Open external SVG links from "Open..."

Migrated from https://bugs.launchpad.net/inkscape/+bug/1663845
From 2017-02-11

Summary:

Original title: Inkscape 0.92 does not open external links to SVG-files (v. 091 does) [Inkscape Stable PPA; Ubuntu 16.04]

Steps to reproduce:

1. Copy link to external svg-file (for example https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/35/Tux.svg )
2. Open Inkscape
3. Activate "open file" dialog (Ctrl+O)
4. Paste link (Ctrl+V)
5. Press "Enter" (or click "Open" button)

What happened?

Nothing.

What should have happened?

Background downloading and opening external file (as it does with Inkscape 0.91).

Additional Information/Comments:

su_v (suv-lp) wrote on 2017-02-11

Opening files directly via http/https links in Inkscape uses gnome-vfs (a deprecated library). The dependency on gnome-vfs

1. is a build-time configure option, and
2. has runtime requirements (daemon) if used via GUI (IIRC)

su_v (suv-lp) wrote on 2017-02-11:

It appears that gnome-vfs support was intentionally disabled: http://bazaar.launchpad.net/~inkscape.dev/inkscape/debian-packaging-stable/revision/60#control

@alex - do you recall the reasons why this was disabled for stable releases?

Version Info:

Original issue:

- Inkscape Version: 0.92.0+66~ubuntu16.04.1
- Operating System: Ubuntu 16.04.1

Tested on:

- Inkscape Version: 1.1-dev (cc619caa, 2020-09-10)/1.1-dev (cc619caa4c, 2020-09-10), snap package
- Operating System: macOS 10.13.6 (17G12034)/Ubuntu 18.04.5 LTS