295402 - "ask me where to save every file" pref ignored for autodownloading

Status: VERIFIED DUPLICATE of bug 284089

(Toolkit :: Downloads API, defect)

Description

[sairuh (rarely reading bugmail)]

spun off from bug 241245. tested with 2005052410-trunk (deer park) bits on linux
fedora core 3 (using gnome UI).

1. in Prefs > Downloads, select the radiobutton for "Ask me where to save every
file."

2. save and dismiss Prefs.

3. click on a downloadable link such as the following:

ftp://mozilla.isc.org/pub/mozilla.org/firefox/nightly/2005-05-24-06-trunk/firefox-1.0+.en-US.win32.installer.exe
ftp://mozilla.isc.org/pub/mozilla.org/firefox/nightly/2005-05-24-06-trunk/firefox-1.0+.en-US.win32.zip
ftp://mozilla.isc.org/pub/mozilla.org/firefox/nightly/2005-05-24-10-trunk/firefox-1.0+.en-US.linux-i686.installer.tar.gz

4. in the resulting "Opening [filename]" dialog, select the "Save to Disk"
radiobutton and then click OK.

expected results: should get the native (gnome) file picker where you can choose
the download location.

actual results: no file picker appeared. downloading began (Download manager
appeared), putting the file in my default location, ~/Desktop.

this isn't a problem if I context-click a link and choose "Save Link As" or hit
ctrl+S --the file picker appears in those cases.

I noticed that browser.download.useDownloadDir is false (expected), but I wonder
if that pref is somehow of lower precedence to any of the following prefs, each
of which are set to ~/Desktop?

browser.download.downloadDir
browser.download.dir
browser.download.defaultFolder

Comment 1

[Peter van der Woude [:Peter6]]

*** This bug has been marked as a duplicate of 284089 ***

Comment 2

[sairuh (rarely reading bugmail)]

whups, I didn't see that bug... verifying.