin thinks that because it does not start with / the string is a URL and redirects the user to the browser without any prompting
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STEPS TO REPRODUCE
1. Paste the string "usr/local/bin/" sans quotes into the location bar in Dolphin
2. Press Enter

OBSERVED RESULT
Dolphin states that "[it] does not support web pages, the web browser has been launched". Web browser opens, attempting to visit the URL "http:/usr/local/bin".

EXPECTED RESULT
Either to bring the user to /usr/local/bin or a prompt asking if the user wishes to open the web browser

SOFTWARE/OS VERSIONS
Linux/KDE Plasma: 5.18.7-arch1-1
KDE Plasma Version: 5.25.2
KDE Frameworks Version: 5.95.0
Qt Version: 5.15.5

Comment 1 TraceyC 2024-05-10 02:13:30 UTC

I can confirm this behavior

Operating System: Solus 4.5
KDE Plasma Version: 6.0.4
KDE Frameworks Version: 6.1.0
Qt Version: 6.6.3
Kernel Version: 6.8.9-289.current (64-bit)
Graphics Platform: Wayland

Dolphin 24.02.2

Comment 2 spamless.9v5xj 2025-01-24 22:59:17 UTC

I have also discovered while misclicking when trying to open /foo/bar/1234567890 (which is a file on my PC) that if you input a string of numbers, eg. 1234567890 it will also be interpreted as an IP address.

Comment 3 yushuoqi 2025-07-29 09:47:21 UTC

I can confirm this behavior.