This doesn't really aid triage, but I can see that this is a issue which has been experienced by other users at least:
http://computers.findincity.net/view/635399295212048058991348/chrome-will-not-open-uri-handler-when-passed-as-argument On Mon, May 11, 2015 at 5:00 PM, <support-requ...@pidgin.im> wrote: > Send Support mailing list submissions to > support@pidgin.im > > To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit > https://pidgin.im/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/support > or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to > support-requ...@pidgin.im > > You can reach the person managing the list at > support-ow...@pidgin.im > > When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific > than "Re: Contents of Support digest..." > > > Today's Topics: > > 1. Windows Pidgin Client and Spotify Desktop Client URL Handling > (Sebastian Collins) > 2. Re: Windows Pidgin Client and Spotify Desktop Client URL > Handling (Adrien Rivard) > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Message: 1 > Date: Mon, 11 May 2015 15:00:30 +0100 > From: Sebastian Collins <sebastian.coll...@gmail.com> > To: support@pidgin.im > Subject: Windows Pidgin Client and Spotify Desktop Client URL Handling > Message-ID: > <CAFqnG00Qb3fZPf+PV9vdc0= > 93mpnyz9z6f0sy3j6zfhhj-9...@mail.gmail.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" > > Hi, > > I have Chrome as my default browser which I want to maintain as such. If I > am sent a Spotify URL in a buddy chat I would like to be able to click on > the link and for it to then automatically launch my spotify desktop client. > Is this possible? > > Currently if I am sent a spotify url in this manner when I click the link > it launches chrome to display a blank tab. If I copy and paste the link > directly into Chrome however it will then launch my Spotify desktop client > but this manual cut and paste effort defeats the purpose. > > Any help here would be great. > -------------- next part -------------- > An HTML attachment was scrubbed... > URL: < > https://pidgin.im/pipermail/support/attachments/20150511/fe7e8784/attachment-0001.html > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 2 > Date: Mon, 11 May 2015 17:49:07 +0200 > From: Adrien Rivard <adrien.riv...@gmail.com> > To: Sebastian Collins <sebastian.coll...@gmail.com> > Cc: "support@pidgin.im" <support@pidgin.im> > Subject: Re: Windows Pidgin Client and Spotify Desktop Client URL > Handling > Message-ID: > <CAPCUOdFZtZrjmqKwnEZN=drN-_gAc6VMhCdgmQj4xzfXD= > w...@mail.gmail.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" > > Hi, > > This is probably not a specific problem with Pidgin, but you can find the > official instructions to do that here : > > https://support.spotify.com/us/learn-more/faq/#!/article/why-do-spotify-links-always-open-in-the-spotify-web-player > > > > On Mon, May 11, 2015 at 4:00 PM, Sebastian Collins < > sebastian.coll...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > Hi, > > > > I have Chrome as my default browser which I want to maintain as such. If > I > > am sent a Spotify URL in a buddy chat I would like to be able to click on > > the link and for it to then automatically launch my spotify desktop > client. > > Is this possible? > > > > Currently if I am sent a spotify url in this manner when I click the link > > it launches chrome to display a blank tab. If I copy and paste the link > > directly into Chrome however it will then launch my Spotify desktop > client > > but this manual cut and paste effort defeats the purpose. > > > > Any help here would be great. > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Support@pidgin.im mailing list > > Want to unsubscribe? Use this link: > > https://pidgin.im/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/support > > > > > > -- > Adrien Rivard > -------------- next part -------------- > An HTML attachment was scrubbed... > URL: < > https://pidgin.im/pipermail/support/attachments/20150511/00c48f5d/attachment-0001.html > > > > ------------------------------ > > Subject: Digest Footer > > _______________________________________________ > Support mailing list > Support@pidgin.im > https://pidgin.im/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/support > > > ------------------------------ > > End of Support Digest, Vol 93, Issue 5 > ************************************** >
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