Links not working when url contains parameters (question mark)

[madneon]

To redo bug:
- enter a site, using firefox, which contains php parameters in url (like: http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1);
- drag and drop firefox url icon, or tab to desktop;
- try to open newly created Link; (double click, or right click > Open)

What happends:
- browser takes you to "http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php" page, instead of page with "?t=1"

Try right clicking on newly created Link, select "Link" tab - the url is stored properly.

[madneon (madneon)]

Sorry, forgot some basic info -.-

Ubuntu 8.04 x64 (current beta)

$ uname -a
Linux madneon 2.6.24-15-generic #1 SMP Fri Apr 4 03:10:59 UTC 2008 x86_64 GNU/Linux

$ nautilus --version
GNOME nautilus 2.22.2

[Bill_MI (bill-mi)]

A perfect description! This is a real nasty one for me.

I can also confirm it on 32-bit Ubuntu Desktop and both Firefox 3.0b5 and 2.0.0.14.

A perfect example URL: http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=770556

Ubuntu 8.04 release.
Gnome 2.22.1

$ uname -a
Linux bill-ub 2.6.24-16-generic #1 SMP Thu Apr 10 13:23:42 UTC 2008 i686 GNU/Linux
$ nautilus --version
GNOME nautilus 2.22.2

[mpthompson (mpthompson)]

$ uname -a
Linux mike-laptop 2.6.24-18-generic #1 SMP Wed May 28 20:27:26 UTC 2008 i686 GNU/Linux
$ nautilus --version
GNOME nautilus 2.22.3
$ firefox --version
Mozilla Firefox 3.0, Copyright (c) 1998 - 2008 mozilla.org

Still broken as of the latest updates to 8.04 on June 11th. This is a serious bug for me as I have hundreds of links in some folders that are now broken after updating to Hardy.

[Bill_MI (bill-mi)]

I also have hundreds of broken links. It's particularly bad how all Ubuntu support forum thread links will not work. I also cannot believe there hasn't been more posted about it there.

[Alexander Jones (alex-weej)]

As gnome-open $url works fine, I conclude that whatever it is that handles .desktop files at fault.

gnome-open test.desktop does not do anything, as there is no MIME handler for the type. Presumably, then, Nautilus is short-circuiting. So Nautilus is at fault, by my judgement.

[Justin Dugger (jldugger)]

Can someone attach a .desktop file exhibiting the problem?

[Justin Dugger (jldugger)]

URL looks fine in .desktop, problem's clearly with the launcher. I suspect a broken regex.

[Bill_MI (bill-mi)]

Here's an example file.
It's created by dragging the site icon in Firefox to the desktop.

Notice the horrible filename, which Gnome desktop doesn't display.
Gnome displays a field internal to the file.
If it fails to upload here I'll change the filename.

It should go to: http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=770556
Instead, it goes to: http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php

[Bill_MI (bill-mi)]

In case it helps, here is the SAME file renamed test.desktop
Place both in the same directory and Nautilus will display them identically.
Both launch in the same erroneous manner.