525542 - Add DreamFactory plugin to the Plugin Finder Service

Status: RESOLVED DUPLICATE of bug 550540

(addons.mozilla.org Graveyard :: Plugins, enhancement, P5)

Description

[lee.hicksjr]

User-Agent:       Mozilla/5.0 (Windows; U; Windows NT 5.1; en-US; rv:1.9.1.4) Gecko/20091016 Firefox/3.5.4
Build Identifier: Mozilla/5.0 (Windows; U; Windows NT 5.1; en-US; rv:1.9.1.4) Gecko/20091016 Firefox/3.5.4

DreamFactory has over 4000 companies who use our products on various platforms, many using FireFox on Windows or Mac. We need an easier, more streamlined way for the customers to get the plugin installed. This process is seamless on Internet Explorer, but manual install is still required for FireFox. Packaging the plugin as an extension was attempted but denied public listing due to the binary nature of the plugin.

Our mime-type is application/dreamfactory.
Filing this as a bug was requested by Add-On reviewers.
DreamFactory plugin is currently supported on MS Windows and Mac OS, but not Linux.

Reproducible: Always

Steps to Reproduce:
1. Without having manually installed the dreamfactory plugin. Go to http://www.dreamfactory.net/desktop/enterprise_entrance.html
2. You get the prompt to "Install missing plugins", click the button or the page.
3. Dialog prompts for manual install due to "No suitable plugins were found."
Actual Results:  
Plugin must be manually installed from our website either from the "Manual Install" button, or by contacting our customer support.

Expected Results:  
We would like to have the plugin automatically found, verified and installed like Flash, Quicktime, etc.

Filing this request as a bug was requested by Jorge Villalobos, cc'd by Nick Nguyen, and Justin Scott.

Comment 1

[Pratibha]

Verified with MACOS - FF3.6.9

Noticed the same message as given in the actual result: "No suitable plugins were found"