288101 - Problem in downloading ttf font

Status: RESOLVED EXPIRED

(Toolkit :: Downloads API, defect)

Description

[P.L.Chenthilraj]

User-Agent:       Mozilla/5.0 (Windows; U; Windows NT 5.1; en-US; rv:1.7.6) Gecko/20050317 Firefox/1.0.2
Build Identifier: Mozilla/5.0 (Windows; U; Windows NT 5.1; en-US; rv:1.7.6) Gecko/20050317 Firefox/1.0.2

1. when try to download any ttf file, instead of getting file save dialog box ,
firefox opens the file with junk characters in a new window.
2. When try to download any file(say .wmv), firefox always saves the file in
desktop and not allowing to save the file in the desired location

Reproducible: Always

Steps to Reproduce:
1.Try to download a ttf file.
2.Try to download a file (say .wmv) and try to save in the desired location.
3.

Actual Results:  
1. Firefox opens the file with junk characters in a new window.
2. Firefox saves the file in the desktop

Expected Results:  
1. Firefox should present a file save dialog box like in IE.
2. Firefox should allow the user to save the file in the user specified location

Netscape also behaves in the same way. Please cross check IE for its functionality.

Comment 1

[:Gavin Sharp [email: [e-mail]]]

1) The behavior is determined by the content-type sent by the server. Odds are
the server is sending text/plain, which is why the file is displayed in the browser.

Can you provide a link to the file that you're trying to download?

2) You can configure firefox to ask you where to save every file by going to
Tools->Options->Downloads->"Ask me where to save every file"

Comment 2

[Gervase Markham [:gerv]]

This is an automated message, with ID "auto-resolve01".

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Comment 3

[Gervase Markham [:gerv]]

This bug has been automatically resolved after a period of inactivity (see above
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