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Date: Thu, 3 May 2012 07:46:56 +0200
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From: Wladimir <laanwj@gmail.com>
To: Alan Reiner <etotheipi@gmail.com>
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Subject: Re: [Bitcoin-development] URI Handling in Bitcoin-Qt
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On Thu, May 3, 2012 at 6:28 AM, Alan Reiner <etotheipi@gmail.com> wrote:

> **
> *(1) *What is the status & plans for supporting "bitcoin:" URIs in the
> Satoshi client?  My understanding is that it currently creates URIs, but
> does *not* register itself with the OS to handle such links.  Is this
> accurate?  This seems like a very high-value feature, and I'd recommend
> that we consider it a priority -- I can't think of any other upgrade that
> can improve usability so dramatically on the desktop.
>

It is already implemented for Linux (Gnome) and Windows, but there is an
issue with boost::ipc that crashed bitcoin at startup on windows, so it's
temporarily disabled on Windows.


> *(2) *I need to understand better what the intentions were behind
> "label=" and "message=".  The way I understand it is that Bitcoin-Qt uses
> and stores only address-labels, and no other transactional info is stored
> in the wallet.  As such, the "message=" field would be displayed to the
> user when a "bitcoin:" link is clicked, but that message wouldn't be saved
> anywhere.
>

Label is a label for the destination address, message is a freeform message
describing the transaction.

I don't think the message is currently stored in the Satoshi client. That
feature is somewhere on our way-too-long issue and todo list.

But I understand that you want to add transaction meta-data fields such as
contact information, bought items, item prices?

Wladimir

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On Thu, May 3, 2012 at 6:28 AM, Alan Reiner <span dir=3D"ltr">&lt;<a href=
=3D"mailto:etotheipi@gmail.com" target=3D"_blank">etotheipi@gmail.com</a>&g=
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  <div bgcolor=3D"#ffffff" text=3D"#000000"><b>(1) </b>What is the status &=
amp; plans for supporting &quot;bitcoin:&quot;
    URIs in the Satoshi client?=C2=A0 My understanding is that it currently
    creates URIs, but does <b>not</b> register itself with the OS to
    handle such links.=C2=A0 Is this accurate?=C2=A0 This seems like a very
    high-value feature, and I&#39;d recommend that we consider it a priorit=
y
    -- I can&#39;t think of any other upgrade that can improve usability so
    dramatically on the desktop.<br></div></blockquote><div><br></div><div>=
It is already implemented for Linux (Gnome) and Windows, but there is an is=
sue with boost::ipc that crashed bitcoin at startup on windows, so it&#39;s=
 temporarily disabled on Windows.</div>
<div>=C2=A0</div><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0 0 0 .8=
ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div bgcolor=3D"#ffffff" te=
xt=3D"#000000"><b>(2) </b>I need to understand better what the intentions w=
ere
    behind &quot;label=3D&quot; and &quot;message=3D&quot;.=C2=A0 The way I=
 understand it is that
    Bitcoin-Qt uses and stores only address-labels, and no other
    transactional info is stored in the wallet.=C2=A0 As such, the &quot;me=
ssage=3D&quot;
    field would be displayed to the user when a &quot;bitcoin:&quot; link i=
s
    clicked, but that message wouldn&#39;t be saved anywhere.<br></div></bl=
ockquote><div><br></div><div>Label is a label for the destination address, =
message is a freeform message describing the transaction.</div><div><br>
</div><div>I don&#39;t think the message is currently stored in the Satoshi=
 client. That feature is somewhere on our way-too-long issue and todo list.=
</div><div><br></div><div>But I understand that you want to add transaction=
 meta-data fields such as contact information, bought items, item prices?</=
div>
<div><br></div><div>Wladimir</div><div><br></div></div>

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