TOPIC:

I can't open links with '&' sign,it gets cut before this sign.
I am using procedure ShowHTMLUrl() from GLCrossPlatform unit in GLScene:

Maybe xdg-open doesn't support all symbols?

Why not:
uses
LCLIntf; //there you have function openURL(string);
...
example:
procedure ...;
const
home_page : String = 'www.exdatis.net';
begin
{open exdatis home page}
Screen.Cursor:= crHourGlass;
try
OpenURL(home_page);
finally
Screen.Cursor:= crDefault;
end;
end;...
Works fine (linux - windows)

Also function mail to works fine
example:
url_string : String = 'mailto:info@exdatis.net'//or 'mailto:info@exdatis.net?subject=Hello'

I will check that when boot into Linux.
The short URLs are okay,but I need to execute:

www.blogger.com/share-post.g?blogID=5428...94613&target=twitter

Update:
Works like a charm since this function looks for default browser on installed OS.

On another forum I found this:
ShellExecute(Application.Handle, PChar('open'), PChar('www.site.com/user.php?nick=<"Dan">'), nil, nil, SW_SHOWNORMAL) //does not work
But, encoded address:
ShellExecute(Application.Handle, PChar('open'), PChar('www.site.com/user.php?nick=<%22Dan%22>'), nil, nil, SW_SHOWNORMAL);//it's work
May be helpful.