Ok, a few things to go through: > --help doesn’t show --protocol. The --help info is generic to both Windows and non-Windows, so it only shows options common to both. The --protocolhandler= switch is definitely the right one.
> I’m using the Hangouts plugin The hangouts plugin doesn't have a URI handler, and it definitely wouldn't work with xmpp: uri's; they would get passed off to an active jabber/xmpp account you've got set up in Pidgin When I run the command you ran I get a new conversation windows to xx...@gmail.com. Just to make sure, I tried from the Start->Run prompt and get the same result: [image: image.png] The only thing related to a uri scheme for hangouts, is the uri that is used on iOS to open the app: com.google.hangouts:// (from https://stackoverflow.com/questions/36182069/google-hangouts-ios-application-url-schemes ) but this looks to be ios-specific and doesn't work on any other platform. I could potentially add it to the Hangouts plugin, but i'm not sure how much value that would add? Cheers, Eion On Wed, 17 Oct 2018 at 12:04, Phil Smith III <li...@akphs.com> wrote: > Well, ok, that’s kinda what I’d expected – I installed Pidgin so long ago > that I’ve just let upgrades run without looking (since it’s one of the > civilized installers that remembers the options!) and had forgotten it was > there. > > > > BUT it is set, and I just reinstalled to be sure. Looking in the Registry, > I find: > > *[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\xmpp\shell\Open\command]* > > has value > > *"C:\\Program Files (x86)\\Pidgin\\pidgin.exe --protocolhandler=%1"* > > > > But: > > *C:\Program Files (x86)\Pidgin\pidgin.exe > --protocolhandler=xmpp:xxxx...@gmail.com <xmpp%3axxxx...@gmail.com>* > > from a Run or Command prompt does nothing. > > > > I’m starting to wonder about the *--protocolhandler* option. is it > correct? And I’m using the Hangouts plugin; would it still be > *protocolhandler=xmpp:xxxx...@gmail.com > <http://gmail.com>*? I notice that Pidgin doesn’t even start when I > specify this option, which makes me think it rejected it entirely. > *--help* doesn’t show *--protocol*. I’m on 2.13.0. > > > > *From:* Eion Robb [mailto:e...@robbmob.com] > *Sent:* Tuesday, October 16, 2018 5:14 PM > *To:* Phil Smith III <li...@akphs.com> > *Cc:* Pidgin Support List <support@pidgin.im> > *Subject:* Re: xmpp: URLs in Windows? > > > > The windows installer .exe has an option to register handlers with XMPP, > AIM and something else. > > > > The manual way to do it used to be through: > > Control Panel->Default Programs->Associate a file type or protocol with a > program -> Choose default applications by protocol > > but it looks like they've gotten rid of the option to manually add a > protocol to the list now? > > > > On Wed, 17 Oct 2018 at 06:30, Phil Smith III <li...@akphs.com> wrote: > > pid...@alexoren.com wrote, in part: > >> the second does nothing. > > >Works for me, but does not unescape the message, so spaces are a problem. > > Also does nothing from a Run prompt. So I'm back to the original question: > how do I register Pidgin to respond to XMPP: URLs? > > _______________________________________________ > Support@pidgin.im mailing list > Want to unsubscribe? Use this link: > https://pidgin.im/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/support > >
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