Quite a number of links in Safari no longer seem to do the appropriate thing.
For example, despite reinstalling µTorrent, magnet links no long work. There's
a couple of others as well (like irc:// links), but I can't remember what they
all are, but they are links that are normally passed directly to a non-Safari
application.
When I say that they don't work, what happens is that I get a blank "Top Sites"
window instead of the url being silently passed to the app in the background. I
have to right click the link and manually paste it.
FTR, I did check in the launchServices.plist (in my account's preference
folder) magnet is listed properly:
<dict>
<key>LSHandlerRoleAll</key>
<string>com.bittorrent.utorrent</string>
<key>LSHandlerURLScheme</key>
<string>magnet</string>
</dict>
and so is IRC:
<dict>
<key>LSHandlerRoleAll</key>
<string>com.codeux.irc.textual</string>
<key>LSHandlerURLScheme</key>
<string>irc</string>
</dict>
But Safari seems to be ignoring these.
Oh, and it is a Safari issue. If I use the command line tool open with a magnet
or irc URL, it does exactly what it is supposed to. Some new security 'feature'
in Safari under 10.9.3?
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I want a refund, I want a light, I want a reason for all this night
after night after night after night
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