[Bug 502904] [NEW] file:// URLs do not work any more

[Klaus Reichl]

Public bug reported:

Binary package hint: epiphany-browser

Upgraded from Jaunty to Karmic last autumn, where web browser 2.26.1 was able to resolve file:// URLs.  Now it is
web browser 2.28.0 and file:// is not working any more.

Was there a change in URL handling (extension, policy) without
documentation I am able to find?  Or is it simply a bug in the browser
(which I don't believe since there are no complaints).

Help welcome,
Klaus

Reproduce with:

file:/// => Unable to load page: Problem occurred while loading the URL
file:///

file://  => suggests file:///home/kr
which is my home directory
         => Unable to load page: Problem occurred while loading the URL file:///home/kr

ProblemType: Bug
Architecture: i386
Date: Mon Jan  4 11:13:43 2010
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 9.10
NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia
Package: epiphany-browser 2.28.0-4ubuntu1
ProcEnviron:
 LANGUAGE=en_US.UTF-8
 LANG=en_US.UTF-8
 SHELL=/bin/bash
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.31-17.54-generic
SourcePackage: epiphany-browser
Uname: Linux 2.6.31-17-generic i686

** Affects: epiphany-browser (Ubuntu)
     Importance: Undecided
         Status: New


** Tags: apport-bug i386

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