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jscher2000 / Content-Type-Fixer-extension

Firefox extension to override dumb Content-Type headers with correct values
Mozilla Public License 2.0
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still getting the pop-up menu when downloading PDFs #7

Closed fabeit closed 4 years ago

fabeit commented 4 years ago

I have the add-on active and I have selected open pdf with the pdf application but I still get the pop-up window in firefox quite often.

How can I troubleshoot this? I am on Waterfox if that makes any difference.

jscher2000 commented 4 years ago

On the menu, try switching the

Content-Disposition Override

to "Allow viewing in a tab"

This overrides Content-Disposition: attachment, which triggers a download dialog even when you've set Firefox to open a file outside or save it automatically.

Does that work for your PDFs?

jscher2000 commented 4 years ago

Note: In version 1.6 and later, that option changed to "Follow my settings (inline)".

fabeit commented 4 years ago

it seems the problem it's fixed! No more annoying pop-ups!

fabeit commented 2 years ago

The popup for PDFs is back. Could you please tell me how to troubleshoot?

jscher2000 commented 2 years ago

So for my test link, you get a download dialog: http://www.jeffersonscher.com/res/servepdf.php?f=Mixed_Content_Blocking.pdf

You could try switching the settings a few times. In the extension, switch between "As set by the server" and "Follow my settings (inline)" and in Firefox, switch between "Always ask" and "Use Adobe Acrobat" (or whatever your external program is named). See: https://support.mozilla.org/kb/view-pdf-files-firefox-or-choose-another-viewer

Note that the extension cannot intercept blob files generated locally in a page by a script because it works by modifying responses from web servers. But otherwise, it should work.

fabeit commented 2 years ago

Thank you, it works on the download you have provided, even though Firefox gives a warning message that the file is flagged as a potential security risk. It is really strange how the dialogue still shows up even when the default PDF reader is selected in the Firefox settings. This bug has been around for as long as I can remember.