microsoft / microsoft/terminal
file: URLs on UNC shares are not supported
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Description
### Windows Terminal version
1.21.3231.0
### Windows build number
10.0.26100.2894
### Other Software
_No response_
### Steps to reproduce
1. Output a formatted file URL for a file stored on a UNC network share. e.g. file://qnap-fs/dvd/test.txt
2. Note that there is an underline beneath the URL when you mouse hovers over it
3. Ctrl+Left mouse click the URL
### Expected Behavior
1. The associated program runs with the file as an argument, or the Open With dialog pops up
### Actual Behavior
1. An unhelpful error message appears:

2. Sometimes the mouse pointer disappears, and the "Cancel" button doesn't appear to be keyboard accessible, making it hard to dismiss this dialog.
Contributor guide
Research direction
Start by reproducing the UNC-share file URL behavior in Windows Terminal 1.21.3231.0 using the steps and example in the issue. Trace the URL activation path and Windows file association handling; done means Ctrl+click opens the associated program or Open With dialog without the unhelpful error or an unusable dismissal flow.
Written by the indexing model from the issue text.
Assessment
- Tech stack
- cpp
- Domain
- desktop, operating-systems
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Needs clarification
- Newbie friendliness
- 35/100