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In D17372#373654 <https://phabricator.kde.org/D17372#373654>, @davidedmundson wrote: > > and some users report that it actually does the wrong thing for certain URLs. > > Bug reports are also an indication people use it. Well, it's the default, so I think that goes without saying. :) The reason for removing it is because it's not what people expect in the year 2018. When you open an HTTP or HTTPS link, you expect it to open in your browser, full stop. REPOSITORY R119 Plasma Desktop REVISION DETAIL https://phabricator.kde.org/D17372 To: ngraham, #plasma, #vdg Cc: davidedmundson, plasma-devel, ragreen, Pitel, ZrenBot, lesliezhai, ali-mohamed, jensreuterberg, abetts, sebas, apol, mart