confirmed i renamed an existing pdf file to foo:bar.pdf and typed evince foo\:bar.pdf in a terminal. evince opened with an error message "the specified location is not supported" however, double-clicking the same foo:bar.pdf in nautilus opens it in evince without a problem...
** Attachment added: "foo:bar.pdf" http://launchpadlibrarian.net/20369418/foo%3Abar.pdf ** Changed in: evince (Ubuntu) Status: New => Confirmed -- evince has trouble handling filename with escaped shell characters https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/160996 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
