Comment 0 for bug 1031765

Since Version 0.4.8 URL link handling hast changed. Because of usering

function exo_execute_preferred_application_on_screen (category, uri, NULL, NULL, screen, &error)

instead of

function exo_url_show_on_screen (uri, NULL, screen, &error)

in prior versions, the program to oben a link is defined by the category in the terminal instead of letting this desission to the exo_... function. This results in opening file:// URL in WebBrowser instead of TextEditor (like in 0.4.7).

This reduces usibility dramaticaly.

I would suggest du give the old function call back!

REPRODUCE: try the following in version 0.4.7 and 0.4.8
type "file:///etc/hosts" and do a mouse over middle klick