158458 - Can not edit local files using helper apps.

Status: VERIFIED DUPLICATE of bug 73757

(Core Graveyard :: File Handling, defect)

Description

[imran.geriskovan]

While viewing a local file (ie. file://bla/bla.html) in composer I can edit it
with composer in its place using "File/Edit Page" menu item.

However this is not the case for documents of external apps. For example when I
click on a link file://bla/bla.xls, first the file is
copied to temp directory and then excel is lauched for the copied file.

This makes editing of local docs impossible while using Mozilla as a shell.
I think Mozilla should launch the application on the original file.
Now you may wonder what my intention is...
Well... I would like to use Mozilla as a shell and replacement for
Windows/Internet Explorer. :)

And it seems it is very likely. :)

Comment 1

[Matthias Versen [:Matti]]

hmm, that means that we should handle File:// URLS differently than all other
Protocol Schemes.

-> File Handling 

Comment 2

[imran.geriskovan]

Correction:
The first "composer" should be "browser":

The correct version is:

While viewing a local file (ie. file://bla/bla.html) in __BROWSER__ I can edit it
with composer in its place using "File/Edit Page" menu item.

Sorry. :)

Comment 3

[Wesha]

*** This bug has been marked as a duplicate of 73757 ***

Comment 4

[sairuh (rarely reading bugmail)]

marking verified as a duplicate.

if you decide to reopen this bug, please clarify why.

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