715797 - Hitting Cancel for using the app helper will still go to a redirected page.

Status: RESOLVED WORKSFORME

(Web Compatibility :: Site Reports, defect)

Description

[Naoki Hirata :nhirata (please use needinfo instead of cc)]

1. go to espn.com
2. click on the video
3. hit cancel for the "Launch Application: This link needs to be opened with an application"

Expected: still at espn.com for mobile
Actual : http://wdigespmms.rd.llnwd.net/espnvideo/2012/0105/dm_120105_ncf_pennstate_obrien.mp4?t=/ad/ncf/sportscenter/
with a blank page.


Note: 
1. nexus s, 2.3.1, 20120105
2. View sourcing the the ahref on the page shows:
http://w88.m.espn.go.com/b/ss/wdgespw/5.4/REDIR/039858968440738051325824238569?D=..&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwdigespmms.rd.llnwd.net%2Fespnvideo%2F2012%2F0105%2Fdm_120105_ncf_pennstate_obrien.mp4%3Ft%3D%2Fad%2Fncf%2Fsportscenter%2F&pe=media&mediaName=NCF%3A%3ASPORTSCENTER%3A%3A+NCF%3A+O%27Brien+To+Coach+Penn+State+1%2F5_7430332&mediaLength=3%3A34&mediaPlayer=Off+Deck&mediaSession=0-0&c3=videoid%3DNCF%3A%3ASPORTSCENTER%3A%3A+NCF%3A+O%27Brien+To+Coach+Penn+State+1%2F5_7430332&v2=videoid%3DNCF%3A%3ASPORTSCENTER%3A%3A+NCF%3A+O%27Brien+To+Coach+Penn+State+1%2F5_7430332&events=event1

Comment 1

[Aaron Train [:aaronmt]]

What does this have to do evangelism?

Comment 2

[Doug Turner (:dougt)]

aaron, why isn't it? does the same thing happen if you change your UA to fennec's and go there with Firefox desktop?

Comment 3

[Hallvord R. M. Steen [:hallvors]]

"Launch application" is a dialog from Firefox itself - right? If so, I agree that this is not a Tech Evangelism issue. Whether or not Firefox should follow the link when the dialog is cancelled is a UI question.

Comment 4

[Lawrence Mandel [:lmandel] (use needinfo)]

All of the videos on espn.com now open in Firefox negating the need for the dialog. I'm resolving this as works for me.

Comment 5

[Lawrence Mandel [:lmandel] (use needinfo)]

(In reply to Lawrence Mandel [:lmandel] from comment #4)
> All of the videos on espn.com now open in Firefox negating the need for the
> dialog. I'm resolving this as works for me.

Just to be clear, I tried all of the videos on the home page. (There are 5.) I did not spend all afternoon watching baseball, football and tennis highlights. :)