Error when inserting a direct link to an executable file

dgavrilov · June 17, 2024, 9:17pm

Bug report

Environment

Platform: macOS
Platform version: Sonoma
App Version: 5.8.1

How to reproduce

Insert direct link to an executable file to note (for example https://ftp.lysator.liu.se/pub/videolan/vlc/3.0.21/win32/vlc-3.0.21-win32.exe)
The “Choose a link format” window will display an ERR_FAILED (-2) error and offer to download the file. The file is successfully downloaded by the way

The same behavior is observed on Windows.

craftzdog · June 18, 2024, 5:01am

Hi Dmitry,

Oops…that wasn’t anticipated!
Well, how can I prevent Electron from downloading it…

dgavrilov · June 18, 2024, 8:26pm

MIME type?

craftzdog · June 19, 2024, 5:59am

Yes, it should check the MIME type by sending a HEAD request, ideally. But it slightly slows down fetching the page.
Another workaround would be to handle will-download events of the Electron session. I’ll try it after updating the mobile app.