[Bug 25830] Re: Option to display file in browser, treat as text/plain
** Changed in: firefox Importance: Medium => Unknown -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to the bug report. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/25830 Title: Option to display file in browser, treat as text/plain To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/firefox/+bug/25830/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
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Encountered this bug today trying to get a plaintext format (with the mime type `application/`) to display as plaintext in the browser rather than Open With > Firefox (and opening a new window.) Is there still no workaround for enabling this type of functionality, even by modifying config files in the profile? I tried messing around with `handlers.json` (the file that holds the mime type preferences set in `about:preferences` under the "Files and Applications" header) but had no luck. Some content types in `about:preferences` permit users to select "Open in Firefox" while others don't. Where is the safelist of permitted content types for this behavior? Could a simple solution to this bug be to add an `about:config` flag that would allow power users to select "Open in Firefox" for any content type? -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to the bug report. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/25830 Title: Option to display file in browser, treat as text/plain To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/firefox/+bug/25830/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
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In December 2000, just shy of 21 years ago, comment number 6: "Marking as NEW so someone will either mark it as WONTFIX or INVALID." Status today, 25 Aug 2021 (30th birthday of Linus announcing his OS in Usenet): "Status: NEW" And I see multiple patches attached to this ticket from various points over the years. This is so disheartening. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to the bug report. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/25830 Title: Option to display file in browser, treat as text/plain To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/firefox/+bug/25830/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
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Backlog grooming: bugs without an assignee cannot be P1. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to the bug report. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/25830 Title: Option to display file in browser, treat as text/plain To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/firefox/+bug/25830/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
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Just a restate for my [comment #57 from 16 years ago](https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=57342#c57) with a slight update... it is still valid If I try to download a text/almost-binary-whatever (such as /etc/sendmail.cf), I expect a dialog asking what to do: You are trying to view text/almost-binary-whatever content... ( ) Save to disk... ( ) Show in browser as text/plain ( ) Open with program... [x] Always do the same for this type [OK] [Cancel] Just my 2 EUR cent... -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to the bug report. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/25830 Title: Option to display file in browser, treat as text/plain To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/firefox/+bug/25830/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
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(In reply to Michael Lippert from comment #219) > (In reply to Stewart Gordon from [comment > #218](https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=57342#c218)) > > I think you completely misunderstood what I was getting at, because your > final statement is what I was saying (well attempting to as it obviously > wasn't as clear as I hoped). That final comment wasn't aimed at you personally. Sorry if it sounded like it was. Really, I was commenting on the suggested workaround you made reference to, rather than on your comment itself. > All I was saying is that if a file is identified with a mime type of `text/*` > that it is text, and firefox displays text just fine as it currently does > with `text/plain`. So firefox can handle any text file it doesn't explicitly > have another process for as `text/plain` to display it **in Firefox**, and > that should be an option in addition to _save_, and _specifying an external > application_ for handling that file. > > I was not requesting that the user choose on an all-or-nothing basis at all, > I wanted to add an option that doesn't exist at this time, but should for > text/* types because the support is already baked in. Which is basically what this bug ticket is asking for all along. I was saying that it shouldn't be restricted to text/* types, because other types may also be text-based formats. Another very good example of this is PGN (which seems to be represented by various application/* types). -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to the bug report. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/25830 Title: Option to display file in browser, treat as text/plain To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/firefox/+bug/25830/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
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(In reply to Michael Lippert from comment #217) > Addressing this issue would help a lot of power users. I think all that's > needed is the capability to set somewhere (even about:config) that all > unknown text/* types should be handled as internally as text/plain. I disagree. It's only natural that sometimes the user will want to save the file to disk, sometimes the user will want to open the file in an external application, and sometimes the user will want to view the file in the browser. Why should we force the user to choose on an all-or- nothing basis, and moreover restrict it to text/* types? > There are other text/* types that it would be really nice if they were just viewable in the browser rendered as text/plain, such as those for source files (text/x-c, text/x-java-source, ...). Indeed, Moreover, there are many text-based file formats out there - not just those that have text/* MIME types (e.g. application/xml, and apparently application/javascript and application/json exist as well). > On my system the mime type is also associated w/ the list of applications I select from in the file manager to open those files, so I want to be able to distinguish them from one another (I want to open markdown files with different applications than js source files or script files for example). I mention this because one workaround suggested was just to tag markdown files as text/plain, but I'd rather continue to use Chrome than lose the ability to distinguish the files in the file manager. What kind of "system" is this - an operating system, or a website with an associated file manager? The MIME type is for specifying what kind of file it is, not what the user agent is to do with it. We shouldn't force anybody to misdeclare MIME types in order to work around browser restrictions. We should fix the restrictions. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to the bug report. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/25830 Title: Option to display file in browser, treat as text/plain To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/firefox/+bug/25830/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
