Hi Casey. I think this is a side-effect of a change in Pidgin 2.10.8: "When clicking file:// links, show the file in Explorer rather than attempting to run the file. This reduces the chances of a user clicking on a link and mistakenly running a malicious file. (Originally discovered by James Burton, Insomnia Security. Rediscovered by Yves Younan of Sourcefire VRT.) (CVE-2013-6486)"
We WANT that behavior when clicking a link in an IM window. We don't have a strong opinion about it when clicking to open a file that you received via file transfer. Probably clicking the file name in the IM window should open the file manager, for consistency with clicking a URL in the IM window. I think we'd accept a patch to change the behavior when opening the file via the file transfer window. Feel free to file a bug or submit a patch at https://developer.pidgin.im/ _______________________________________________ [email protected] mailing list Want to unsubscribe? Use this link: https://pidgin.im/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/support
