- added code to perform a search of gemspace, when the software is unable to understand the input typed in the address bar.

src/gui/client/main-window.lisp

@@ -968,7 +968,11 @@ local file paths."
     ((fs:directory-exists-p path)
      (gui:choose-directory :initial-dir path :parent main-window :mustexist t))
     (t
-     (gui-goodies:notify-request-error (format nil (_ "No such file or directory: ~a") path)))))
+     (when (gui:ask-yesno (format nil (_ "No such file or directory: ~s, search genspace instead?")
+                                  path)
+                           :title (_ "Error")
+                           :parent main-window)
+        (open-search-iri path main-window)))))
 
 (defun render-gemtext-string (main-window parsed-lines &key (links-path-prefix ""))
   (ev:with-enqueued-process-and-unblock ()
@@ -1032,6 +1036,14 @@ local file paths."
                            (otherwise
                             (render-line rendered-line))))))))))))
 
+(defun open-search-iri (criteria main-window)
+  (let ((parsed-iri-search-capsule (iri:iri-parse constants:+gemini-search-engine+)))
+    (setf (uri:query parsed-iri-search-capsule)
+          (text-utils:maybe-percent-encode criteria))
+    (let ((search-iri (with-output-to-string (stream)
+                        (iri:render-iri parsed-iri-search-capsule stream))))
+      (open-iri search-iri main-window nil))))
+
 (defun open-iri (iri main-window use-cache &key (status +stream-status-streaming+))
   (handler-case
       (let* ((actual-iri (remove-standard-port iri))
@@ -1068,7 +1080,10 @@ local file paths."
            (client-os-utils:open-resource-with-external-program main-window actual-iri))))
     (esrap:esrap-parse-error (e)
       (declare (ignore e))
-      (gui-goodies:notify-request-error (format nil (_ "Invalid address: ~s") iri)))
+      (when (gui:ask-yesno (_ "Invalid address, perform a search using your input?")
+                           :title (_ "Invalid address")
+                           :parent main-window)
+        (open-search-iri iri main-window)))
     (error (e)
       (gui-goodies:notify-request-error e))))