539952 - Spotify-links doesn't work to load Spotify.

Status: VERIFIED INCOMPLETE

(Firefox :: General, defect)

Description

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User-Agent:       Mozilla/5.0 (X11; U; Linux x86_64; en-US; rv:1.9.1.7) Gecko/20100106 Ubuntu/10.04 (lucid) Firefox/3.5.7
Build Identifier: Mozilla/5.0 (X11; U; Linux x86_64; en-US; rv:1.9.1.7) Gecko/20100106 Ubuntu/10.04 (lucid) Firefox/3.5.7

I went to Facebook to click on a link to open a Playlist that I've made from before & that didn't work since nothing happened.

Reproducible: Always

Steps to Reproduce:
1. Open Firefox.
2. Log in to Facebook (if you use that like in my case).
3. Search for my user & click on the playlist-link to open it in Spotify.
4. Nothing happens.
Actual Results:  
Nothing happens.

Expected Results:  
Spotify should open & start playing the first track of my playlist.

Comment 1

[Kevin Brosnan]

The program would need to register the spotify: protocol with the Gnome application registry for Firefox to automatically process spotify: links. Please try an aim: link which should work, if it does then there is nothing for Firefox to fix.

Comment 2

[Tyler Downer [He/Him]]

Reporter, are you still seeing this issue with Firefox 3.6.13 or later in safe mode or a fresh profile? If not, please close. These links can help you in your testing.
http://support.mozilla.com/kb/Safe+Mode
http://support.mozilla.com/kb/Managing+profiles

Comment 3

[Tyler Downer [He/Him]]

This bug has had the CLOSEME tag for several weeks and the date in the tag is far gone. If the reporter can still see this issue, Please retest with Firefox 3.6.x or later and a new profile (http://support.mozilla.com/kb/Managing+profiles). Then please remove the closeme tag in the whiteboard, mark the bug against the proper version and comment on the bug.

Comment 4

[[e-mail]]

Can't create the issue since I'm currently not in Ubuntu.

Comment 5

[[e-mail]]

I'm getting the same issue. Firefox 19.0.2, Spotify 0.8.8.348, Windows XP 5.1 SP3
But not for facebook.
Example: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/12/28/running-playlist_n_2376696.html

Comment 6

[[e-mail]]

I can confirm that this is working under Firefox 19.0.2 fully updated with working plugins & Windows 7 for 64-bit is used. When you click the link, you get a page to click a button that say "I have Spotify) and then you get a smaller popup-window letting you choose what program to load that protocol with. Seems that it's not used in Linux. Weird.