Bug 202160 - 'Open Browser Here' action is confusing when right-clicking URLs
Summary: 'Open Browser Here' action is confusing when right-clicking URLs
Status: RESOLVED FIXED
Alias: None
Product: konsole
Classification: Applications
Component: general (show other bugs)
Version: 2.2.2
Platform: unspecified Linux
: NOR normal
Target Milestone: ---
Assignee: Konsole Developer
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Reported: 2009-08-01 02:05 UTC by Chris
Modified: 2009-08-22 15:30 UTC (History)
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Description Chris 2009-08-01 02:05:01 UTC
Version:           2.2.2 (using 4.2.2 (KDE 4.2.2), Kubuntu packages)
Compiler:          cc
OS:                Linux (i686) release 2.6.28-14-generic

When I right-click a URL in Konsole and click "Open Browser Here," Dolphin opens, but Firefox, my web browser, does not.
Comment 1 Robert Knight 2009-08-01 13:17:58 UTC
This is correct - 'Open Browser Here' means 'file browser', not 'web browser' - hence the Dolphin icon.  The menu action which opens Firefox is the top one labeled 'Open Link'.  

Unfortunately the text 'Open File Browser Here' is too long to fit in the menu.  If we could know for sure which application would be used to open the folder then it could be changed to 'Open Dolphin Here' or 'Open Nautilus Here'.
Comment 2 Chris 2009-08-01 14:24:54 UTC
But why would I want to open a file browser in an http URL? That doesn't make any sense as a menu option.
Comment 3 Robert Knight 2009-08-02 12:48:19 UTC
It opens the file browser at the current directory of the program running in the terminal - usually the current directory that the shell is in.  This action is always visible when right-clicking in the terminal.  When you right-click on URLs then two additional actions ("Open Link" and "Copy Link Location") are added to the top of the menu.
Comment 4 Kurt Hindenburg 2009-08-22 05:12:11 UTC
I think 'Open Browser Here' needs to be changed to 'Open File Manager'.

There is too much confusion over 'Browser'.
Comment 5 Robert Knight 2009-08-22 11:51:05 UTC
Yes - I think that would be better.
Comment 6 Kurt Hindenburg 2009-08-22 15:30:13 UTC
SVN commit 1014329 by hindenburg:

Change menu item to 'Open  File Manager' to avoid confusion.

BUG: 202160


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WebSVN link: http://websvn.kde.org/?view=rev&revision=1014329