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Bug: Exporting boards on Manjaro Linux XFCE with Personal Desktop Edition results in an "Failed to open URI." error

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#1,638 opened on Oct 23, 2021

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Description

Steps to reproduce the behavior

  1. Go to a board
  2. Select "Export to CSV" or "Export to board archive"
  3. See error in popup window:
Failed to open URI.
The specified location is not supported.
data:text/csv;charset=utf-8,Name ...

or

Failed to open URI.
The specified location is not supported.
data:text/json, ...
  1. The Snackbar does not get that there was an error and says "Export Complete!"
  1. Select "Settings"
  2. Select "Export archive"
  3. See error in popup window:
Failed to open URI.
Operation not supported.
data:text/json, ...

Expected behavior

In the Windows App Store installation on my Windows PC a .csv or .focalboard file is created. The bug makes it impossible to export boards.

Screenshots

Not necessary since the error popup window was transcribed.

Edition and Platform

  • Edition: Personal Desktop
  • Version: v0.10.0 (built by myself), v0.9.2 (downloaded from GitHub releases)
  • Browser and OS: Manjaro Linux (21.2.0, kernel 5.14.13-1-MANJARO, XFCE 4.16, Pacman)

Additional context

To run the local desktop build I run:

make prebuild
make linux-app
cd linux
./bin/focalboard-app

because the in the README.md described linux/dist/focalboard-app path does not exist and running linux/bin/focalboard-app starts a completely white window.

Contributor guide

Tech stack
typescriptreactelectrongo
Domain
desktopfrontend
Issue type
bug
DifficultyEstimated implementation difficulty for a new contributor, from 1 for very small changes to 5 for expert-level work.
3
Estimated timeA rough time range for an experienced contributor to investigate, implement, test, and prepare a pull request.
half day
Activity statusHow available the issue appears right now: fresh, active, stale, blocked, or waiting on maintainer input.
stale
ClarityHow clearly the issue explains the expected change, acceptance criteria, and next step.
clear
Prerequisites
Electron basicsReact knowledgeFile system in Electron
Newbie friendlinessA 1-100 score estimating how approachable this issue is for first-time contributors.
40
Research direction
Investigate the export functionality in the desktop app. Look for how CSV and JSON exports are handled, likely in the Electron main process (e.g., main.ts or similar). The error 'Failed to open URI' suggests the data URI is not being opened correctly on Linux. Check the file dialog or clipboard handling. Also examine the snackbar logic to see why it shows 'Export Complete!' despite the error.