can't get the link to work in quantal chromium or opera (they just reject the url) but it works with firefox, adding of regular torrents still works too.
** Tags removed: verification-done-precise verification-needed ** Tags added: verification-done -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to transmission in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1093220 Title: [SRU] Fix transmission-qt to open magnet links from a browser Status in “transmission” package in Ubuntu: Fix Released Status in “transmission” source package in Precise: Fix Committed Status in “transmission” source package in Quantal: Fix Committed Status in “transmission” source package in Raring: Fix Released Bug description: [Impact] * Users can't open magnet links from browsers when using transmission-qt * Upstream bug report : https://trac.transmissionbt.com/ticket/4901 [Test Case] * Install transmission-qt * Try opening a magnet link from a torrent site. Sample link : magnet:?xt=urn:btih:5f37f3ea084b9fd5b15a653922f1e85b4d368ab5&dn=Kubuntu+Linux+12.10+Quantal+Quetzal+%2832-bit%29&tr=udp%3A%2F%2Ftracker.openbittorrent.com%3A80&tr=udp%3A%2F%2Ftracker.publicbt.com%3A80&tr=udp%3A%2F%2Ftracker.istole.it%3A6969&tr=udp%3A%2F%2Ftracker.ccc.de%3A80 * transmission-qt launches but doesn't add the torrent * Install chromium and the updated package * Try to open same magnet link using chromium, transmission-qt should add the torrent [Regression Potential] * None To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/transmission/+bug/1093220/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages Post to : desktop-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp