Open a Link in google chrome using QT

[AmrCoder]

Hello
iam want to open a link in google chrome browser so I use this code

QString link = "http://www.google.com";
QDesktopServices::openUrl(QUrl(link));

but here is the problem when i use this link to open it in chrome

chrome://settings/

any link that opens a chrome setting it not open so i should open it manually, it open on an empty tab so how can I do this or automate this process if it will not in the normal way.
Thanks in advance.

[Pablo J. Rogina]

@AmrCoder said in Open a Link in google chrome using QT:

chrome://settings/

are you sure you can open that page with Chrome (by the way, please state your OS) from command line?

[AmrCoder]

iam using Windows 10
QT 5.10.0
no really if I try to open this link which is setting page I can't open it using the command line like this

chrome.exe chrome://setting/

but for sure it opens other websites to use this link in google chrome I must write it manually in the search bar.

[mrjj]

Hi
That will not work on Windows as
chrome: is NOT registered as a protocol.
The concept is called URI Schemes
its possible to add to registry new ones
https://stackoverflow.com/questions/389204/how-do-i-create-my-own-url-protocol-e-g-so

BUt that might not be optimal but depends on your actual use case :)

[Pablo J. Rogina]

@mrjj great info about registering custom protocols under Windows. However I guess in this particular case (chrome:) even when @AmrCoder is able to add it, Chrome won't show the settings page, that's why I asked him to try on command line beforehand.

[mrjj]

@Pablo-J.-Rogina
I think you are right. For safety reason.
But i never tried with chrome settings. Only an actual custom protocol. :)