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(In reply to Stewart Gordon from [comment #218](https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=57342#c218)) I think you completely misunderstood what I was getting at, because your final statement is what I was saying (well attempting to as it obviously wasn't as clear as I hoped). All I was saying is that if a file is identified with a mime type of `text/*` that it is text, and firefox displays text just fine as it currently does with `text/plain`. So firefox can handle any text file it doesn't explicitly have another process for as `text/plain` to display it **in Firefox**, and that should be an option in addition to _save_, and _specifying an external application_ for handling that file. I was not requesting that the user choose on an all-or-nothing basis at all, I wanted to add an option that doesn't exist at this time, but should for text/* types because the support is already baked in. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to the bug report. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/25830 Title: Option to display file in browser, treat as text/plain To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/firefox/+bug/25830/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 25830] Re: Option to display file in browser, treat as text/plain
@jwatt What's this about a mass bug change? The link is to an uninformative routine comment on an unrelated bug report, and googling for similar comments only brings up this single bug report. Was this a failed test for an upcoming actual mass bug change? Or can you explain what it means with a correct link, or more information about what the link means? -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to the bug report. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/25830 Title: Option to display file in browser, treat as text/plain To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/firefox/+bug/25830/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 25830] Re: Option to display file in browser, treat as text/plain
** Changed in: firefox Status: In Progress => Confirmed ** Changed in: firefox Importance: Wishlist => Medium -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to the bug report. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/25830 Title: Option to display file in browser, treat as text/plain To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/firefox/+bug/25830/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
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Addressing this issue would help a lot of power users. I think all that's needed is the capability to set somewhere (even about:config) that all unknown text/* types should be handled as internally as text/plain. Currently I have to use Chrome w/ an extension to render a markdown file from my local filesystem. It is loaded w/ the appropriate mime type: text/markdown which according to this stackoverflow (https://stackoverflow.com/questions/10701983/what-is-the-mime-type-for- markdown) was registered as RFC7763 in March of 2016. There is at least one firefox extension which will render a markdown file. but it never gets that far, firefox only gives the options to download or to specify an external application for the file. There are other text/* types that it would be really nice if they were just viewable in the browser rendered as text/plain, such as those for source files (text/x-c, text/x-java-source, ...). On my system the mime type is also associated w/ the list of applications I select from in the file manager to open those files, so I want to be able to distinguish them from one another (I want to open markdown files with different applications than js source files or script files for example). I mention this because one workaround suggested was just to tag markdown files as text/plain, but I'd rather continue to use Chrome than lose the ability to distinguish the files in the file manager. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to the bug report. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/25830 Title: Option to display file in browser, treat as text/plain To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/firefox/+bug/25830/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
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Mass bug change to replace various 'parity' whiteboard flags with the new canonical keywords. (See bug 1443764 comment 13.) -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to the bug report. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/25830 Title: Option to display file in browser, treat as text/plain To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/firefox/+bug/25830/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
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*** Bug 578990 has been marked as a duplicate of this bug. *** -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to the bug report. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/25830 Title: Option to display file in browser, treat as text/plain To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/firefox/+bug/25830/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
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Even if Firefox was improved to support unknown text/* types (viewed as text/plain), this would be a great improvement. Almost all files that I can't view directly in Firefox due to this bug have a text/* type. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to the bug report. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/25830 Title: Option to display file in browser, treat as text/plain To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/firefox/+bug/25830/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
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But can Chrome view arbitrary unknown MIME types as text, or just text/* types, or does it just know about some specific MIME types such as this? -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to the bug report. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/25830 Title: Option to display file in browser, treat as text/plain To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/firefox/+bug/25830/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
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I see parity-opera tag -- you can add chrome as well. Content-Type: text/x-java-source are displayed there automatically as text whereas in FF I can only open with another app or save. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to the bug report. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/25830 Title: Option to display file in browser, treat as text/plain To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/firefox/+bug/25830/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
