[Bug 296651] Re: Browser does not start when clicking on a URL in terminal window

2010-05-14 Thread Tony Shadwick
** Changed in: gnome-terminal (Ubuntu) Status: Invalid = Incomplete -- Browser does not start when clicking on a URL in terminal window https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/296651 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. --

[Bug 296651] Re: Browser does not start when clicking on a URL in terminal window

2009-08-04 Thread Tony Shadwick
I second David's request. I'm a very seasoned user, Unix administrator, and I regularly use several different platforms. This is silliness. The behavior should be that left-click launches the browser, right click provides a context menu with an option to launch the browser, copy the link, and if

[Bug 296651] Re: Browser does not start when clicking on a URL in terminal window

2009-08-04 Thread Tony Shadwick
The usability issue created here is great enough to warrant this to be a bug. Read the comments, and if you want further opinions, look here: http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1228073 -- Browser does not start when clicking on a URL in terminal window

[Bug 296651] Re: Browser does not start when clicking on a URL in terminal window

2009-06-12 Thread David Fokkema
I'd like to revert this to a bug. Make it a wishlist one, if appropriate. The thing is this: I, as a knowledgeable user (blablabla), have expected things in any OS to 'just work', be 'intuitive', or otherwise being a (usability) bug. I've known some OSes in which there were a lot of usability

[Bug 296651] Re: Browser does not start when clicking on a URL in terminal window

2008-11-11 Thread kreggz
Thank you for taking the time to report this issue and helping to make Ubuntu better. Examining the information you have given us, this does not appear to be a bug report so we are closing it and converting it to a question in the support tracker. We appreciate the difficulties you are facing, but

[Bug 296651] Re: Browser does not start when clicking on a URL in terminal window

2008-11-11 Thread kreggz
Hello, To access a link: To access a Uniform Resource Locator (URL) that is displayed in a terminal, perform the following steps: 1. Move the mouse over the URL until the URL is underlined. 2. Right-click on the URL to open a popup menu.