Link to issue number:

Fixes #19125

Summary of the issue:

In Chromium browsers, when the cursor reaches a link with a malformed URL, NVDA cannot read the document.

Description of user facing changes:

Fixed regression: It Will be posible to read documents in Chromium browsers, even if the contain links with a malformed URL.

Description of developer facing changes:

None

Description of development approach:

In the isSamePageURL function of urlUtils, if a ValueError exception is produced when parsing an URL, make the function to return False.

Testing strategy:

Tested locally with Chrom and Edge.

Known issues with pull request:

None.

Code Review Checklist:

• Documentation:
  • Change log entry
  • User Documentation
  • Developer / Technical Documentation
  • Context sensitive help for GUI changes
• Testing:
  • Unit tests
  • System (end to end) tests
  • Manual testing
• UX of all users considered:
  • Speech
  • Braille
  • Low Vision
  • Different web browsers
  • Localization in other languages / culture than English
• API is compatible with existing add-ons.
• Security precautions taken.