Tdesktop: Group links aren't opening properly in Telegram

[NirvanaDraavon]

Title.

Whenever I open a group link on a web browser, the application comes up and does nothing.

Here is an example of the log file that gets produced:

[2020.04.22 10:00:38] Launched version: 2000001, install beta: [FALSE], alpha: 0, debug mode: [FALSE], test dc: [FALSE]
[2020.04.22 10:00:38] Executable dir: D:/Telegram Desktop/, name: Telegram.exe
[2020.04.22 10:00:38] Initial working dir: C:/Program Files/Mozilla Firefox/
[2020.04.22 10:00:38] Working dir: D:/Telegram Desktop/
[2020.04.22 10:00:38] Command line: D:\Telegram Desktop\Telegram.exe tg://join?invite=###################
[2020.04.22 10:00:38] Executable path before check: D:/Telegram Desktop/Telegram.exe
[2020.04.22 10:00:38] Logs started
[2020.04.22 10:00:38] Connecting local socket to Global\bacdea0964705717ba4509b541a84234-{87A94AB0-E370-4cde-98D3-ACC110C5967D}...
[2020.04.22 10:00:38] Socket connected, this is not the first application instance, sending show command...
[2020.04.22 10:00:38] Show command written, waiting response...
[2020.04.22 10:00:38] Show command response received, pid = 26360, activating and quitting...

[NirvanaDraavon]

Update...noticed a disparity when using Telegram on a different system...

When opening the link would work, the log line would read as follows:

[2020.04.22 10:00:38] Command line: D:\Telegram Desktop\Telegram.exe -- tg://join?invite=###################

The '--' is missing for some reason in the log of my original version...any clue why this occurs?

[NirvanaDraavon]

Update...there is a workaround for this, but it is very inconvenient.

Copying the web invite link and then pasting into a telegram chat, then clicking on it will auto default on Telegram and somehow forces it to open with the join chat prompt.

I don't understand this, but it works I guess. Very annoying though.

[bkamapantula]

thanks @NirvanaDraavon! that worked for me.

[txtsd]

Happening to me on linux too #8626

[squromiv]

The same problem. Last version of Telegram Desktop. Windows 8.1x64

[txtsd]

@squromiv @bkamapantula @NirvanaDraavon can you try changing the entry for tg:// links in firefox like here: https://github.com/telegramdesktop/tdesktop/issues/8626#issuecomment-720659161

[bkamapantula]

@txtsd I updated from "Always ask" to as below ("Use System handler (default)") and that worked

using "Use Telegram Desktop" didn't open any native app prompt.

[txtsd]

@bkamapantula Thanks for your feedback. Hopefully it'll help the devs pinpoint the issue.

[squromiv]

can you try changing the entry for tg:// links in firefox

Yes, this half-decision works with FF.

But what about support of opening tg-links directly in Telegram-desktop, bypassing browser?

I set Tgdesktop as default application for files *.tg (contain tg-links). And I see the same behavior, opening them from OS Windows 8.1: application doesn`t switch to necessary channel. Is there any idea, how to force this feature?
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[ilya-fedin]

But what about support of opening tg-links directly in Telegram-desktop, bypassing browser?

Just use the standard Windows way for this

[squromiv]

Just use the standard Windows way for this

I know, how to create shortcuts in Windows. What is about opening them in Telegram Desktop??? I see the same behavior, as described in the first message of this topic:

the application comes up and does nothing

[ilya-fedin]

¯_(ツ)_/¯ it works for me

[squromiv]

¯_(ツ)_/¯ it works for me

What version of Windows and TG? Did you modify registry or smth else?

[ilya-fedin]

TG versionis 2.4.7, Windows 10 LTSC in a virtual machine

[squromiv]

TG versionis 2.4.7, Windows 10 LTSC in a virtual machine

Can you please upload video or GIF of opening tg-link directly in TG?

[ilya-fedin]

No, I just wanted to show you about this standard way since creating a .tg file with link seems like something weird for me