Bug: Error loading valid URL

Bug #1334830 reported by Thangalin
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Affects Status Importance Assigned to Milestone
Inkscape
Confirmed
Wishlist
Unassigned

Bug Description

Replicate

1. Start Inkscape
2. File >> Open
3. Use a URL as the Location: http://pbs.twimg.com/media/BrD6ZnaIMAAft7D.jpg:large
4. Click Open

Expected Results

The image is downloaded and read into Inkscape.

Actual Results

Failed to load the requested file http://pbs.twimg.com/media/BrD6ZnaIMAAft7D.jpg:large

Additional Details

The image loads fine in a web browser and in the GIMP (opening via the URL).

ScislaC (scislac)
Changed in inkscape:
status: New → Confirmed
importance: Undecided → Wishlist
Revision history for this message
su_v (suv-lp) wrote :

AFAICT opening remote relocations via GUI and CLI doesn't work for bitmap images (ok for SVG files):

This works:
$ inkscape https://inkscape.org/static/images/inkscape-logo.svg

This fails (console message: GdkPixbuf loader failed):
$ inkscape https://inkscape.org/static/images/inkscape-logo.png

tags: added: bitmap importing
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