Bug 514111 - Cannot open filename containing question mark (?)
Summary: Cannot open filename containing question mark (?)
Status: REPORTED
Alias: None
Product: dragonplayer
Classification: Applications
Component: general (other bugs)
Version First Reported In: 25.12.0
Platform: Other Linux
: NOR normal
Target Milestone: ---
Assignee: Unassigned bugs
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Reported: 2026-01-03 15:56 UTC by Gregory Williams
Modified: 2026-01-03 15:56 UTC (History)
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Description Gregory Williams 2026-01-03 15:56:13 UTC
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SUMMARY


STEPS TO REPRODUCE
1. In Dolphin, locate a media file with a question mark (?) in it's filename, for example Dad's Army - s04e11 - A. Wilson (Manager)? {imdb-tt0552273}.mp4
2. Double-click the file in Dolphin to open it in dragonplayer
3. dragonplayer starts but has the error banner "Could not open file".

OBSERVED RESULT
dragonplayer starts but has the error banner "Could not open file". However, if the file is renamed to not have the question mark (?) then it opens fine.

EXPECTED RESULT
File should open fine regardless of its filename.

SOFTWARE/OS VERSIONS
Operating System: Fedora Linux 43
KDE Plasma Version: 6.5.4
KDE Frameworks Version: 6.21.0
Qt Version: 6.10.1
Kernel Version: 6.17.12-300.fc43.x86_64 (64-bit)
Graphics Platform: Wayland
Processors: 12 × Intel® Core™ i7-5930K CPU @ 3.50GHz
Memory: 64 GiB of RAM (62.7 GiB usable)
Graphics Processor 1: AMD Radeon R9 200 Series
Graphics Processor 2: llvmpipe

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