On Mon, 6 Apr 2020 21:27:24 +0200 Manfred Lotz <[email protected]> wrote:
> On Mon, 6 Apr 2020 20:36:10 +0200 > Manfred Lotz <[email protected]> wrote: > > > On Sun, 5 Apr 2020 19:40:01 -0700 (PDT) > > Tom M <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > On Sunday, April 5, 2020 at 10:48:08 AM UTC+2, Manfred Lotz > > > wrote: > > > > > > > > Hi all, > > > > I have Fedora 31 and Fedora 32. Happens on both systems. > > > > > > > > I want to open an URL in my browser and type `gx` when the > > > > cursor is over an URL in vim resp. gvim > > > > > > > > > > > > Doing this for example in an markdown document it works fine for > > > > vim but nothing happens when doing the same in gvim. > > > > > > > > When debugging (i.e. starting vim resp. gvim with `-V9vim.log`) > > > > I see: > > > > > > > > line 2: sourcing "/usr/share/vim/vim82/autoload/netrw.vim" > > > > finished sourcing /usr/share/vim/vim82/autoload/netrw.vim > > > > continuing in <SNR>67_VersionAwareNetrwBrowseX > > > > :!setsid xdg-open > > > > 'https://realpython.com/python-data-types/'>/dev/null > > > > 2>&1 > > > > > > > > Calling shell to execute: "setsid xdg-open > > > > 'https://realpython.com/python-data-types/'>/dev/null 2>&1" > > > > > > > > > > > > Any idea how to find out why gvim behaves differently? > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > > > Manfred > > > > > > > > > > A solution (or workaround?) to (the root cause of) this issue has > > > been posted in this group a few weeks back in this discussion: > > > "netrw#BrowseX fails when invoked from gvim on Ubuntu" > > > https://groups.google.com/forum/#!msg/vim_use/cTo_VUtA250/sEgu2wOHAwAJ > > > > > > The trick is to use: > > > :!xdg-open http://www.vim.org & > > > > > > instead of: > > > :!xdg-open http://www.vim.org > > > > > > Note the ampersand at the end of the first command. See the > > > original discussion for more details. > > > > > > > Didn't help. Same as before nothing happens when typing gx. > > > > I forgot to mention that also when typing > > :!xdg-open http://www.vim.org & > > > nothing happened. > Here https://superuser.com/questions/386646/xdg-open-url-doesnt-open-the-website-in-my-default-browser I found an idea to try: !xdg-open http://www.vim.org; sleep 2 This works in gvim. Please note that !xdg-open http://www.vim.org&; doesn't. So, I would say it is definitely not a netrw problem. -- Manfred -- -- You received this message from the "vim_use" maillist. Do not top-post! Type your reply below the text you are replying to. For more information, visit http://www.vim.org/maillist.php --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "vim_use" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/vim_use/20200407224430.424e24e5%40hogwart.
