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Bug: Card Property Links Are Broken on Linux Personal Desktop App

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#2,176 opened on Jan 26, 2022

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Description

Steps to reproduce the behavior

  1. Go card
  2. Click on property URL's link icon
  3. No new tab opens in the browser

Expected behavior

When I click on the link icon, I expect the link to open in a browser tab.

Screenshots

focalboard-link-icon-broken

Edition and Platform

  • Edition: Personal Desktop
  • Version: v0.12.1
  • Browser and OS: 5.0.2497.48 (Stable channel) stable (64-bit) on Ubuntu 20.04.3 LTS

Additional context

This problem exist also in the table view.

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Contributor guide

Tech stack
typescriptreactelectron
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.
1-3 hours
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
Basic knowledge of ReactFamiliarity with Electron desktop apps
Newbie friendlinessA 1-100 score estimating how approachable this issue is for first-time contributors.
60
Research direction
The issue is that clicking a link icon in card properties does not open a new tab on the Linux desktop app. The fix likely involves ensuring the link's href is correctly handled by the Electron shell's openExternal. Investigate the card property link component in the focalboard codebase, likely in webapp/src/components/cardDetail/ or similar. Check if there is an Electron specific handler for opening links that may not be triggered. Also, the bug exists in table view, so the fix may be in a shared component. Review the comments for any hints about the root cause.