[Bug 232046] Re: Firefox does not know what to do with downloaded files
*** This bug is a duplicate of bug 18995 *** https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/18995 ** This bug has been marked a duplicate of bug 18995 [MASTER] "Open With" dialog not user-friendly -- Firefox does not know what to do with downloaded files https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/232046 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 232046] Re: Firefox does not know what to do with downloaded files
I've had this problem, and I think it would be a great papercut to solve. ** Changed in: hundredpapercuts Status: New => Confirmed -- Firefox does not know what to do with downloaded files https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/232046 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 232046] Re: Firefox does not know what to do with downloaded files
The last comment of defaulting app to xdg-open (or gnome-open) seems to be simple to implement and will greatly ease ubuntu experience. This bug is a major issue for normal users because : 1) they don't always know the name of the application, nautilus usually choose for them. 2) they don't know the exact command line name for the application (example : in the menu you will click on Text Editor OpenOffice.org, but the real binary name is in fact ooffice) 3) only advanced users know how to browse to /bin and use the keyboard to find the app between the 129 applications I have in /bin 4) they have to do again an association filetype->program. They usually did that already in nautilus. So I want to promote this bug to the hundredpapercut project See also brainstorm : http://brainstorm.ubuntu.com/idea/4755/ ** Also affects: hundredpapercuts Importance: Undecided Status: New -- Firefox does not know what to do with downloaded files https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/232046 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 232046] Re: Firefox does not know what to do with downloaded files
This can be smoothly resolved in the mean time if Firefox is shipped with different defaults, namely to have xdg-open available as an option for all file types (which I believe is possible) and to have every file type which is not to be viewed internally instead opened using /usr/bin /xdg-open. If possible, have xdg-open named "Default application" or some such in Firefox, so that something like the download method dialog says "Open with [default application]". I don't know much about Firefox, and I've never looked at its source, but it shouldn't take much effort to implement and the result for end users would be terrific. -- Firefox does not know what to do with downloaded files https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/232046 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 232046] Re: Firefox does not know what to do with downloaded files
Why is this tagged Wishlist? As can be seen from the upstream, this is clearly a bug. Firefox works as expected in Windows XP, but not in Kubuntu. -- Firefox does not know what to do with downloaded files https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/232046 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 232046] Re: Firefox does not know what to do with downloaded files
A better upstream is here: https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=397700 ** Bug watch added: Mozilla Bugzilla #397700 https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=397700 -- Firefox does not know what to do with downloaded files https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/232046 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 232046] Re: Firefox does not know what to do with downloaded files
I just installed Kubuntu 9.04 because I read it was the most polished distro ever, but am getting serious flak from my wife - she hates the fact that PDF and Word files on the web don't open for her. I'd love to see Linux on the desktop succeed but this is the sorft of usability / out of the box issue that holds Windows users back. KPDF and OO are installed by default in kubuntu (and I guess Ubuntu too) - would it not be possible to just set them up as default handlers? Even a half-assed inelegant solution is better than none here. -- Firefox does not know what to do with downloaded files https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/232046 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 232046] Re: Firefox does not know what to do with downloaded files
Here is the upstream: https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=490124 ** Bug watch added: Mozilla Bugzilla #490124 https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=490124 -- Firefox does not know what to do with downloaded files https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/232046 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 232046] Re: Firefox does not know what to do with downloaded files
** Package changed: firefox-3.1 (Ubuntu) => firefox-3.5 (Ubuntu) -- Firefox does not know what to do with downloaded files https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/232046 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 232046] Re: Firefox does not know what to do with downloaded files
marking both tasks as incomplete until we get upstream bug and see where it leads us. All UI changes should be filed here and upstream. We do not make UI changes on most things ** Changed in: firefox-3.0 (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided => Wishlist ** Changed in: firefox-3.0 (Ubuntu) Sourcepackagename: firefox => firefox-3.0 ** Also affects: firefox-3.1 (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New ** Changed in: firefox-3.1 (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided => Wishlist ** Changed in: firefox-3.1 (Ubuntu) Status: New => Incomplete ** Changed in: firefox-3.0 (Ubuntu) Status: New => Incomplete -- Firefox does not know what to do with downloaded files https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/232046 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 232046] Re: Firefox does not know what to do with downloaded files
I can confirm that this issue still exists in Kubuntu 9.04 alpha 6. To be clearer, here are reproduction instructions: 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" dialog should open. 3) Choose Open With -> Other What happens? The user is presented with the "File Chooser" dialog. What should happen? The user should be presented with the same dialog that he would get if he chose "Open With -> Other" from the context menu of his file manager. I have confirmed this issue on both the latest Kubuntu and Ubuntu versions (8.10). ** Changed in: firefox (Ubuntu) Status: Incomplete => New -- Firefox does not know what to do with downloaded files https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/232046 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 232046] Re: Firefox does not know what to do with downloaded files
Here is a screenshot of the user clicking Open With -> Other and getting the File Chooser dialog. This is bad because the user expects a list of programs in Open With, he does not expect to see his file hierarchy. This is the dialog that the user should see if he chooses Save File, not Open With. ** Attachment added: "firefox-open-with.png" http://launchpadlibrarian.net/24103832/firefox-open-with.png -- Firefox does not know what to do with downloaded files https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/232046 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 232046] Re: Firefox does not know what to do with downloaded files
Can someone with Ubuntu confirm if this is a Kubuntu-only issue or if this affects Gnome as well? Thanks. -- Firefox does not know what to do with downloaded files https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/232046 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 232046] Re: Firefox does not know what to do with downloaded files
If seems that one of the improvements to Ubuntu done by the Linux Mint team is to try to improve the way Firefox handles this issue. Therefore this bug can be considered confirmed. Please see the Elyssa Release Notes where the issue is mentioned: http://www.linuxmint.com/rel_elyssa_fluxbox.php#knownIssues -- Firefox does not know what to do with downloaded files https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/232046 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 232046] Re: Firefox does not know what to do with downloaded files
Same screenshot as before, with .png filename extension. ** Attachment added: "firefox-opening-psd.png" http://launchpadlibrarian.net/18369144/firefox-opening-psd.png -- Firefox does not know what to do with downloaded files https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/232046 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 232046] Re: Firefox does not know what to do with downloaded files
Clean install of Kubuntu 8.10 beta. I have only installed Firefox (and for the second check I installed firefox-gnome-support, followed by a reboot). Both with firefox-gnome-support and without, I get the same behaviour: Firefox asks which application to use to open the file. The default directory in the File Chooser is $HOME. ** Attachment added: "firefox-opening-psd" http://launchpadlibrarian.net/18369117/firefox-opening-psd -- Firefox does not know what to do with downloaded files https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/232046 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 232046] Re: Firefox does not know what to do with downloaded files
For Tools > Download application all the files seems to be "file" type, so when you double-clicked it, launch applications ask you for watching a program. (for everyone, jpg, zip, rar, ogg, mp3...) Even if you choose Open Folder it ask you witch application use for "file" links. -- Firefox does not know what to do with downloaded files https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/232046 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 232046] Re: Firefox does not know what to do with downloaded files
Yes, I am using Kubuntu 8.04. I do have firefox-gnome-support installed, however. Another usage example: When I download a PDF file, Firefox asks whether to open the file with KPDF (my default PDF viewer) or to save the file. If I save the file, then right-click the file in the Download Manager, Firefox pops up a dialog box telling me that I need an external application to open the file and asks me to pick one. I must pick the file with the GTK file picker, which starts in $HOME. -- Firefox does not know what to do with downloaded files https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/232046 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
