[GH-ISSUE #87] 'open' command on Linux #25

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opened 2026-03-14 12:26:21 +03:00 by kerem · 1 comment

kerem commented

2026-03-14 12:26:21 +03:00

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Originally created by @baodrate on GitHub (Apr 19, 2023).
Original GitHub issue: https://github.com/aome510/hackernews-TUI/issues/87

Currently, the url_open_command has a hard-coded default of open:

github.com/aome510/hackernews-TUI@3da2bc0703/hackernews_tui/src/config/mod.rs (L51-L54)

That is (AFAIK) a MacOS-ism. On most Linux systems, the equivalent command is xdg-open. Since we're compiling separate binaries for each anyways, could the default be set to xdg-open when targeting Linux? This would provide a much more sane default for Linux users.

Originally created by @baodrate on GitHub (Apr 19, 2023). Original GitHub issue: https://github.com/aome510/hackernews-TUI/issues/87 Currently, the `url_open_command` has a hard-coded default of `open`: https://github.com/aome510/hackernews-TUI/blob/3da2bc07034b451dedfea434f00946fa0025e197/hackernews_tui/src/config/mod.rs#L51-L54 That is (AFAIK) a MacOS-ism. On most Linux systems, the equivalent command is [`xdg-open`](https://linux.die.net/man/1/xdg-open). Since we're compiling separate binaries for each anyways, could the default be set to `xdg-open` when targeting Linux? This would provide a much more sane default for Linux users.

kerem closed this issue

2026-03-14 12:26:36 +03:00

kerem commented

2026-03-14 12:26:46 +03:00

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@aome510 commented on GitHub (Apr 19, 2023):

Updated in #88. Can you try the new changes in the PR to see if they work?

@aome510 commented on GitHub (Apr 19, 2023): Updated in #88. Can you try the new changes in the PR to see if they work?

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2026-03-14 12:29:20 +03:00

[PR #25] [MERGED] [#9] add support for switching between different Story Views #49