(In reply to :Gijs (he/him) from comment #201) > We are actively working on a fix, but as several comments here have already > pointed out, it isn't trivial and will come with some side-effects to 20-odd > year old ways that Firefox has done downloads. The root cause of this issue > is outlined in comment #22: avoiding dataloss when applications don't provide > the user with control over the resulting file, while the file is stored > ephemerally (ie in the temp folder) and gets deleted later. We'll update this > bug when we're confident about those changes making their way to release.
You mention 'we are actively working on a fix' but to anyone following this bug and at this moment and there are going to be an increase in Thunderbird users, we notice this bug is marked as 'New' and it looks like no one has been assigned to fix it and there is nothing about when a fix is expected as a target. This implies no developer is working on it at this moment and there is no action - whether that is true or not is not the point. That is what is perceived by the lack of documentation. This bug is also where users get information on progress, but are seeing nothing and after 13 years you cannot blame users for wondering what is going on and why this bug still exists. If someone is already working on this, it would be helpful to communicate this and let people know this bug did have someone assigned to work on it and what version the planned fix will be expected for release. There have been comments suggesting no one should ask for a 'please fix' as it may stop developers working on it, but outsider users are being polite in trying to explain how important this bug is when it comes to work throughput for individuals and businesses alike. I would be appalled if developers were actually choosing to deliberately not work on a bug just because there has been so many desperate users wondering why something as important as this bug appears to still be new and no one assigned etc. This issue is a real problem in Thunderbird where opening of a variety of email attachments is extremely common. Emails by their nature are a means of conveying and communicating documention in various formats. This bug has also started to see more recent reports since TB version 91*. This is a polite request for information and update. -- 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 Mozilla Firefox: Confirmed Status in One Hundred Papercuts: Confirmed 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
