In Ubuntu, we've applied the attached patch to achieve the following:
* debian/patches/76_fix_gfvs_mime_handler.patch:
- Make it possible to open irc:// URI's via gvfs.
We thought you might be interested in doing the same.
## Description: Make it possible to open irc:// URI's via gvfs.
## Origin/Author: Shawn Landden <[email protected]> and
## Daniel Gimpelevich <[email protected]>
## Bug: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/xchat/+bug/933822
Index: xchat-2.8.8/xchat.desktop
===================================================================
--- xchat-2.8.8.orig/xchat.desktop 2010-05-30 08:08:48.000000000 +0200
+++ xchat-2.8.8/xchat.desktop 2012-12-03 19:18:00.000000000 +0100
@@ -15,9 +15,10 @@
Comment[ro]=Client de IRC
Comment[zh_TW]=X-Chat è天ç¨å¼
Comment=Chat with other people using Internet Relay Chat
-Exec=xchat
+Exec=sh -c "xchat --existing --url %U || exec xchat"
Icon=xchat
Terminal=false
Type=Application
Categories=Network;
StartupNotify=true
+MimeType=x-scheme-handler/irc;x-scheme-handler/ircs;