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i am using Waterfox 24.0 (64 bit build version of firefox) on Windows 7 x86 64 bits. when visiting this page: http://software-dl.ti.com/dsps/dsps_public_sw/sdo_sb/targetcontent/tirtos/1_10_00_23/index_FDS.html (might require a free account to view or download) and downloading the windows version (*.exe) of the file set then i can select any option for opening or saving including the "remember my decision" option. but when going for the linux version i only get offered two options: open with an application (default here is VLC) or download but the "remember" button is grayed out. for my impression the browser should be able to remember decisions for explicitly html/mime tagged file formats as already realized. but for for non-tagged or "wildcard"-tagged files and it shall be check for the file name extension (or absence of such an extension - this happens more often than you would think) and decide based upon that extension. so the browser needs not only a mime type default action configuration database/listing but an extension based handling if mime type is not that useable. maybe even the user can pass down certain mime types to the extension based treatment. thus the mime type layer should see a new option: "handle by file extension". @Sergio - thats a nice proposal in that area. i can support that. its all about options. BTW i think the dialog does not mention the mime type so i am a bit lost in diagnostics for that my faulty cases using purely the browser. the dialog should mention the mime-type he asks me about. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to the bug report. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/25830 Title: Option to display file in browser, treat as text/plain To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/firefox/+bug/25830/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
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Created attachment 8338461 screenshot of browser file reception dialog that has a grayed out "remember" item -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to the bug report. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/25830 Title: Option to display file in browser, treat as text/plain To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/firefox/+bug/25830/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
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I need "open in browser" working ! , I hope this is not another stupid security reason -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to the bug report. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/25830 Title: Option to display file in browser, treat as text/plain To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/firefox/+bug/25830/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
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@Alexander: This bug is about adding a "View as text/HTML" option, not about the "do this automatically" checkbox. Try looking at bug 453455 or bug 561392 instead. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to the bug report. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/25830 Title: Option to display file in browser, treat as text/plain To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/firefox/+bug/25830/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 25830] Re: Option to display file in browser, treat as text/plain
** Changed in: firefox (Ubuntu) Status: Won't Fix => Triaged ** No longer affects: firefox-3.0 (Ubuntu) -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to the bug report. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/25830 Title: Option to display file in browser, treat as text/plain To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/firefox/+bug/25830/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
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I suggested a more general solution in bug 185618 comment 61 (about adding an option to render content in Firefox whenever "Save As" comes up immediately). I suggest using an error/info page for content of a type for which there is no handler or for content for which the handler fails, so anytime Save As comes up there is some content behind it. In the case of an unknown type, the error/info page would appear as a placeholder, which would prevent unknown types from cutting off user activity, and make room for a separate "Reinterpret Content" sheet with which the user could override the provided content-type to one which Firefox can render. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to the bug report. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/25830 Title: Option to display file in browser, treat as text/plain To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/firefox/+bug/25830/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
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the extension „open in browser“ doesn’t work on local files (offering only „view source“) the solution should work on those, too. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is a direct subscriber. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/25830 Title: Option to display file in browser, treat as text/plain -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
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(In reply to comment #201) > (In reply to comment #199) > > I'm curious how the extension avoids the security issues that a naive > > implementation would have. > > Just to clarify, the extension doesn't protect users from malicious scripts > when viewing documents as html. I'll see if I can do something like bug > 504441 inside the extension, or maybe show a warning when viewing a mime > type that runs scripts. > > By the way, I noticed that Opera 10 doesn't protect the user from these > kinds of security issues. Nor does Firefox, on any content that is HTML from the start or relabeled as such by the extension. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is a direct subscriber. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/25830 Title: Option to display file in browser, treat as text/plain -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 25830] Re: Option to display file in browser, treat as text/plain
** Changed in: firefox Importance: Unknown => Wishlist -- Option to display file in browser, treat as text/plain https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/25830 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is a direct subscriber. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 25830] Re: Option to display file in browser, treat as text/plain
There will not be any more fixes for Firefox 2. ** Changed in: firefox (Ubuntu) Status: Triaged => Won't Fix -- Option to display file in browser, treat as text/plain https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/25830 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is a direct subscriber. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 25830] Re: Option to display file in browser, treat as text/plain
** Changed in: firefox (Ubuntu) Assignee: Mozilla Bugs (mozilla-bugs) => (unassigned) Status: In Progress => Triaged ** Also affects: firefox-3.0 (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New ** Changed in: firefox-3.0 (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided => Wishlist Status: New => Triaged -- Option to display file in browser, treat as text/plain https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/25830 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is a direct subscriber. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 25830] Re: Option to display file in browser, treat as text/plain
See also bug #39136 -- Option to display file in browser, treat as text/plain https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/25830 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is a direct subscriber. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 25830] Re: Option to display file in browser, treat as text/plain
