text transfer from bug 57342: 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 Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to firefox in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1065126 Title: "Always do this from now on" does not work Status in The Mozilla Firefox Browser: Confirmed Status in One Hundred Papercuts: New Status in “firefox” package in Ubuntu: Confirmed Bug description: Downloading an unknown file type in Firefox displays a dialog for choosing which application to use for opening the file. The dialog contains a check box labelled "Always do this action from now on". Checking this option does not work: When I download a file of the same type next time, the same dialog is displayed again. This feature is broken for as long as I can remember (> 10 years). It's time it was fixed (or removed). ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.04 Package: firefox 15.0.1+build1-0ubuntu0.12.04.1 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.2.0-31.50-generic 3.2.28 Uname: Linux 3.2.0-31-generic x86_64 NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia AddonCompatCheckDisabled: False AlsaVersion: Advanced Linux Sound Architecture Driver Version 1.0.24. ApportVersion: 2.0.1-0ubuntu13 Architecture: amd64 ArecordDevices: **** List of CAPTURE Hardware Devices **** card 0: Intel [HDA Intel], device 0: AD198x Analog [AD198x Analog] Subdevices: 2/2 Subdevice #0: subdevice #0 Subdevice #1: subdevice #1 AudioDevicesInUse: USER PID ACCESS COMMAND /dev/snd/controlC0: ruediger 2536 F.... pulseaudio BuildID: 20120907231657 Card0.Amixer.info: Card hw:0 'Intel'/'HDA Intel at 0xfe220000 irq 49' Mixer name : 'Analog Devices AD1984' Components : 'HDA:11d41984,17aa20bb,00100400' Controls : 32 Simple ctrls : 20 Card29.Amixer.info: Card hw:29 'ThinkPadEC'/'ThinkPad Console Audio Control at EC reg 0x30, fw 7KHT24WW-1.08' Mixer name : 'ThinkPad EC 7KHT24WW-1.08' Components : '' Controls : 1 Simple ctrls : 1 Card29.Amixer.values: Simple mixer control 'Console',0 Capabilities: pswitch pswitch-joined penum Playback channels: Mono Mono: Playback [on] Channel: Unavailable Date: Wed Oct 10 18:17:44 2012 EcryptfsInUse: Yes ForcedLayersAccel: False IfupdownConfig: auto lo iface lo inet loopback InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 11.04 "Natty Narwhal" - Release amd64 (20110427.1) IpRoute: default via 172.31.0.1 dev wlan0 proto static 169.254.0.0/16 dev wlan0 scope link metric 1000 172.31.0.0/20 dev wlan0 proto kernel scope link src 172.31.9.26 metric 2 MostRecentCrashID: bp-7716491c-74b4-4213-bbf0-37b512110505 PrefSources: prefs.js Profiles: Profile0 (Default) - LastVersion=15.0.1/20120907231657 (In use) RelatedPackageVersions: rhythmbox-mozilla 2.96-0ubuntu4.2 totem-mozilla 3.0.1-0ubuntu21.1 icedtea-6-plugin 1.2-2ubuntu1.2 RunningIncompatibleAddons: False SourcePackage: firefox UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to precise on 2012-04-28 (165 days ago) dmi.bios.date: 03/18/2011 dmi.bios.vendor: LENOVO dmi.bios.version: 7LETC9WW (2.29 ) dmi.board.name: 6457BBG dmi.board.vendor: LENOVO dmi.board.version: Not Available dmi.chassis.asset.tag: No Asset Information dmi.chassis.type: 10 dmi.chassis.vendor: LENOVO dmi.chassis.version: Not Available dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnLENOVO:bvr7LETC9WW(2.29):bd03/18/2011:svnLENOVO:pn6457BBG:pvrThinkPadT61:rvnLENOVO:rn6457BBG:rvrNotAvailable:cvnLENOVO:ct10:cvrNotAvailable: dmi.product.name: 6457BBG dmi.product.version: ThinkPad T61 dmi.sys.vendor: LENOVO To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/firefox/+bug/1065126/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages Post to : desktop-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
