Open Bug 1395520 Opened 7 years ago Updated 2 years ago

Support dragging Windows-format InternetShortcut files on other platforms

Categories

(Core :: DOM: Copy & Paste and Drag & Drop, defect)

Product:
Core
Component:
DOM: Copy & Paste and Drag & Drop
Version:
57 Branch
Type:
defect

Tracking

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Tracking Flags:
Tracking Status
firefox55 --- affected
firefox56 --- affected
firefox57 --- affected
firefox58 --- wontfix
firefox59 --- fix-optional

People

(Reporter: hyacoub, Unassigned)

Details

[Affected versions]: 
Nightly 57.0a1

[Affected platforms]:
Platforms: Mac OS X 10.12 and Ubuntu 16.04 x64.

[Steps to reproduce]:
1. Open Firefox.
2. Download this file https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/0B4FHsML7tYx9emNHNmZLb0M2NTA
3. Drag and drop the .url file in Firefox.

[Expected result]:
The file redirects the user to the site that bookmark was linked to.

[Actual result]:
Drag and drop an .html / bookmark file to the browser isn't working
This is a Windows-specific shortcut file. Chrome appears to support them on other platforms however.
status-firefox58: --- → wontfix
status-firefox59: --- → fix-optional
Summary: Drag and drop an .html / bookmark file to the browser isn't working → Support dragging Windows-format InternetShortcut files on other platforms
Severity: normal → S3
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