Bug 405359 - “Default applications” should provide clearer options for “Web browser”
Summary: “Default applications” should provide clearer options for “Web browser”
Status: RESOLVED DUPLICATE of bug 100016
Alias: None
Product: systemsettings
Classification: Applications
Component: general (show other bugs)
Version: 5.15.2
Platform: Other Linux
: NOR minor
Target Milestone: ---
Assignee: Plasma Bugs List
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Reported: 2019-03-11 17:49 UTC by ariasuni
Modified: 2019-03-17 16:26 UTC (History)
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Description ariasuni 2019-03-11 17:49:51 UTC 
SUMMARY
- Options are a bit unclear and could be presented in a better/more complete way
- Checking which type of file is pointed by the URL is slow, adding an annoying loading time before opening any link, so opening any URL should default IMO to only checking scheme.

OBSERVED RESULT
o in application based on the contents of the URL
o in the following application
  - Firefox
  - Chromium
o with the following command:

EXPECTED RESULT
o in the following application
  - Default web browser: <DEFAULT WEB BROWSER (based on ~/.config/mimeapps.list)>
  - Firefox
  - Chromium
o in the default application for the type of the file available at the URL (checks the file before opening it in the appropriate application)
o with the following command:

SOFTWARE/OS VERSIONS
Linux/KDE Plasma: Arch Linux
KDE Plasma Version: 5.12.2
KDE Frameworks Version: 5.56.0
Qt Version: 5.12.1
Comment 1 ariasuni 2019-03-11 20:22:22 UTC 
I meant KDE Plasma Version: 5.15.2
Comment 2 Nate Graham 2019-03-17 16:26:58 UTC 
I submitted a patch for this already: https://phabricator.kde.org/D17372

Fixing it up so it's merge-worthy is on my to-do list. :)

*** This bug has been marked as a duplicate of bug 100016 ***