On Tue, 20 Dec, 2016, 10:28:40 +0100, Daniel Carl wrote: > Jethro Tull <heavyt...@hotmail.com> wrote: > > is there a way to view a local file in vimb? ":open > > /path/to/my_local_file.html" copies the file "my_local_file.html" to the > > current directory in the shell from which vimb has been launched. And if > > the file is sitting in that current directory, it replaces it with the > > same. This looks like a double bug. First it should not copies the file > > instead of displaying it, second it should not replace the already existing > > file. Though the file content is not modified, it changes its time stamps. > > Even if the first bug is solved, the second need to be too because the > > second means that when downloading a file that has the same name as one of > > the files in the downloads directory, it will replace it. This is really > > dangerous. It should automatically append a number like in firefox. > > Hi, I can not reproduce this issue on my system. Also if I open a file from > within vimb by `:open /full/path/to/file.html` this works without downloading. > Can you please try if the issue still appears in case you use a file-URI > `:open file:///path/to/my_local_file.html`? > > Daniel Carl
yes when opening a file from within vimb with ":open file:///..." it downloads that file. Below is the output in the shell from where vimb was launched. ** (vimb:1665): CRITICAL **: void webkit_download_start(WebKitDownload*): assertion 'priv->timer == NULL' failed ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Developer Access Program for Intel Xeon Phi Processors Access to Intel Xeon Phi processor-based developer platforms. With one year of Intel Parallel Studio XE. Training and support from Colfax. Order your platform today.http://sdm.link/intel _______________________________________________ vimb-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/vimb-users
