opening URL from external application (Thunderbird/LibreOffice) does not work any more

[crysman]

Xubuntu 16.10 Brave 0.15.310 rev 6b5e4e2 os.platform linux os.release 4.8.0-53-generic os.arch x64

• Issue: opening URL from external application (Thunderbird/LibreOffice) does not work any more. It works only when there is no Brave instance running yet. When Brave is running already, it focuses the Brave Window, but no tab is opened :/

• Steps to reproduce:

  1. Have Brave opened alread with several tabs
  2. click on link URL from Thunderbird and/or other application

• Actual result: When Brave is running already, it focuses the Brave Window, but no tab is opened :/

• Expected result: URL gets opened in Brave as before

• Will the steps above reproduce in a fresh profile? If not what other info can be added? Do not know

• Is this an issue in the currently released version? Yes

• Can this issue be consistently reproduced? Yes, various restarts performed

[stefonarch]

Hm, strange that the script doesn't work for you. I've switched to the chrome version and with it this issue isn't present anymore.

[MarshCastle]

has this got to do with my setup only accepting the argument / url as a quoted / escaped string? i.e. I get:

$ brave-browser https://www.google.com/search?ei=UQz0W-CeLIyUgAbKmac4&q=hello+chicken&oq=hello+chicken&gs_l=psy-ab.3..0l10.14437.17340..18005...0.0..0.59.412.8......0....1..gws-wiz.......0i71j0i67j0i131j0i3.4ogVGROI0jk

fails at the first '&', whereas using quotes:

$ brave-browser "https://www.google.com/search?ei=UQz0W-CeLIyUgAbKmac4&q=hello+chicken&oq=hello+chicken&gs_l=psy-ab.3..0l10.14437.17340..18005...0.0..0.59.412.8......0....1..gws-wiz.......0i71j0i67j0i131j0i3.4ogVGROI0jk"

it works without any problem.

I can't seem to push quotes through from a script though. quotes get stripped and I end up in scenario 1, and if i use \" to escape them then it pushes it straight to the browser and I get a complete faiulre to load a page.

is there a way to feed a quoted string from a script?

[MarshCastle]

ps: (sorry) I did try to adapt the Chrome .desktop file, but had no joy :(

Cheers :D