444653 - Decouple "set default editor" from "set default browser"

Status: NEW

(SeaMonkey :: Preferences, defect)

Description

[J Vogel]

User-Agent:       Mozilla/5.0 (Windows; U; Windows NT 5.0; en-US; rv:1.8.1.15) Gecko/20080621 SeaMonkey/1.1.10
Build Identifier: Mozilla/5.0 (Windows; U; Windows NT 5.0; en-US; rv:1.8.1.15) Gecko/20080621 SeaMonkey/1.1.10

I make frequent use of the context (right-click) menu for HTML files, particularly the "edit" command, which opens the file in Windows Notepad. (Actually in Metapad, renamed as notepad.exe)

Every time I upgrade Seamonkey, I have to re-establish this, because when Seamonkey sets itself as the default browser (desired), it also sets Composer as the default HTML editor (undesired).

Reproducible: Always

Steps to Reproduce:
1.Note setting for context menu item "edit" for HTML files:
  Folder Options > File Types > Advanced > Edit File Type
  action is C:\WINNT\system32\NOTEPAD.EXE %1
2.Uninstall/reinstall Seamonkey; allow Seamonkey to be default browser

Actual Results:  
Setting for context menu item "edit" for HTML files
  action is changed to:
  C:\PROGRA~1\MOZILLA.ORG\SEAMON~1\SEAMON~1.EXE -edit "%1"

Expected Results:  
No change; should defer to existing windows settings for editor - HTML documents.

Old behavior. Happens in Windows 98, 2000 and XP.

Comment 1

[Serge Gautherie (:sgautherie)]

Can you reproduce with SeaMonkey v2.0a1pre ?

Comment 2

[J Vogel]

(In reply to comment #1)
> Can you reproduce with SeaMonkey v2.0a1pre ?

Could not reproduce with SeaMonkey v2.0a1pre on Windows 2000.

Comment 3

[lenochod]

SeaMonkey 1.1.12 Mozilla/5.0 (Windows; U; Windows NT 6.0; en-US; rv:1.8.1.17) Gecko/20080829 SeaMonkey/1.1.12 - Win Vista

It's work fine for me.

Comment 4

[lenochod]

SeaMonkey 1.1.12 Mozilla/5.0 (Windows; U; Windows NT 5.1; cs-CZ; rv:1.8.1.17) Gecko/20080829 SeaMonkey/1.1.12 - Win XP

1) Reinstall Seamonkey from v.1.1.11 to v. 1.1.12 - Editor isn't change (isn't view dialog window for settings default Browser)

2) Uninstall/Install SeaMoneky 1.1.12 - (it view dialog window for settings default Browser) - setting SeaMonkey as Default, Editor is change to Composer

It's work fine for me.

Comment 5

[J Vogel]

(In reply to comment #4)
> 1) Reinstall Seamonkey from v.1.1.11 to v. 1.1.12 - Editor isn't change

Not sure I understand. What was your default HTML editor before the Seamonkey upgrade? Not Composer? And then after the upgrade, it was still not Composer?

Comment 6

[lenochod]

Oops, SeaMonkey/1.1.13 - Win XP it's change to COMPOSER!

SeaMonkey/2.0a3pre - Win XP it isn't change to Composer.