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[Bug 1377953] [NEW] data: URIs don't work

 

Public bug reported:

Problem occurs with: Browser on Ubuntu 14.10 r3
Does not occur with: Safari on iOS

1. In the browser address field, type or paste the following line:
    data:text/html,<i>This is a test</i>

What you see: Google search results.

What you should see: "This is a test" in italics.

Direct entry of data: URIs is useful for Web app developers to see how a
browser handles particular markup (for example bug 1370571).

<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Data_URI_scheme>

** Affects: webbrowser-app (Ubuntu)
     Importance: Undecided
         Status: New

** Description changed:

  Problem occurs with: Browser on Ubuntu 14.10 r3
  Does not occur with: Safari on iOS
  
  1. In the browser address field, type or paste the following line:
-     data:text/html,<i>This is a test</i>
+     data:text/html,<i>This is a test</i>
  
  What you see: Google search results.
  
  What you should see: "This is a test" in italics.
  
  Direct entry of data: URIs is useful for Web app developers to see how a
- browser handles particular markup.
+ browser handles particular markup (for example bug 1370571).
  
  <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Data_URI_scheme>

** Summary changed:

- data: URLs don't work
+ data: URIs don't work

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Title:
  data: URIs don't work

Status in “webbrowser-app” package in Ubuntu:
  New

Bug description:
  Problem occurs with: Browser on Ubuntu 14.10 r3
  Does not occur with: Safari on iOS

  1. In the browser address field, type or paste the following line:
      data:text/html,<i>This is a test</i>

  What you see: Google search results.

  What you should see: "This is a test" in italics.

  Direct entry of data: URIs is useful for Web app developers to see how
  a browser handles particular markup (for example bug 1370571).

  <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Data_URI_scheme>

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