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opening .desktop links from local folder in Panel
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Did you try a different browser?
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What?
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@paul1149 said in opening .desktop links from local folder in Panel:
What?
What part didn't you understand?
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Maybe we're misunderstanding "panel". I'm referring to the panel in Vivaldi, not the "taskbar" panel on the Linux desktop. Does that clear it up?
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You mean the Web Panel.
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Can't you open those *.desktop links using a different browser?
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If I click on the .desktop links in either windows or linux (windows requires a batch file to do this though), they open in the default browser, Vivaldi. Vivaldi's Web Panel, however, does not interpret them through the OS's file associations, evidently.
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Usually, *.desktop files extensions are related to icons. Hence, no browser can open them.
@paul1149 said in opening .desktop links from local folder in Panel:
however, does not interpret them through the OS's file associations, evidently.
IINW. It's not a matter of MIME Type.
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@gwen-dragon said in opening .desktop links from local folder in Panel:
You ca not open a .desktop file in a browser, it is a configuration for Linux desktop shortcuts.
I'm currently opening .desktop web links, when in the desktop or a file manager, in the default browser, in both windows and linux.
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@gwen-dragon said in opening .desktop links from local folder in Panel:
@paul1149 said in opening .desktop links from local folder in Panel:
Vivaldi's Web Panel, however, does not interpret them through the OS's file associations, evidently.
You misunderstand!
The Vivaldi Webpanel is not the Linux file manager, it does not detect file content like a shell or filemanager does!Seems a strange reply, considering that our two statements are in agreement.
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@lamarca said in opening .desktop links from local folder in Panel:
Usually, *.desktop files extensions are related to icons. Hence, no browser can open them.
@paul1149 said in opening .desktop links from local folder in Panel:
however, does not interpret them through the OS's file associations, evidently.
IINW. It's not a matter of MIME Type.
I've already said I'm opening them in a browser. And I understand I'm not dealing with MIME types, I'm dealing with file extensions.
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@paul1149 said in opening .desktop links from local folder in Panel:
they open in the default browser, Vivaldi. Vivaldi's Web Panel, however, does not interpret them through the OS's file associations, evidently.
We are getting nowhere.
Your issue is: the Vivaldi Web Panel does not handle *.desktop files, while the other browser does.
Please, report a bug and post the VB number here.
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