Public bug reported: Binary package hint: firefox-3.0
(I wasn't sure which of the myriad of Firefox packages to file this against. I'm running Firefox 3, beta 4 in Hardy). Description ======= If I follow a link which redirects to an image file (i.e. a document with an image/* MIME type) then right click on the image and choose "Save Image As" the resulting dialog box suggests a filename for said image based on the referring URLs path and MIME type. How to Reproduce ============= For example, and apologies in advance, visit http://fotos.nazjam.com/wp- content/uploads/2008/03/imagem220.jpg and right click "Save Image As". You should be prompted to save it as "imagem220.jpg", which makes perfect sense. However, visit http://reddit.com/goto?rss=true&id=t3_6dfq9 , which redirects to the former URL, and repeat this process. This time the suggested filename is "goto.html". This is problematic for two reasons: (a) the filename doesn't make sense, (b) the MIME type is butchered. The result is that the user has a file on disk named "goto.html" which is associated with Firefox, but when opened displays the binary data of the JPEG. [EMAIL PROTECTED]:~$ wget "http://reddit.com/goto?rss=true&id=t3_6dfq9" --10:41:15-- http://reddit.com/goto?rss=true&id=t3_6dfq9 => `goto?rss=true&id=t3_6dfq9' Resolving reddit.com... 208.96.53.70 Connecting to reddit.com|208.96.53.70|:80... connected. HTTP request sent, awaiting response... 302 Found Location: http://fotos.nazjam.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/03/imagem220.jpg [following] --10:41:16-- http://fotos.nazjam.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/03/imagem220.jpg => `imagem220.jpg' Resolving fotos.nazjam.com... 206.51.235.10 Connecting to fotos.nazjam.com|206.51.235.10|:80... connected. HTTP request sent, awaiting response... 200 OK Length: 49,230 (48K) [image/jpeg] 100%[=================================================================================================================>] 49,230 47.79K/s 10:41:18 (47.67 KB/s) - `imagem220.jpg' saved [49230/49230] Comments ======= * Possibly, because the redirect is temporary, Firefox is using the original URL as the basis for the filename heuristic... * This behavior is repeatable with other images from Reddit. I haven't tested any other sites. * It occurs even when Firefox is invoked with the _-safe-mode_ switch. I don't believe this is extension related. * Epiphany handles this case in the manner you would expect: the suggested filename is "imagem220.jpg". Workaround ========= * Use File > Save Page As * Load the image URL directly System ===== [EMAIL PROTECTED]:~$ lsb_release -rd Description: Ubuntu hardy (development branch) Release: 8.04 [EMAIL PROTECTED]:~$ apt-cache policy firefox-3.0 firefox-3.0: Installed: 3.0~b4+nobinonly-0ubuntu1 Candidate: 3.0~b4+nobinonly-0ubuntu1 Version table: *** 3.0~b4+nobinonly-0ubuntu1 0 500 http://archive.ubuntu.com hardy/main Packages 100 /var/lib/dpkg/status [EMAIL PROTECTED]:~$ uname -a Linux dev 2.6.24-12-386 #1 Wed Mar 12 22:30:29 UTC 2008 i686 GNU/Linux ** Affects: firefox-3.0 (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New ** Tags: firefox images web -- "Save Image As" Suggests Wrong Filename/MIME Type with Redirect https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/207670 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