I'm out of the office until 1st August. On 11 May 2011, at 16:20, DavidGN <185...@bugs.launchpad.net> wrote:
> This bug is one of those baffling things: easy to fix, benefits the > project and encourages migration from Windows - but nothing is done > about it for years, while massive changes are implemented elsewhere in > the project. > > No 'average' user is going to find this thread and apply the fix > themselves. They'll just think Ubuntu is broken because they cannot > open > their files. It perpetuates the belief that Ubuntu / Linux is only for > geeks. > > You've got to question how the project is prioritised. > > -- > You received this bug notification because you are a member of > Papercutters, which is subscribed to One Hundred Paper Cuts. > https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/185165 > > Title: > Ubuntu does not open MS Windows internet shortcuts with 'url' > extension > > Status in The GNOME Mime-Data Module: > Confirmed > Status in One Hundred Paper Cuts: > Invalid > Status in “gnome-mime-data” package in Ubuntu: > Fix Committed > Status in “mime-support” package in Ubuntu: > New > Status in “shared-mime-info” package in Ubuntu: > Confirmed > > Bug description: > Ubuntu will not open standard internet shortcuts created in Microsoft > Windows. This makes interoperability very poor, and will prevent > many > people from migrating to Ubuntu. > > Copy any 'filename.url' from a Microsoft Windows machine, or create a > file with the following contents: > > [DEFAULT] > BASEURL=http://www.ubuntu.com > [InternetShortcut] > URL=http://www.ubuntu.com > > and name it 'ubuntu.url'. > > Double click in Nautilus to launch. Nothing happens. It should > launch in the same manner as a 'desktop' internet shortcut. > > Note: a workaround has been developed - > http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?p=3281092. This should be > provided by default Ubuntu installation. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Desktop Bugs, which is subscribed to shared-mime-info in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/185165 Title: Ubuntu does not open MS Windows internet shortcuts with 'url' extension To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ayatana-design/+bug/185165/+subscriptions -- desktop-bugs mailing list desktop-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/desktop-bugs
