Open a link outside Vivaldi not opening if a browser window is not open

bds

I'm just adding my voice to this. It's an annoying problem that still catches me a couple of times a day.

The work-arounds suggested seem like a lot more trouble than clicking a URL twice when it's possible that Vivaldi is open without any windows.

OakdaleFTL

@bds Can't help but agree... There's two sides to every coin, dh?

dudescott

Having 2 issues that are killing me.

When clicking on a link while vivaldi is closed, I am taken to the vivaldi home screen and not the link that I clicked.
Also, if a webpage isn't fully loaded and you try to overwrite the url in the address bar with a search, once the page is loaded, the input text is overwritten in the address bar.

I have seen other posts on these issues but no solution. Are there any fixes or plans to fix?

pafflick

@dudescott

The issue is known but hasn't been fixed yet.
This is known as VB-86199 Lost typing in the URL field, and it has been fixed in the latest Snapshot. The next Stable major update should have the patch implemented. Sorry for the inconvenience.

OakdaleFTL

@pafflick said in Open a link outside Vivaldi not opening if a browser window is not open:

The issue is known but hasn't been fixed yet.

But it is being worked on! (See behavior in latest snapshot...)

slmcshane

@pafflick Glad to know that Vivaldi for MacOS team is working on the email URL link problem. (VB-86199 Lost Typing in the URL)

I have also experienced this as a consistent flaw in Vivaldi. Clicking a link from Apple Mail client opens the Vivaldi home/speed dial page but does not open the intended URL link page. Only by clicking the email link a second time will Vivaldi present the correct URL page.

I have seen comments on workarounds, but really, this is a fundamental feature of browsers. Only if the URL is suspicious should a browser defer showing the intended web page.

Otherwise, Vivaldi for Mac computers has been excellent since I switched to it last month. (But I'm not using the android version yet on phone or tablet due to clunky tab UI.)

Thanks!

pafflick

@slmcshane said in Open a link outside Vivaldi not opening if a browser window is not open:

But I'm not using the android version yet on phone or tablet due to clunky tab UI

Please post in Vivaldi on Android about your issue with tabs. On phones, you can disable the Tab Bar, if you find it too clunky.

pryley

I switched to Firefox because of this bug. Waiting to switch back once it's fixed (if I haven't become too comfortable with Firefox by then).

DrHi

As umutbesler stated, the fix sort of works. If Vivaldi is not launched and you click on an external link, the link opens correctly (as it did with v4 and earlier). However, if Vivaldi is launched and no window is open, clicking on an external link causes Vivaldi to crash. This is reproducible (using Mojave).

Edit: Have now discovered that I am getting random instances of Vivaldi crashing (just leaving Vivaldi running with no window open and opening a window with Vivaldi running)

Edit again: Edit again: This crashing is happening more and more. One of the crashes that is reproducible is when you launch Vivaldi, then close the window (but leave Vivaldi running) then click on the Vivaldi dock icon to open a window. Crashes. Relaunches with no problem, but closing the window and then opening a new one results in the crash. Back to a different browser until this is fixed. This problem is worse than the original one reported in this thread!

pryley

@drhi said in Open a link outside Vivaldi not opening if a browser window is not open:

If Vivaldi is not launched and you click on an external link, the link opens correctly (as it did with v4 and earlier)

Not for me. If Vivaldi is closed and I click an external link, Vivaldi opens to a blank page and not the link I clicked.

Back to Firefox.

younkint

@drhi

Be glad it's just Vivaldi crashing. I was reading this forum a couple of hours ago, clicked on this topic, and immediately the entire screen went blank. I then got the multi-language message from Apple that I'd had a kernel panic and that my machine was restarting.

I had installed the 5.2.2623.24 update today, and Vivaldi has been barely usable since. There seem to be numerous new problems in addition to those originally appearing with version 5.

I can't afford to be having kernel panics, so I'm going to have to change my default browser to Firefox. I didn't want to do that, but I now feel I have no choice. I've been a loyal Vivaldi user for years now, but until some serious attention is paid to the Mac version, I'll have to wait on the sidelines.

xyzzy

@drhi said in Open a link outside Vivaldi not opening if a browser window is not open:

One of the crashes that is reproducible is when you launch Vivaldi, then close the window (but leave Vivaldi running) then click on the Vivaldi dock icon to open a window. Crashes. Relaunches with no problem, but closing the window and then opening a new one results in the crash. Back to a different browser until this is fixed. This problem is worse than the original one reported in this thread!

I reported this crash several weeks ago (VB-87452) as well as the issue that was reported in the original post, which is currently being tracked under VB-85202. The devs are actively working on a fix for both.

janpeeters

@pafflick The problem seems not yet solved in the latest 5.2.2623.26.
Still, in some (not all) cases when I click a link in an external app, Vivaldi gets to front but doesn't open the respective URL.

Thanks for looking at this again. It's a workflow disturbing bug.

pafflick

@janpeeters Yes - as I said in my post, the issue is not fixed yet. Once there's progress on this bug, we'll let you know.

janpeeters

@pafflick I might have misinterpreted "The next Stable major update should have the patch implemented." I thought there was a new stable release last week and I thought that that have should have fixed the issue.
I'll be waiting patiently. Thanks!

DrHi

5.2.2623.28 seems to have fixed everything addressed in this thread. Back to using Vivaldi! Thanks team.

Edit: Spoke a little too soon. As pafflick indiated, the issue originally stated by me in opening this thread isn't fully fixed. Vivaldi will open an external link if Vivaldi is not launched or launched with a window open. However, if Vivaldi is launched with no window open ... link does not open. But, the crashing is fixed and Vivaldi is again useable. So, will await resolution of VB-85202.

pryley

@drhi said in Open a link outside Vivaldi not opening if a browser window is not open:

5.2.2623.28 seems to have fixed everything addressed in this thread. Back to using Vivaldi! Thanks team.

The crash may be fixed, but the problem is definitely NOT fixed. Additionally, another (related) bug was introduced: Clicking "About Vivaldi" from the menu bar just opens a blank window.

Here is a screen recording (https://imgur.com/LT4XXN8) which demonstrates:

The "About Vivaldi" bug
The long standing bug with external URLs not opening in Vivaldi when all Vivaldi windows are closed OR if the Vivaldi application is not open.
And: 2 blank windows opening when an external URL is clicked instead of the URL.

Vivaldi version: 5.2.2623.28 (Stable channel) (arm64)
Vivaldi Settings:

Homepage: Start Page
Startup with: Last Session
Lazy Load Restored Tabs
Always Load Pinned Tabs
New Tab Page: Start Page

pafflick

@janpeeters That was in point 2, regarding another, unrelated issue (VB-86199 Lost typing in the URL field) with the address bar, in a reply to this particular post.
The issue discussed in this thread is VB-85202 macOS: Opening url not working if no window open (currently unresolved).

janpeeters

@pafflick Thanks for clarifying that missed that it were two separate cases.

Heather0

When I click on a link in my mac mail, I get a blank page or a page I was on previously, I must click that link 2-3x before it goes to the correct page. What is going on here & how to fix it?