[Portland-bugs] [Bug 47833] New: xdg-open doesn't support magnet links

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https://bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=47833

             Bug #: 47833
           Summary: xdg-open doesn't support magnet links
    Classification: Unclassified
           Product: Portland
           Version: unspecified
          Platform: Other
        OS/Version: All
            Status: NEW
          Severity: normal
          Priority: medium
         Component: xdg-utils
        AssignedTo: portland-bugs at lists.freedesktop.org
        ReportedBy: pacho at condmat1.ciencias.uniovi.es


They should open a P2P client like, for example, deluge:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Magnet_URI_scheme

This has also be demanded in:
https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/xdg-utils/+bug/932472

and there are ugly workarounds like:
http://www.void.gr/kargig/blog/2012/01/24/open-magnet-urls-with-xdg-open/

this is the reason why I think a proper fix should be implemented upstream

Thanks a lot

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