winapps-org / winapps-org/winapps
Opening clicked links in the host systems browser
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Description
Currently clicking links opens them in the default browser of the Windows system.
Is there any way to implement a feature that forwards the link to winapps to then open it in the host systems browser?
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First steps
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Research direction
No file, test, or entry point is identified in the issue. Start by locating how winapps handles clicked links and browser launching, then determine where forwarding to the host browser would fit. Done means the requested link-opening behavior works reliably for supported host systems.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- shell
- Domain
- desktop
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Needs clarification
- Newbie friendliness
- 25/100