263005 - Save as HTML only does not work (although the only option offered!)

Status: RESOLVED WORKSFORME

(Firefox :: File Handling, defect)

Description

[Thomas Wolff]

User-Agent:       Mozilla/5.0 (Windows; U; Windows NT 5.1; rv:1.7.3) Gecko/20040913 Firefox/0.10
Build Identifier: Mozilla/5.0 (Windows; U; Windows NT 5.1; rv:1.7.3) Gecko/20040913 Firefox/0.10

Save Page as -> Save as type:
the only option offered is "Web page - HTML only"

It's actually the option I wanted, but if I use it and save,
the (not displayed and not selectable) "complete" option is effective, 
storing embedded images in a sub-folder.

Reproducible: Always
Steps to Reproduce:
1. Save Page as
2. check Save as type selection box, only one option appears
3. Save
4. check saved files
Actual Results:  
other "Save as type" option was used

Expected Results:  
HTML only to be saved

Comment 1

[Thomas Wolff]

had searched bugs database for "HTML only"; 
some (2?) 0.8 bugs related to "Save as type" but nothing identical

Comment 2

[Peter van der Woude [:Peter6]]

Mozilla/5.0 (Windows; U; Windows NT 5.0; en-US; rv:1.7.3) Gecko/20041005
Firefox/0.10

If I try to save this page I have 3 options:
web page, complete   ->saves as show_bug.cgi.htm (subfolder is created)
Web Page, HTML only  ->saves as show_bug.cgi.htm
text files           ->saves as show_bug.cgi.htm , should have been saveas .txt
                                  (most but not all tags were removed)

Comment 3

[Thomas Wolff]

(In reply to comment #2)

> If I try to save this page I have 3 options:
> ...
Well, I have only one option as described, also from this exact bug page.
So how can it be debugged? Can I provide any additional information?
I installed 1.0PR over 0.8, does that matter?

Comment 4

[Peter van der Woude [:Peter6]]

(In reply to comment #3)
> (In reply to comment #2)
> 
> > If I try to save this page I have 3 options:
> > ...
> Well, I have only one option as described, also from this exact bug page.
> So how can it be debugged? Can I provide any additional information?
> I installed 1.0PR over 0.8, does that matter?

Yes, bad business !!!!

But easy to solve
Close Firefox
Uninstall all extensions/themes
Uninstall FF 10.PR
Uninstall FF 0.8 (If that's still possible)
Make sure the program files/Mozilla Firefox/ directory is empty
Make a backup of /%appdata/mozilla/Firefox/ (profile)

Now reinstall FF1.0PR
See if that improves the situation ?

Comment 5

[Thomas Wolff]

OK, I found the bug to be caused by the extension 
"Download_Sort 2.0.3"

By the way [maybe this should be a separate bug report], as you 
suggested a complete re-install (which I did before trying the extensions):
How are we supposed to install extensions and themes from their 
downloaded copies?

With themes, it does not work at all.
With extensions, it does, but only after an additional step 
"Open with" xpi_auto_file and an annoying additional blank window opened;
moreover, when prompted for "Open with"..., why is 
"Do this automatically for files like this from now on." not selectable 
(as is often the case in many other situations)?

Comment 6

[Peter van der Woude [:Peter6]]

have a look if you can find a bug number before filing one.

->WFM