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Bug 515591 - Provide File->Open Location... menu item
Provide File->Open Location... menu item
Status: RESOLVED WONTFIX
Product: evince
Classification: Core
Component: general
git master
Other All
: Normal enhancement
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Assigned To: Evince Maintainers
Evince Maintainers
Depends on:
Blocks:
 
 
Reported: 2008-02-10 15:18 UTC by Luca Ferretti
Modified: 2008-06-12 03:24 UTC
See Also:
GNOME target: ---
GNOME version: 2.21/2.22


Description Luca Ferretti 2008-02-10 15:18:44 UTC 
Evince is able to open remote file (previously with GnomeVFS, now with GIO/GVFS), but there is no control in GUI to do it.

Example: you are reading a web page and want open this[1] linked file, but you don't want to download it.

By now you have to do as follow:
 * copy the address or memorize it.
 * open a terminal (or Run Application dialog)
 * type `evince http://www.dilnetpc.com/mHT1520A-12.pdf`
 * run

It could be good, instead, provide a File->Open Location... like the one available in Totem, so 
 * copy the address
 * start evince
 * choose File->Open Location... (the dialog is pre-filled with copied text)
 * click open

http://www.dilnetpc.com/mHT1520A-12.pdf
Comment 1 Nickolay V. Shmyrev 2008-02-10 15:38:30 UTC 
You must be able to do it with file->open, otherwise it's a gtk bug.
Comment 2 Luca Ferretti 2008-06-11 19:52:44 UTC 
Nickolay, I tried to use File->Open dialog, but it fails (can't open non existant /path/to/current/dir/http://www.address.to/file.pdf).

Are you sure it's a GTK+ only (still not filed) bug?
Comment 3 Nickolay V. Shmyrev 2008-06-12 03:24:55 UTC 
Sure