file:/// paths do not work any more

[Klaus Reichl]

Binary package hint: epiphany-browser

Upgraded from Jaunty to Karmic last autumn, where web browser 2.26.1 was able to resolve file:// URLs. Now it is
web browser 2.28.0 and file:// is not working any more.

Was there a change in URL handling (extension, policy) without documentation I am able to find? Or is it simply a bug in the browser (which I don't believe since there are no complaints).

Help welcome,
Klaus

Reproduce with:

file:/// => Unable to load page: Problem occurred while loading the URL file:///

file:// => suggests file:///home/kr
which is my home directory
         => Unable to load page: Problem occurred while loading the URL file:///home/kr

ProblemType: Bug
Architecture: i386
Date: Mon Jan 4 11:13:43 2010
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 9.10
NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia
Package: epiphany-browser 2.28.0-4ubuntu1
ProcEnviron:
 LANGUAGE=en_US.UTF-8
 LANG=en_US.UTF-8
 SHELL=/bin/bash
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.31-17.54-generic
SourcePackage: epiphany-browser
Uname: Linux 2.6.31-17-generic i686

[Pedro Villavicencio (pedro)]

that works fine here, could you try the same with a new user created there? Thanks.

[Klaus Reichl (klaus-reichl)]

Hi Pedro,

* Created a New User
* Tried epiphany file:// URL again
and found out:
  file:///some-real-file.html does work
however
  file:///some-directory does not

Try:
  file:///usr/share/doc

Other hints to debug?
I've already installed a fresh copy of karmic in a chroot (original was an
upgrade), but same story.

Thanks,
Klaus

On Wed, Jan 6, 2010 at 7:20 PM, Pedro Villavicencio <email address hidden>wrote:

> that works fine here, could you try the same with a new user created
> there? Thanks.
>
> ** Changed in: epiphany-browser (Ubuntu)
> Importance: Undecided => Low
>
> ** Changed in: epiphany-browser (Ubuntu)
> Status: New => Incomplete
>
> --
> file:// URLs do not work any more
> https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/502904
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> Status in “epiphany-browser” package in Ubuntu: Incomplete
>
> Bug description:
> Binary package hint: epiphany-browser
>
> Upgraded from Jaunty to Karmic last autumn, where web browser 2.26.1 was
> able to resolve file:// URLs. Now it is
> web browser 2.28.0 and file:// is not working any more.
>
> Was there a change in URL handling (extension, policy) without
> documentation I am able to find? Or is it simply a bug in the browser
> (which I don't believe since there are no complaints).
>
> Help welcome,
> Klaus
>
> Reproduce with:
>
> file:/// => Unable to load page: Problem occurred while loading the URL
> file:///
>
> file:// => suggests file:///home/kr
> which is my home directory
> => Unable to load page: Problem occurred while loading the URL
> file:///home/kr
>
> ProblemType: Bug
> Architecture: i386
> Date: Mon Jan 4 11:13:43 2010
> DistroRelease: Ubuntu 9.10
> NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia
> Package: epiphany-browser 2.28.0-4ubuntu1
> ProcEnviron:
> LANGUAGE=en_US.UTF-8
> LANG=en_US.UTF-8
> SHELL=/bin/bash
> ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.31-17.54-generic
> SourcePackage: epiphany-browser
> Uname: Linux 2.6.31-17-generic i686
>
> To unsubscribe from this bug, go to:
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> https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/epiphany-browser/+bug/502904/+subscribe
>

[Pedro Villavicencio (pedro)]

only paths on directories are not working, if you enter the file name it works fine, confirming.

[Victor Vargas (kamus)]

Still confirmed under latest release included in Ubuntu Lucid, I have sent this to upstream so you can track your issue at: https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=619880 , Thanks!

[Klaus Reichl (klaus-reichl)]

Tried again on 3.0.4 (Ubuntu 11.10), with this version it works again.

[Jeremy Bícha (jbicha)]

I can also confirm that browsing to a file:/// directory works with Epiphany 3.2.

[Klaus Reichl (klaus-reichl)]

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