bug: OS-level protocol handler (Ubuntu/Windows): opens the app but does nothing

[ghost]

• OS: Linux (Ubuntu 20.04)
• Version of IPFS Desktop [e.g. 0.11.1]
  1b58b62
  Describe the bug
  Using the dweb/ipfs link from https://winworldpc.com/download/4112c2a0-7118-c39a-11c3-a4e284a2c3a5 doesn't have any effect or feedback from the IPFS desktop app.

(They're also hiding the IPFS link with Javascript, but that's a different problem)

To Reproduce
Steps to reproduce the behavior:
Open dweb://ipfs/QmSDPa5pfSNCxnKv2ybFio2oKvndX6hCbtmg7NNbNhraHe/BeOS%205.0%20Professional.7z in Firefox after installing the ipfs-desktop client via dpkg

Click on 'Open Link'

App opens but there's no feedback

Expected behavior
Some kind of feedback: "File added", "File unavailable", whatever.

** Sidenote **

Your template here says this:

ATTACH LOGS

If possible:
1. Go to `Advanced` → `Open Logs Directory`
2. Find `*.log` files
3. Attach `error.log` and `combined.log` to this issue.

But there doesn't seem to be an 'Advanced' anywhere in the UI.

[jessicaschilling]

@lidel @rafaelramalho19 or @olizilla -- might you be able to triage? Thank you!

[olizilla]

@voltagex thanks for this detailed report! I'll take a look. Thanks for the note about the issue template too. The advanced menu is only accessible on linux flavours that show a dock / task bar icon like thing. We need a solution for that too, see #1153

[lidel]

@voltagex is this still a problem on Ubuntu after you update to v0.13.2?

[ghost]

Will spin up a VM and test tonight.

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On Tue, 13 Oct 2020, at 06:37, Marcin Rataj wrote: @voltagex <https://github.com/voltagex> is this still a problem on Ubuntu after you update to v0.13.2 <https://github.com/ipfs-shipyard/ipfs-desktop/releases/tag/v0.13.2>? — You are receiving this because you were mentioned. Reply to this email directly, view it on GitHub <#1549 (comment)>, or unsubscribe <https://github.com/notifications/unsubscribe-auth/AABG6T3DK7YV2QQDDZ5INO3SKNLHXANCNFSM4N5JBNGQ>.

[ghost]

Getting back to this - yes, there's still no indication that anything happened with the link on v0.13.2.

[ghost]

@lidel I can also reproduce this on Windows. After installing the desktop app and using the dweb link I originally posted, I get this:

It's not easy for me to take an Ubuntu screenshot, but it's not blank there (still no feedback though)

[lidel]

Thank you @voltagex! This is very useful.

We will prioritize fix for this, could be done as a part of #1646

[hacdias]

An update on this: I will work on #1646 and then debug this on a Linux and Windows VM. It seems to be working well on macOS. If anyone is having issues on macOS too, please let me know.

[SgtPooki]

i just tested this by visiting the following URLs in safari on macOS, and while I get the prompt to open in ipfs-desktop, I do not see anything happen in IPFS desktop:

• dweb://ipfs/QmdmQXB2mzChmMeKY47C43LxUdg1NDJ5MWcKMKxDu7RgQm
• dweb://ipfs/QmSDPa5pfSNCxnKv2ybFio2oKvndX6hCbtmg7NNbNhraHe/BeOS%205.0%20Professional.7z
• dweb://ipfs/QmSnuWmxptJZdLJpKRarxBMS2Ju2oANVrgbr2xWbie9b2D
• dweb://ipfs/QmQi7RK4b7GckY56yKWUmR5ET4fq7z6ppRZ1nXbKN9P9Ss?filename=Asset%202.png -- have locally