So here's what I committed: In global search (aka Dash search) and only there, and *not* in dedicated file search, can you enter something that looks or smells like a web URL and the first hit in the Dash will become a link that launches the URL in your preferred browser. I tested that this works well in both Unity3d and Unity2d.
I didn't add support for non-web URLs (file:, sftp: etc) since then we'd need a bit more logic in there to select the right icon and what not to have it not feel like a hack. Not that it's in anyway tricky to do, just that it adds more code than I think is a good idea at this point in the cycle. That said, I am also sure that the web case covers 99.9% of ordinary users' needs. It could maybe be a nice bitesize bug to add general URL support for the Oneiric cycle. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/739038 Title: adding url launcher support from the search -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list [email protected] https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
