111913 - Ad hoc helper applications are searched in explicit directory instead of PATH

Status: VERIFIED DUPLICATE of bug 82860

(Core Graveyard :: File Handling, defect)

Description

[wazow]

Whenever I click on URL which does not have a helper application defined I get a
window with three choice: the first choice is indicating an application as
handler for this specific file. The "choose file window" opened then only looks
for applications in current (or any other by-hand-indicated directory). Thus it
is demanded to indicate an explicit path to an application. 

It becomes irritating when you use system wide applications available from bash
prompt otherwise, especially when you often change machines and use mozilla
instance whith no proper helpers defined. I think that mozilla should look in
PATH for ad hoc helpers.

Comment 1

[Boris Zbarsky [:bzbarsky]]

Duplicate of "Can't use XP filepicker to pick an app that's in $PATH without
knowing full path"

*** This bug has been marked as a duplicate of 82860 ***

Comment 2

[sairuh (rarely reading bugmail)]

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