[Bug 263315] New: Programs cannot handle Windows .lnk files

[leighman]

https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=263315

           Summary: Programs cannot handle Windows .lnk files
           Product: kde
           Version: 4.5
          Platform: MS Windows
        OS/Version: MS Windows
            Status: UNCONFIRMED
          Severity: normal
          Priority: NOR
         Component: general
        AssignedTo: unassigned-bugs at kde.org
        ReportedBy: leighmanthegreat at hotmail.com


Version:           4.5 (using KDE 4.5.4) 
OS:                MS Windows

When browsing in Gwenview, in my Pictures file I have a symlink Sample
Pictures.lnk which links to Public/Public Pictures/Sample Pictures but Gwenview
does not follow this and so displays error previews for each image.  Trying to
open one of the images in Okular also fails giving a path like Sample
Pictures.lnk/picture.jpg could not be opened
Opening the destination folder manually shows the pictures correctly.

Reproducible: Always

Steps to Reproduce:
Try to access Sample Pictures.lnk folder in Gwenview

Actual Results:  
Error icons shown.

Expected Results:  
Programs should interpret this symlink correctly as they would for an NTFS
drive mounted in Linux.

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