xfce4-terminal-0.8.0 and URLs

[Olivier Duchateau]

On Fri, 21 Oct 2016 22:38:38 +0200
Olivier Duchateau <duchateau.olivier at gmail.com> wrote:

> On Fri, 21 Oct 2016 12:52:56 -0600 (MDT)
> Warren Block <wblock at wonkity.com> wrote:
> 
> > On Fri, 21 Oct 2016, Olivier Duchateau wrote:
> > 
> > > On Fri, 21 Oct 2016 07:51:32 -0600 (MDT)
> > > Warren Block <wblock at wonkity.com> wrote:
> > >
> > >> Middle-click on URLs used to open them in the browser.  With the new
> > >> xfce4-terminal 0.8.0, the mouse pointer still changes to a pointing
> > >> finger over URLs, but middle-click pastes.
> > >>
> > >> Can the old behavior be restored?  There is nothing about it in the
> > >> preferences settings.
> > >
> > > It's an hidden option which is now off by default (like gnome-termianl).
> > 
> > Seems odd to hide it, but what do I know.
> > 
> > > To restore the old behavior, open ~/.config/xfce4/terminal/terminalrc file and change value of MiscMiddleClickOpensUri to TRUE.
> > 
> > Changed, but it still just pastes whatever is in the buffer.
> 
> Tested again, middle click works fine. After made changes, all instances of xfce4-terminal must be closed (I think configuration is not reloaded).

I forgot to say, configuration is now in .config/xfce4/terminal/terminalrc not .config/xfce4/Terminal/terminalrc.

It's not bad idea to backup your old configuration and start new one.

> > 
> > MiscMiddleClickOpensUri=TRUE
> > 
> > Thanks!
> 
> 
> -- 
> olivier


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Olivier Duchateau <olivierd at freebsd.org>