I think alot of users want this ability too. But Chrome needs to overcome 2 critical hurdles before that can happen:
Issue 333: Instead of just being able to save what you download- be able to run. http://code.google.com/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=333 Issue 2292: Chrome has problems with Launching application from File Associations http://code.google.com/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=2292 On Apr 17, 4:04 pm, srinath <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi chromium gurus, > > How can I have Chrome automatically open a new file extension with my > mime handler? Is there a registry entry that I can modify to achieve > this task? Currently when my mime type arrives from a server it gets > saved as a file and I have to manually click on the button in the > bottom left corner to open my mime handler (ofcourse this is when > "Always open files of this type" is unchecked). > > I have the HKCR\.xxx pointing my mime type to OpenWithThis handler and > HKCR\OpenWithThis\shell\open\command pointing to the mime handler > executable. > > To summarize, I want to be able to check the "Always open files of > this type" options for my mime type alone. > > Thanks for any pointers, > -Srinath. --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ Chromium Developers mailing list: [email protected] View archives, change email options, or unsubscribe: http://groups.google.com/group/chromium-dev -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
