Closed Bug 305550 Opened 20 years ago Closed 20 years ago

Wave files not handled properly, possible javascript bug

Categories

(Firefox :: File Handling, defect)

Product:
Firefox
Component:
File Handling
Platform:
x86
Windows XP
Type:
defect
Priority:
Not set
Severity:
minor

Tracking

()

Status:
RESOLVED INVALID

People

(Reporter: parthosarathi, Unassigned)

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Details

User-Agent: Mozilla/5.0 (Windows; U; Windows NT 5.1; en-US; rv:1.7.10) Gecko/20050716 Firefox/1.0.6 Build Identifier: Mozilla/5.0 (Windows; U; Windows NT 5.1; en-US; rv:1.7.10) Gecko/20050716 Firefox/1.0.6 Firefox wrongly tries to use quicktime to play .wav file. It should be using 'soundrec' (as reported under Tools->Options->Download). It additionally reports that quicktime plugin is missing & hence it cannot play the sound. Notably, quicktime 6.5.2 is installed. Reproducible: Always Steps to Reproduce: 1. Go to http://www.webster.com/cgi-bin/dictionary?sourceid=Mozilla-search&va=wave 2. Click on the sound icon in red (which is a javascript javascript:popWin('/cgi-bin/audio.pl?wave0001.wav=wave') ). 3. A new window pops up which, in IE, would result in the pronunciation of wave using the app registered to handle .wav files. Actual Results: In Firefox, the new window does not play the wav sound. It instead reports that quicktime is required to play the file and that it's a missing plug-in. Curiously, quicktime is installed. Moreover, the registered app for .wav files is 'soundrec' in Firefox. So, I get no sound. Expected Results: A human voice saying 'wave' should have been heard. This is reproducible from at least 3 other firefox installations, all 3 on Windows XP.
The helper apps doesn't matter (soundrec) because a plugin always overrides configured helper applications. Do you see audio/x-wav under "about:plugins" (type it as URl without the "") ?
(In reply to comment #1) > The helper apps doesn't matter (soundrec) because a plugin always overrides > configured helper applications. > > Do you see audio/x-wav under "about:plugins" (type it as URl without the "") ? > No, it's not there. The following is a copy-paste of "about:plugins": Installed plug-ins Find more information about browser plug-ins at Netscape.com. Help for installing plug-ins is available from plugindoc.mozdev.org. Mozilla Default Plug-in File name: npnul32.dll Default Plug-in MIME Type Description Suffixes Enabled * Mozilla Default Plug-in * No QuickTime Plug-in 6.5.1 File name: npqtplugin2.dll The QuickTime Plugin allows you to view a wide variety of multimedia content in Web pages. For more information, visit the QuickTime Web site. MIME Type Description Suffixes Enabled image/x-pict PICT image file pict,pic,pct Yes image/x-quicktime QuickTime Image File qtif,qti Yes QuickTime Plug-in 6.5.1 File name: npqtplugin.dll The QuickTime Plugin allows you to view a wide variety of multimedia content in Web pages. For more information, visit the QuickTime Web site. MIME Type Description Suffixes Enabled video/quicktime QuickTime Movie mov,qt Yes video/3gpp2 3GPP2 media file 3g2,3gp2 Yes audio/3gpp2 3GPP2 media file 3g2,3gp2 Yes video/sd-video SD video file sdv Yes application/x-mpeg AMC media file amc Yes video/x-m4v Video (protected) m4v Yes image/x-macpaint MacPaint image file pntg,pnt,mac Yes image/pict PICT image file pict,pic,pct Yes RealJukebox NS Plugin File name: nprjplug.dll RealJukebox Netscape Plugin MIME Type Description Suffixes Enabled none RealJukebox NS Plugin File none Yes RealPlayer(tm) G2 LiveConnect-Enabled Plug-In (32-bit) File name: nppl3260.dll RealPlayer(tm) LiveConnect-Enabled Plug-In MIME Type Description Suffixes Enabled audio/x-pn-realaudio-plugin RealPlayer(tm) as Plug-in rpm Yes RealPlayer Version Plugin File name: nprpjplug.dll 6.0.12.1212 MIME Type Description Suffixes Enabled application/vnd.rn-realplayer-javascript RealPlayer Version Plugin rpj Yes Shockwave Flash File name: NPSWF32.dll Shockwave Flash 7.0 r19 MIME Type Description Suffixes Enabled application/x-shockwave-flash Macromedia Flash movie swf Yes application/futuresplash FutureSplash movie spl Yes MetaStream 3 Plugin File name: npViewpoint.dll MetaStream 3 Plugin r4 MIME Type Description Suffixes Enabled application/x-mtx MetaStream Plugin File mtx Yes Java(TM) 2 Platform Standard Edition 5.0 Update 4 File name: NPJPI150_04.dll Java Plug-in 1.5.0_04 for Netscape Navigator (DLL Helper) MIME Type Description Suffixes Enabled application/x-java-applet;jpi-version=1.5.0_04 Java Applet Yes application/x-java-bean;jpi-version=1.5.0_04 JavaBeans Yes Java(TM) 2 