Re: iceweasal vs long urls. Long url wins, iceweasal doesn't
On Tue 10 Mar 2015 at 08:36:52 -0400, Gene Heskett wrote:
> Using a distro based on wheezy, configured with a real time kernel, but
> not running it. Using a 64 bit 3.2.0 instead. And because the wheezy
> kmail is font broken, using TDE R14, where kmail Just Works(TM).
>
> Over on another list, I've a guy using dropbox to post some .png images
> of a circuit board he has designed.
>
> Unfortunately I cannot see those images because dropbox is using %20 for
> spaces in the returned URL. But between my clicking on the link in
> kmail 1.13.7, and iceweasal, the %20's are being converted to spaces by
> the time I see iceweasal's address bar contents, so of course I am
> looking at dropboxes fancy 404's page since spaces aren't allowed in a
> URL.
>
> This translation should not be taking place IMO.
>
> Is this something I can fix with an iceweasal about:config option?
> I have looked without seeing a likely suspect.
Love it! :)
You are using what is probably an ancient edition of a mail agent on an
unknown distribution and into the bargain you're running a DE which does
not have packages in Debian.
Copy the URL directly into iceweasel.
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