Closed
Bug 490124
Opened 15 years ago
Closed 15 years ago
Firefox presents "File Chooser" dialogue when it should present "Open With" dialogue
Categories
(Firefox :: File Handling, defect)
Tracking
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RESOLVED
DUPLICATE
of bug 397700
People
(Reporter: mozilla-bugs-2011.08, Unassigned)
Details
User-Agent: Mozilla/5.0 (X11; U; Linux i686; en-US; rv:1.9.0.9) Gecko/2009042113 Ubuntu/9.04 (jaunty) Firefox/3.0.9 Build Identifier: Mozilla/5.0 (X11; U; Linux i686; en-US; rv:1.9.0.9) Gecko/2009042113 Ubuntu/9.04 (jaunty) Firefox/3.0.9 When Firefox encounters a filetype that it is unfamiliar with, the user is presented the "File Chooser" dialogue box, instead of the "Open With" dialogue. This confuses new users, who are expecting a list of installed programs to choose from. Many users do not know that they cant navigate the File Chooser to /usr/bin/ and even if they know that much, they likely do not know the name of the executable they need. When Firefox encounters a new file type, the user be presented with the same dialogue box that is presented when choosing "Open With" from a file manager's context menu, with a list of available programs. Reproducible: Always Steps to Reproduce: 1) Click to download this file (Firefox should be configured not to handle PDF files): http://www.ghacks.net/wp-content/uploads/2009/01/ghacks-linux-pdf-december-2008.pdf 2) The "What should Firefox do with this file" dialogue should open. 3) Choose Open With -> Other Actual Results: The user is presented with the "File Chooser" dialogue. Expected Results: The user should be presented with the same dialogue that he would get if he chose "Open With -> Other" from the context menu of his file manager.
Updated•15 years ago
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Component: General → File Handling
QA Contact: general → file.handling
Updated•15 years ago
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Status: UNCONFIRMED → RESOLVED
Closed: 15 years ago
Resolution: --- → DUPLICATE
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