Bug 508149

Summary:	URL strings are not decoded in file dialogs
Product:	[Applications] dolphin	Reporter:	Mr. Argparse <main.bath9558>
Component:	general	Assignee:	Dolphin Bug Assignee <dolphin-bugs-null>
Status:	CONFIRMED ---
Severity:	minor	CC:	4wy78uwh, aristsakas, dolphin-bugs-null, kdedev
Priority:	NOR
Version First Reported In:	25.04.3
Target Milestone:	---
Platform:	Arch Linux
OS:	Linux
Latest Commit:		Version Fixed/Implemented In:
Sentry Crash Report:
Attachments:	Dialog showing the encoded filename

Description Mr. Argparse 2025-08-12 04:03:32 UTC

Hi folks, so recently I noticed that when accessing ftp or smb paths, the url string remains url encoded which is an issue with files that have square brackets for instance.


STEPS TO REPRODUCE
1. Create a file with a character that would get encoded in a URL
2. Try deleting that file or moving it to a folder where it already exists
3. Dialog will display the encoded url

OBSERVED RESULT
The filepath string remains url encoded.

EXPECTED RESULT
The string should show as decoded as it would in a web browser for instance or any other file manager.

SOFTWARE/OS VERSIONS
Windows: 
macOS: 
(available in the Info Center app, or by running `kinfo` in a terminal window)
Linux/KDE Plasma: 
KDE Plasma Version: 
KDE Frameworks Version: 
Qt Version: 

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

Comment 1 TraceyC 2025-08-13 17:30:54 UTC

Thanks for the bug report. Please provide the information requested in the template:

SOFTWARE/OS VERSIONS
(available in the Info Center app, or by running `kinfo` in a terminal window)
Linux/KDE Plasma: 
KDE Plasma Version: 
KDE Frameworks Version: 
Qt Version: 

Thanks.

Comment 2 Mr. Argparse 2025-08-16 15:03:07 UTC

(In reply to TraceyC from comment #1)
> Thanks for the bug report. Please provide the information requested in the
> template:
> 
> SOFTWARE/OS VERSIONS
> (available in the Info Center app, or by running `kinfo` in a terminal
> window)
> Linux/KDE Plasma: 
> KDE Plasma Version: 
> KDE Frameworks Version: 
> Qt Version: 
> 
> Thanks.

For sure my bad:

Archlinux: Linux kernel 6.16

KDE Plasma Version: 6.4.4

KDE Frameworks Version: 6.17.0 

Qt Version: 6.9.1

Comment 3 TraceyC 2025-08-18 17:30:48 UTC

Thanks for the info. 

I'm able to reproduce this on Dolphin built from git-master 
I didn't see it on 25.04.3 on Fedora 42
Both were using the same Samba share

The bug doesn't happen with local files

Comment 4 TraceyC 2025-08-18 17:31:26 UTC

Created attachment 184215 [details]
Dialog showing the encoded filename

Comment 5 Mr. Argparse 2025-08-25 02:44:51 UTC

(In reply to TraceyC from comment #3)
> Thanks for the info. 
> 
> I'm able to reproduce this on Dolphin built from git-master 
> I didn't see it on 25.04.3 on Fedora 42
> Both were using the same Samba share
> 
> The bug doesn't happen with local files

Yes does not occur with local files only but only with url-like strings.

Comment 6 aristsakas 2025-12-29 23:56:22 UTC

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

	https://discuss.kde.org/t/bug-dolphin-erroneously-converts-deliberately-uri-encoded-filename-when-navigated-to-via-kfind-integration/7549/1?u=rokejulianlockhart


OBSERVED RESULT

	1.	From KFind, https://discuss-cdn.kde.org/uploads/default/original/2X/0/0711c79ef9f8601cad0005ec98ce069442c8150d.png
	2.	From Dolphin, https://discuss-cdn.kde.org/uploads/default/original/2X/5/51a3cfdfb7466fe30ab0cce5b4ccfe32ebf0ba88.png

Comment 7 aristsakas 2025-12-29 23:56:43 UTC

*** Bug 477306 has been marked as a duplicate of this bug. ***