This should be fixed now given the comment over at https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gnome-control- center/+bug/708382/comments/51.
** Summary changed: - No way in Ubuntu 11.04 to configure chromium to open external links in a new window + Cannot configure chromium to open external links in a new window ** Bug watch added: code.google.com/p/chromium/issues #22465 http://code.google.com/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=22465 ** Also affects: chromium-browser via http://code.google.com/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=22465 Importance: Unknown Status: Unknown ** Tags added: a11y oneiric precise -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to gnome-control-center in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/798025 Title: Cannot configure chromium to open external links in a new window Status in Chromium Browser: Unknown Status in GNOME Control Center: Won't Fix Status in “chromium-browser” package in Ubuntu: Confirmed Status in “gnome-control-center” package in Ubuntu: Invalid Bug description: Binary package hint: chromium-browser I'm not sure if it was a GNOME or an Ubuntu decision, but removing the ability in the "Preferred Applications" GNOME capplet to use a customized command-line to open HTTP URL links in a preferred web browser in a customized way, _really_ irritates me. I guess this is a two part issue: 1) that Chromium apparently can't be screwed to give users the option to open URLs in new windows, and 2) that GNOME capplet guys zealously remove options with absolutely no regard to advanced users and commonly used advanced options. I've not yet found a way to work around this either. I even tried setting the preferred http* handlers in gconf-editor to open a shell script that in turn opened the URL with "chromium-browser --new-window $*", but that didn't work either, oddly enough. ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 11.04 Package: chromium-browser 12.0.742.91~r87961-0ubuntu0.11.04.1 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.38-8.42-generic 2.6.38.2 Uname: Linux 2.6.38-8-generic x86_64 Architecture: amd64 Date: Wed Jun 15 22:55:43 2011 Desktop-Session: DESKTOP_SESSION = gnome XDG_CONFIG_DIRS = /etc/xdg/xdg-gnome:/etc/xdg XDG_DATA_DIRS = /usr/share/gnome:/home/gatto/local/share:/usr/share Env: MOZ_PLUGIN_PATH = None LD_LIBRARY_PATH = None InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 9.10 "Karmic Koala" - Release amd64 (20091027) ProcEnviron: LANGUAGE=en_US:en PATH=(custom, user) LANG=en_US.UTF-8 SHELL=/bin/bash SourcePackage: chromium-browser UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to natty on 2011-06-02 (13 days ago) chromium-default: CHROMIUM_FLAGS="--password-store=detect" To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/chromium-browser/+bug/798025/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages Post to : desktop-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
