2.4.0 Regression - Wrong arguments to kfmclient when running under KDE

[colbell]

Summary

Using launchy 2.4.0 under KDE 4.11.2 the browser no longer opens.

Under launchy 2.3.0

$ launchy -n http://www.ruby-lang.org/
/usr/bin/xdg-open http://www.ruby-lang.org/

The above call to xdg-open succeeds in opening the browser.

Under launchy 2.4.0

launchy -n http://www.ruby-lang.org/
/usr/bin/kfmclient http://www.ruby-lang.org/

This time it successfully identifies that it is running under KDE, but no browser window opens.

If I try to execute the generated command line I get:

/usr/bin/kfmclient http://www.ruby-lang.org/
Syntax Error: Unknown command 'http://www.ruby-lang.org/'

The help text for the command:

Usage: kfmclient [Qt-options] [KDE-options] [KDE-tempfile-options] [options] command [URL(s)] 

KDE tool for opening URLs from the command line

Generic options:
  --help                    Show help about options
  --help-qt                 Show Qt specific options
  --help-kde                Show KDE specific options
  --help-kde-tempfile       Show KDE-tempfile specific options
  --help-all                Show all options
  --author                  Show author information
  -v, --version             Show version information
  --license                 Show license information
  --                        End of options

Options:
  --noninteractive          Non interactive use: no message boxes
  --commands                Show available commands

Arguments:
  command                   Command (see --commands)
  URL(s)                    Arguments for command

You just need to add the argument openURL. The following command succeeds in opening a browser window.

/usr/bin/kfmclient openURL http://www.ruby-lang.org/

If I change the method Kde.browser In the source file lib/launchy/detect/nix_desktop_environment.rb from

      def self.browser
        'kfmclient'
      end

To

      def self.browser
        'kfmclient openURL'
      end

Launchy then succeeds in opening a browser window

[copiousfreetime]

@colbell Thanks for finding this bug! I don't have a KDE system so I appreciate you finding this. I'll push a 2.4.1 update tomorrow.

[copiousfreetime]

@colbell release 2.4.1 pushed, can you test and make sure it works for you?