Hi, well, I think this is still a current bug (or maybe it is just a missing feature and it is not supposed to work ?). I also think this might be a duplicate of https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/mozilla-thunderbird/+bug/105088
The point is that, AFAICT, neither Firefox, nor Thunderbird can handle url that use gio, although they are both compiled with --enable-gio flag. Trying to open a smb://share/path-to/file.html url by clicking on the file in Nautilus results in : 1) firefox is opened, as it is the default app for handling html file on my system 2) firefox fails, saying : L'adresse n'a pas été reconnue Firefox ne sait pas ouvrir cette adresse car le protocole (smb) n'est associé à aucun programme. Il est peut-être nécessaire d'installer une autre application pour ouvrir ce type d'adresse. which I would translate rougthly as : Unrecognized address Firefox can't open this address as protocol (smb) is not associated to any program. Maybe you have to install another application to open this type of addres. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to firefox in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/99230 Title: [feisty] sftp:// and other system registered handlers broken in FF Status in “firefox” package in Ubuntu: Incomplete Bug description: Binary package hint: firefox When you type in protocol which cannot be handled by firefox, but is registered to Gnome system, Firefox does nothing. "Loading" text is shortly shown in the status bar, after which it turns to "(Untitled)" blank page. Suggestion (in this preference order): 1. Open handlers in corresponding application (e.g. nautilus) 2. Show an error page 3. Show an error dialog To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/firefox/+bug/99230/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages Post to : [email protected] Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
