28972 - editor needs to detect attempt to load xml document

Status: RESOLVED WONTFIX

(Core :: DOM: Editor, defect, P3)

Description

[buster]

split off from PDT+ bug 14599

load http://www.mozilla.org/newlayout/xml/tocdemo/rights.xml into the browser.
do "Edit Page"
somebody should detect that the document type is text/xml, and find an 
appropriate editor for xml documents.  if there is none (and the mozilla html 
editor certainly is not one (yet)), then the load should be cancelled.

mscott, I don't know much about url loading or how applications register for a 
particular mime type.  please help me out here, either by accepting the bug or 
by telling me where to look.  thanks!

Comment 1

[buster]

nominated for beta1 because it's split off of bug 14599 marked PDT+

Comment 2

[Scott MacGregor]

Hey Steve, we haven't finished plans for hooking up external applications yet.
That's not schedule until beta2. This includes hooking up to external mail
applications, external browsers and in your case external xml text editors.

I'm not sure how we can nominate this particular bug for beta1 when we've
already punted the browser/mail cases to beta2.

Comment 3

[buster]

according to mscott's last comment, sounds like this should not be beta1.  maybe 
this bug is a dup, or is dependent upon, one mscott already has.

Comment 4

[leger]

Putting on PDT- radar for beta.

Comment 5

[Scott MacGregor]

triaging since M15 is tonight. Not an M15 stoppper.

Comment 6

[selmer (gone)]

Scott, is this actually a dup then?  If we don't have anything to launch, I 
assume we'll get a nice error message...

Comment 7

[Péter Bajusz]

Clearing very old milestone (M17) in hope of reevaluation.

Comment 8

[scottputterman]

marking nsbeta1-

Comment 9

[Charles Manske]

I think this definitely needs to be fixed!

Comment 10

[Samir Gehani]

adt: nsbeta1-

Comment 11

[Kagami Rosylight [:saschanaz] (they/them)]

Since there is no "Edit page" on the browser as of now, I don't think we want to work on this.