Platform Standard Edition 5.0 Update 4 File name: NPOJI610.dll Java Plug-in 1.5.0_04 for Netscape Navigator (DLL Helper) MIME Type Description Suffixes Enabled application/x-java-vm Java Yes Java(TM) 2 Platform Standard Edition 5.0 Update 4 File name: NPJava11.dll Java Plug-in 1.5.0_04 for Netscape Navigator (DLL Helper) MIME Type Description Suffixes Enabled application/x-java-applet;version=1.1.1 Java Applet Yes application/x-java-bean;version=1.1.1 JavaBeans Yes application/x-java-applet;version=1.1 Java Applet Yes application/x-java-bean;version=1.1 JavaBeans Yes application/x-java-applet Java Applet Yes application/x-java-bean JavaBeans Yes Java(TM) 2 Platform Standard Edition 5.0 Update 4 File name: NPJava12.dll Java Plug-in 1.5.0_04 for Netscape Navigator (DLL Helper) MIME Type Description Suffixes Enabled application/x-java-applet;version=1.2 Java Applet Yes application/x-java-bean;version=1.2 JavaBeans Yes application/x-java-applet;version=1.1.3 Java Applet Yes application/x-java-bean;version=1.1.3 JavaBeans Yes application/x-java-applet;version=1.1.2 Java Applet Yes application/x-java-bean;version=1.1.2 JavaBeans Yes Java(TM) 2 Platform Standard Edition 5.0 Update 4 File name: NPJava13.dll Java Plug-in 1.5.0_04 for Netscape Navigator (DLL Helper) MIME Type Description Suffixes Enabled application/x-java-applet;version=1.3.1 Java Applet Yes application/x-java-bean;version=1.3.1 JavaBeans Yes application/x-java-applet;version=1.4 Java Applet Yes application/x-java-bean;version=1.4 JavaBeans Yes application/x-java-applet;version=1.4.1 Java Applet Yes application/x-java-bean;version=1.4.1 JavaBeans Yes Java(TM) 2 Platform Standard Edition 5.0 Update 4 File name: NPJava14.dll Java Plug-in 1.5.0_04 for Netscape Navigator (DLL Helper) MIME Type Description Suffixes Enabled application/x-java-applet;version=1.4.2 Java Applet Yes application/x-java-bean;version=1.4.2 JavaBeans Yes application/x-java-applet;version=1.5 Java Applet Yes application/x-java-bean;version=1.5 JavaBeans Yes Java(TM) 2 Platform Standard Edition 5.0 Update 4 File name: NPJava32.dll Java Plug-in 1.5.0_04 for Netscape Navigator (DLL Helper) MIME Type Description Suffixes Enabled application/x-java-applet;version=1.3 Java Applet Yes application/x-java-bean;version=1.3 JavaBeans Yes application/x-java-applet;version=1.2.2 Java Applet Yes application/x-java-bean;version=1.2.2 JavaBeans Yes application/x-java-applet;version=1.2.1 Java Applet Yes application/x-java-bean;version=1.2.1 JavaBeans Yes Adobe Acrobat File name: nppdf32.dll Adobe Acrobat Plug-In Version 7.00 for Netscape MIME Type Description Suffixes Enabled application/pdf Acrobat Portable Document Format pdf Yes application/vnd.fdf Acrobat Forms Data Format fdf Yes application/vnd.adobe.xfdf XML Version of Acrobat Forms Data Format xfdf Yes application/vnd.adobe.xdp+xml Acrobat XML Data Package xdp Yes application/vnd.adobe.xfd+xml Adobe FormFlow99 Data File xfd Yes Microsoft® DRM File name: npdrmv2.dll DRM Netscape Network Object MIME Type Description Suffixes Enabled application/x-drm-v2 Network Interface Plugin nip Yes Windows Media Player Plug-in Dynamic Link Library File name: npdsplay.dll Npdsplay dll MIME Type Description Suffixes Enabled application/asx Media Files * Yes video/x-ms-asf-plugin Media Files * Yes application/x-mplayer2 Media Files * Yes video/x-ms-asf Media Files asf,asx,* Yes video/x-ms-wm Media Files wm,* Yes audio/x-ms-wma Media Files wma,* Yes audio/x-ms-wax Media Files wax,* Yes video/x-ms-wmv Media Files wmv,* Yes video/x-ms-wvx Media Files wvx,* Yes Microsoft® DRM File name: npwmsdrm.dll DRM Store Netscape Plugin MIME Type Description Suffixes Enabled application/x-drm Network Interface Plugin nip Yes
Now I understand your issue ! <EMBED SRC="http://cougar.eb.com/sound/w/wave0001.wav" HIDDEN="true" AUTOSTART="true"> You can't use a helper App to play this wave File because this is a embed Tag and this works only with Plugins. That means that you need a plugin to play this. >It additionally reportsthat quicktime plugin is missing You mean the plugin Finder and no error dialog from quicktime itself. This is correct, The Plugin Finder Service usually installs quicktime for a missing Plugin for wav Files. You have to configure quicktime to play .wav (open the windows control panel and select quicktime, browser-plugin, Mime-Types) or you have to install another plugin that supports playing wav-Files but a Helper application doesn't work. No bug -> invalid
Status: UNCONFIRMED → RESOLVED
Closed: 20 years ago
Resolution: --- → INVALID
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