Package url_handler: Information
Source package: url_handler
Version: 0.3.0-alt2
Build time: Feb 9, 2008, 05:35 PM
Category: Networking/Other
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License: GPL
Summary: Opens URLs of common types with dedicated programs
Description:
url_handler can be used as a uniform centralized handler for URLs of common types by other programs (e.g., urlview) or human users. It has a configurable list of programs dedicated to handling each specific URL type: it is initialized to the list of the most popular programs. Examples: \#1 url_handler.sh http://lrn.ru \# open it in a browser \#2 url_handler.sh ./manual.html \# view the local file from the working dir
Maintainer: Dmitry V. Levin
Last changed
Feb. 8, 2008 Dmitry V. Levin 0.3.0-alt2
- Added serial number to "conflicts" tags.
March 11, 2007 Dmitry V. Levin 0.3.0-alt1
- Made /usr/bin/url_handler.sh a regular file. - Made /etc/urlview/url_handler.sh a relative symlink to /usr/bin/url_handler.sh. - Removed symlink to license. - url_handlers: + Fixed path to xvt (#10694). + Added http_prgs to ftp_prgs. + Added konqueror to https_prgs (#4798). + Added kmail to mailto_prgs (#4798). + Added w3m to https_prgs. + Removed netscape from https_prgs. - url_handler.sh: + Implemented heuristics to recognize local paths (#6062). + Fixed error handling of unknown URL and missing handler. + Added URL type sanitation. + Implemented $BROWSER and $MAILER environment variables support (#3482). + Implemented printf(1) format symbols support in handler commands.
Jan. 9, 2005 Alexey Gladkov 0.2.1-alt2
- add more url-handlers (firefox, thunderbird).