Closed
Bug 1424729
Opened 7 years ago
Closed 7 years ago
Settings "Use firefox" to open PDF causes endless opening of new empty tabs when clicking such links
Categories
(Toolkit :: Downloads API, defect)
Toolkit
Downloads API
Tracking
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RESOLVED
DUPLICATE
of bug 218257
Tracking | Status | |
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firefox59 | --- | affected |
People
(Reporter: anaran, Unassigned)
Details
(Whiteboard: [dupeme])
Clicking link, apparently linking to
https://arxiv.org/pdf/1512.01000.pdf
in text
More information about XMM-Newton’s observation is available in “X-ray emission from the Wolf-Rayet bubble NGC 688. II. XMM-Newton EPIC observations,” by J. Toalá et al. (2016).
at bottom of page
http://m.esa.int/spaceinimages/Images/2017/12/Crescent_nebula
starts opening new tabs in quick succession.
The URL of these tabs is
file:///tmp/mozilla_adrian0/1512.01000.pdf
All I can do is close Browser quickly with CTRL+Q to stop the frenzy.
I have seen this behavior on another web page before, the common theme being a link to PDF, which I clicked.
Reporter | ||
Comment 1•7 years ago
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Under Settings->General->Applications
I have chosen
Content Type | Action
Portable Document Format (PDF) | Use firefox
Reporter | ||
Comment 2•7 years ago
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Content Type | Action
Portable Document Format (PDF) | Preview in Nightly
works fine, but "use firefox" should not burn unsuspecting users that badly
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Updated•7 years ago
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Summary: Some links to PDF start opening empty new tabs to no end when clicked → Settings "Use firefox" to open PDF causes endless opening of new empty tabs when clicking such links
Comment 3•7 years ago
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This is a known issue. Paolo, do you remember the original bug number?
Component: General → Downloads API
Flags: needinfo?(paolo.mozmail)
Product: Firefox → Toolkit
Whiteboard: [dupeme]
Comment 4•7 years ago
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That's bug 218257.
Status: NEW → RESOLVED
Closed: 7 years ago
Flags: needinfo?(paolo.mozmail)
Resolution: --- → DUPLICATE
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