mherrmann / mherrmann/fman

Right click "open in" sometimes doesn't seem to pass the correct path

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Description

On Windows 7, I have a mapped drive pointed to an SMB share. Browsing works fine, if slow. If I right click and open in sublime text, the tab opens with the filename but the contents aren't filled in.

I found that Sublime thinks it's opening the UNC path, which I think is wrong - it should use the mapped drive path since that's what appears in the fman UI.

Does fman resolve to UNC before passing to sublime?

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Research direction

Start by reproducing the Windows 7 case with a mapped drive pointing to an SMB share, then use the right-click “open in” action with Sublime Text. Trace which path fman passes when the file is opened and compare the mapped-drive path with the UNC path. Done means Sublime receives the mapped-drive path and displays the file contents.

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Assessment

Tech stack
python
Domain
desktop, operating-systems
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
25/100

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