ipfs:// and ipns:// in Chromium work only in address bar
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Description
**Describe the bug**
I have a website with ipns:// links. With Brave browser they work fine, but I can't get them to work with Chrome + IPFS Companion, even though I have enabled the mentioned option "Catch Unhandled IPFS Protocols" in IPFS Companion settings.
I know this feature is experimental, but I think it is quite important for this to work properly.
Thanks for your work and regards.
**To Reproduce**
Steps to reproduce the behavior:
1. Enable "Catch Unhandled IPFS Protocols" in settings.
2. Try to open an ipns:// link.
3. Nothing happens
**Expected behavior**
The link should be followed by the browser.
**Desktop (please complete the following information):**
- OS: Windows 10
- Browser: Chrome
- Version 89.0.4389.128
Contributor guide
Research direction
Reproduce the issue in Chrome 89 on Windows 10 with the IPFS Companion setting "Catch Unhandled IPFS Protocols" enabled, then trace the handling of an ipns:// link opened from a webpage rather than the address bar. Done means ipfs:// and ipns:// links are followed in webpage content as they are in the address bar.
Written by the indexing model from the issue text.
Assessment
- Tech stack
- javascript
- Domain
- web-dev
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 3/5
- Estimated time
- 1-2 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 35/100