394324 - Event/Task dialog: Add Link: file:// protocol is not supported

Status: VERIFIED DUPLICATE of bug 1344266

(Calendar :: General, enhancement)

Description

[Koen Hendrickx]

When you want a add a file to a task/event, 
You can add an url, but the file:// protocol is not supported.Only http and https are supported for the moment.

I think in earlier versions (v0.2) it was possible...

Comment 1

[Stefan Sitter [:ssitter]]

FYI: Protocol support was limited with Bug 368858 on purpose.

Comment 2

[Stefan Sitter [:ssitter]]

In Trunk builds we might consider using Toolkit method openURL() (see Bug 384139) instead.

Comment 4

[Gordon Burgess-Parker]

Lightning nightly build 6 feb 2008 seems to have rectified the problem - a file location can now be added as a link. Unfortunately, when the link is clicked, the location does NOT open.....should this be reported as a new bug, or as a continuation of this one?
Web URLs open OK in the browser...

Comment 5

[Stefan Sitter [:ssitter]]

Gordon, this is exactly the issue this bug is about.

Comment 6

[Gordon Burgess-Parker]

(In reply to comment #5)
> Gordon, this is exactly the issue this bug is about.
> 

Ah. The original bug I filed was that you couldn't add a file reference in the Link function AT ALL.....

Comment 8

[Alexandre]

Hi. I doubt this is the right place for doing this but:
- What about putting a "Browse..." box inside the "Attach" box ?
This would just achieve complete functionnality, wouldn't it ?

Comment 9

[Philipp Kewisch [:Fallen][📱📆]]

Unfortunately, its more than just adding UI for adding a file. See bug 168680

Comment 10

[Przemyslaw Bialik]

(In reply to comment #9)
Couldn't this bug be left open for adding links to the files and let bug 168680 focus on attaching them ?
I think this bug has way higher chances of getting into 1.0 than bug 168680 and even if enhancement of link support is desired.
Scenario:
I want to add link to the file located on a network share and not attach it as it is being updated constantly.

Comment 11

[chrizilla]

(In reply to Przemyslaw Bialik from comment #10)

Couldn't this bug be left open for adding links to the files and let bug 168680 focus on attaching them ?
I think this bug has way higher chances […] than bug 168680
[…]
Scenario: I want to add link to the file located on a network share and not attach it as it is being updated constantly.

With regards to your suggested separation, there is the open bug 1344266 for adding file:/// links to events/tasks, which is a closer match as a deduplication target anyway. (Filed later, but more progress with an attached patch.)