The missing application selector is also an issue when clicking a link with a HTML5 custom protocol and content handler. This (html5) becomes quite common now and it is almost an impertinence to force users to dig through the whole file system (as a work-around one could at least set the dialog to start at /usr/bin ). This needs a fix soon, if not in this decade then at least a usable work-around.
-- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to firefox in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/18995 Title: [MASTER] "Open With" dialog not user-friendly Status in The Mozilla Firefox Browser: Confirmed Status in One Hundred Paper Cuts: Triaged Status in “firefox” package in Ubuntu: Triaged Status in “mozilla-thunderbird” package in Ubuntu: Confirmed Bug description: When choosing to open a file in Firefox, an "Open With" dialog appears. You can choose to save the file or open it with a program from the list. However, if the desired program to open the file with is NOT listed, the user must navigate the filesystem to /usr/bin (or wherever) and select the appropriate program. A more user-friendly way would be to list all of the known programs installed that are available to open files with, and then have an "Other..." or "Advanced..." button for the user who would rather navigate the filesystem. To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/firefox/+bug/18995/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages Post to : [email protected] Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
