63197 - Need to implement nsOSHelperAppService::LoadUrl for the Mac

Status: RESOLVED WONTFIX

(Core :: Networking, defect)

Description

[Scott MacGregor]

this method is used to launch urls using OS registered applications when mozilla
can't create a protocol handler for the url on it's own. This is needed for
example when you don't have the mail/news component installed and the user
clicks on a mailto url. We want to invoke the default mailto application on the Mac.

this already works for windows.

Comment 1

[benc]

mass move, v2.
qa to me.

Comment 2

[Greg Dougherty]

Need this to work even when mozilla CAN create the protocol handler on its own.
 I have the mail / news component installed because I want to use mozilla as my
news reader.  But I have a different email program, and no desire to use mozilla
for email.  Mozilla should ALWAYS check with internet config for who should
handle a URL.  If the user wants mozilla to handle it, they'll set that in IC.

Comment 3

[Greg K.]

See also bug 11459.

Comment 4

[Simon Paquet [:sipaq]]

This bug is targeted at a Mac classic platform/OS, which is no longer supported
by mozilla.org. Please re-target it to another platform/OS if this bug applies
there as well or resolve this bug.

I will resolve this bug as WONTFIX in four weeks if no action has been taken.
To filter this and similar messages out, please filter for "mac_cla_reorg".

Comment 5

[benc]

RESOLVED/WONTFIX: 

Can soneone verify for me?

Last I can remember, this worked on Mac OS classic. If you typed aim:goIM, it
would launch the registered AIM application.

That's what this feature is supposed to make happen right?