Yelp can't open xref: links in a new window
| Affects | Status | Importance | Assigned to | Milestone | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| yelp (Ubuntu) |
Confirmed
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Undecided
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Unassigned | ||
Bug Description
Binary package hint: yelp
The bug is on ubuntu 10.04, 10.10 and 10.10 netbook remix.
To view the bug:
1.Open yelp.
2.Click "Adding, Removing and Updating Applications".
3.Right-click "Installing an application".
4.And finally click "Open Link in New Window".
Yelp will show you an error "The requested URI "xref:installing" is invalid".
ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 10.04
Package: yelp 2.30.0-0ubuntu2
ProcVersionSign
Uname: Linux 2.6.32-
NonfreeKernelMo
Architecture: i386
Date: Fri Nov 26 17:47:17 2010
ExecutablePath: /usr/bin/yelp
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 10.04 LTS "Lucid Lynx" - Release i386 (20100429)
ProcEnviron:
LANGUAGE=
LANG=en_US.utf8
SHELL=/bin/bash
SourcePackage: yelp
| Anatoliy (aszinovyev) wrote | #1 |
| Changed in yelp (Ubuntu): | |
| status: | New → Confirmed |
| Eliah Kagan (degeneracypressure) wrote | #2 |
| tags: | added: amd64 maverick |
| summary: |
- Yelp can't open link in a new window + Yelp can't open xref: links in a new window |
I am able to reproduce this bug on a Maverick i386 system with yelp 2.30.1-0ubuntu1. It seems that xref: links cannot be opened in new windows, though other links can. An xref: link is a link to part of the current document. The bug is probably due to yelp trying to open the xref: link with respect to the non-document of the new window, rather than the document into which it refers (the document in the original window).
I am also able to reproduce in on a Maverick amd64 system (same package version). However, it does NOT occur in a Natty i386 system (yelp 2.30.2-0ubuntu1). Perhaps the fix just needs to be backported to Maverick (and other supported Ubuntu versions).