Re: iceweasal vs long urls. Long url wins, iceweasal doesn't
On 2015-03-10 13:36 +0100, Gene Heskett wrote:
> Using a distro based on wheezy, configured with a real time kernel, but
> 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.
It's normally only used for display, iceweasel should still send the %20
to the server.
> Is this something I can fix with an iceweasal about:config option?
Yes, set browser.urlbar.trimURLs to false.
Cheers,
Sven
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