Guake/guake

Quick Open File Behavior (not as expected)

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#1,825 opened on Jan 5, 2021

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Description

Describe the bug

Guake highlights and makes URL's clickable (CTRL + mouse) and opens them via xdg-open but the same behavior does not apply to file paths. Is that intended behavior? If so why hasn't it been added? That is a fundamental and really useful feature IMO.

Expected behavior

Highlight file paths just like URL's and make them clickable / openable using CTRL + mouse via xdg-open.

Actual behavior

No highlight, only if I myself highlight and right click can I use "Quick Open" option, which is very tedious compared to the existing URL workflow.

To Reproduce

Open Guake and run readlink -f onanyfile

Contributor guide

Research direction
Examine the existing URL detection and click handling code in Guake, then extend it to also detect file paths (e.g., absolute paths starting with /, ~, or relative paths) and open them with xdg open when Ctrl+clicked.
Tech stack
python
Domain
desktop
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Feature
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2
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Half day
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Active
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