** Changed in: firefox (Ubuntu) Assignee: Alexander Sack => Mozilla Bugs -- Option to display file in browser, treat as text/plain https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/25830 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is a direct subscriber. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 25830] Re: Option to display file in browser, treat as text/plain
** Changed in: firefox (upstream) Status: Unknown => In Progress -- Option to display file in browser, treat as text/plain https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/25830 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is a direct subscriber. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 25830] Re: Option to display file in browser, treat as text/plain
going to in progress, as upstream is more or less on it. ** Bug watch added: Mozilla Bugzilla #57342 https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=57342 ** Also affects: firefox (upstream) via https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=57342 Importance: Unknown Status: Unknown ** Changed in: firefox (Ubuntu) Status: Needs Info => In Progress -- Option to display file in browser, treat as text/plain https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/25830 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is a direct subscriber. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 25830] Re: Option to display file in browser, treat as text/plain
For the record, the "Open in Browser" extension does this, and gets it exactly right. Why this cannot be implemented natively in Firefox is beyond me, but a workaround and model implementation exists. http://www.spasche.net/mozilla/ The canonical related upstream bug is https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=57342 and I think there is one in the Debian BTS about this too. -- Option to display file in browser, treat as text/plain https://launchpad.net/bugs/25830 -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 25830] Re: Option to display file in browser, treat as text/plain
** Tags added: mt-confirm mt-needsummary ** Tags removed: mt-needinfo ** Changed in: firefox (Ubuntu) Assignee: Mozilla Bugs => Alexander Sack -- Option to display file in browser, treat as text/plain https://launchpad.net/bugs/25830 -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 25830] Re: Option to display file in browser, treat as text/plain
** Changed in: firefox (Ubuntu) Assignee: Mozilla Team => Mozilla Bugs -- Option to display file in browser, treat as text/plain https://launchpad.net/bugs/25830 -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 25830] Re: Option to display file in browser, treat as text/plain
Kris is correct w.r.t. my original intent. This applies to source code of any kind from any platform; and to a large extent any Unix-style formats that are specially parsed but also happen to be somewhat text readable. But trying to make a list defeats the purpose. Better to always show the option, or make it an expert feature that you can turn on and then it always shows the option. Basically there are applications bound to extensions/types but in some cases we want to look at the file very briefly rather than work in the default application, and considering that Firefox already has a perfectly good mechanism to display plain text files, it's a shame not to simply give the user a faster route into that mode. An argument could be made that an array of XML-based formats could be given analogous treatment - i.e. when you click on a KML file instead of running Google Earth you could have an option to "Render as plain XML". But this isn't as needed I think, and in fact the plain text rendering would often be sufficient for that as well. But it's something else to think about. In this case you could offer that option only if the file starts with "https://launchpad.net/bugs/25830 -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
Re: [Bug 25830] Re: Option to display file in browser, treat as text/plain
I think that this is exactly contrary to the intent of the request - instead of attempting to pre-define a set of extensions, simply give me an "open as plain text" option in the right-click dropdown for a link. Basically, trust the user to know what is text, and allow them to view it as text with as little hassle as possible. If an unknown filetype is encountered, have "open as text" as another option in addition to opening with a third-party program or downloading the file. Kris On 2/20/07, Alexander Sack <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > so, can we come up with a well defined set of file-extensions/content- > types that can viewed in plain text mode? > > -- > Option to display file in browser, treat as text/plain > https://launchpad.net/bugs/25830 > -- Some days you're the magician, some days you're the apprentice. -- Option to display file in browser, treat as text/plain https://launchpad.net/bugs/25830 -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 25830] Re: Option to display file in browser, treat as text/plain
so, can we come up with a well defined set of file-extensions/content- types that can viewed in plain text mode? -- Option to display file in browser, treat as text/plain https://launchpad.net/bugs/25830 -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
Re: [Bug 25830] Re: Option to display file in browser, treat as text/plain
This does not work for any file type not recognized as text. For example, Java source code (.java), LaTeX files, (.tex), etc. For a programmer, it's intensely frustrating to have to take the time to download the source and open it in a text editor when looking at it in the browser would be preferable. Kris On 2/17/07, John Vivirito <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Whats wrong with right clicking the file and opening it in a new tab? > that doesnt work? > > ** Changed in: firefox (Ubuntu) >Status: Unconfirmed => Needs Info > > ** Tags added: mt-needinfo > > -- > Option to display file in browser, treat as text/plain > https://launchpad.net/bugs/25830 > -- Some days you're the magician, some days you're the apprentice. -- Option to display file in browser, treat as text/plain https://launchpad.net/bugs/25830 -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 25830] Re: Option to display file in browser, treat as text/plain
Whats wrong with right clicking the file and opening it in a new tab? that doesnt work? ** Changed in: firefox (Ubuntu) Status: Unconfirmed => Needs Info ** Tags added: mt-needinfo -- Option to display file in browser, treat as text/plain https://launchpad.net/bugs/25830 -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 25830] Re: Option to display file in browser, treat as text/plain
** Changed in: firefox (Ubuntu) Assignee: (unassigned) => Mozilla Team -- Option to display file in browser, treat as text/plain https://launchpad.net/bugs/25830 -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 25830] Re: Option to display file in browser, treat as text/plain
** Changed in: firefox (Ubuntu) Assignee: Ian Jackson => (unassigned) -- Option to display file in browser, treat as text/plain https://launchpad.net/bugs/25830 -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
