Braczkowski, Wes [CAR:5K35:EXCH] wrote:
> In Windows environment the file type association happens "automagically",
> however in Solaris, it is not clear to me how to make this associations
> manually. So, in MS Windows, in "Download Actions" there is a list of
> actions with associated file type (extentions) with a corresponding
> application. In Solaris this list is empty.
>
> Thanks,
> Wes
>
>

You dont enter them, the program does it for you.

IF and when you encounter a file that Firefox doesnt know what to do
with (not claimed by a plug in, no listing in Helper Applications)
Firefox will put up a dialogue asking you what to do with the file.
Within that dialogue is a check box X Do this for files of this type
from now on [sic]. Check that box and Firefox will make the entry for
you in Helper Applications, automagically.

the list of Helper Applications is found here

[Edit-->Preferences]*-->Downloads



*varies by OS
Windows
[Tools-->Options]
Mac
[Firefox-->Preferences]
Linux as above

The issue is that the dialog box has "Open with" grayed out, and only "Save
to Disk" option is selected, so there is no option to enter what application
should open the file. This is JWS application. In older Mozilla browser
there was an option to enter this information manually, on what application
should be called to deal with the downloaded file.

Thanks,
Wes

"Moz Champion (Dan)" wrote in message
news:IMednfLNZK-q91zZnZ2dnUVZ_s6dnZ2d@mozilla.org...
> Braczkowski, Wes [CAR:5K35:EXCH] wrote:
> > In Windows environment the file type association happens
"automagically",
> > however in Solaris, it is not clear to me how to make this associations
> > manually. So, in MS Windows, in "Download Actions" there is a list of
> > actions with associated file type (extentions) with a corresponding
> > application. In Solaris this list is empty.
> >
> > Thanks,
> > Wes
> >
> >
>
> You dont enter them, the program does it for you.
>
> IF and when you encounter a file that Firefox doesnt know what to do
> with (not claimed by a plug in, no listing in Helper Applications)
> Firefox will put up a dialogue asking you what to do with the file.
> Within that dialogue is a check box X Do this for files of this type
> from now on [sic]. Check that box and Firefox will make the entry for
> you in Helper Applications, automagically.
>
> the list of Helper Applications is found here
>
> [Edit-->Preferences]*-->Downloads
>
>
>
> *varies by OS
> Windows
> [Tools-->Options]
> Mac
> [Firefox-->Preferences]
> Linux as above

On Wed, 26 Jul 2006 10:33:59 -0400, Braczkowski, Wes [CAR:5K35:EXCH] wrote:

Top posting corrected.

> "Moz Champion (Dan)" wrote in message
> news:IMednfLNZK-q91zZnZ2dnUVZ_s6dnZ2d@mozilla.org...
>> Braczkowski, Wes [CAR:5K35:EXCH] wrote:
>>> In Windows environment the file type association happens
> "automagically",
>>> however in Solaris, it is not clear to me how to make this associations
>>> manually. So, in MS Windows, in "Download Actions" there is a list of
>>> actions with associated file type (extentions) with a corresponding
>>> application. In Solaris this list is empty.
>>>
>>> Thanks,
>>> Wes
>>>
>>>
>>
>> You dont enter them, the program does it for you.
>>
>> IF and when you encounter a file that Firefox doesnt know what to do
>> with (not claimed by a plug in, no listing in Helper Applications)
>> Firefox will put up a dialogue asking you what to do with the file.
>> Within that dialogue is a check box X Do this for files of this type
>> from now on [sic]. Check that box and Firefox will make the entry for
>> you in Helper Applications, automagically.
>>
>> the list of Helper Applications is found here
>>
>> [Edit-->Preferences]*-->Downloads
>>
>>
>>
>> *varies by OS
>> Windows
>> [Tools-->Options]
>> Mac
>> [Firefox-->Preferences]
>> Linux as above
> The issue is that the dialog box has "Open with" grayed out, and only "Save
> to Disk" option is selected, so there is no option to enter what application
> should open the file. This is JWS application. In older Mozilla browser
> there was an option to enter this information manually, on what application
> should be called to deal with the downloaded file.

> Thanks,
> Wes

Does this happen on all unassociated file types or from all servers? This
sounds to me like a mis-configured server sending as the generic mime type
Application/octet stream, which will always have "Open with" grayed out.
--
tb

teabag wrote:
> On Wed, 26 Jul 2006 10:33:59 -0400, Braczkowski, Wes [CAR:5K35:EXCH] wrote:
>
> Top posting corrected.
>
>> "Moz Champion (Dan)" wrote in message
>> news:IMednfLNZK-q91zZnZ2dnUVZ_s6dnZ2d@mozilla.org...
>>> Braczkowski, Wes [CAR:5K35:EXCH] wrote:
>>>> In Windows environment the file type association happens
>> "automagically",
>>>> however in Solaris, it is not clear to me how to make this associations
>>>> manually. So, in MS Windows, in "Download Actions" there is a list of
>>>> actions with associated file type (extentions) with a corresponding
>>>> application. In Solaris this list is empty.
>>>>
>>>> Thanks,
>>>> Wes
>>>>
>>>>
>>> You dont enter them, the program does it for you.
>>>
>>> IF and when you encounter a file that Firefox doesnt know what to do
>>> with (not claimed by a plug in, no listing in Helper Applications)
>>> Firefox will put up a dialogue asking you what to do with the file.
>>> Within that dialogue is a check box X Do this for files of this type
>>> from now on [sic]. Check that box and Firefox will make the entry for
>>> you in Helper Applications, automagically.
>>>
>>> the list of Helper Applications is found here
>>>
>>> [Edit-->Preferences]*-->Downloads
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> *varies by OS
>>> Windows
>>> [Tools-->Options]
>>> Mac
>>> [Firefox-->Preferences]
>>> Linux as above
>> The issue is that the dialog box has "Open with" grayed out, and only "Save
>> to Disk" option is selected, so there is no option to enter what application
>> should open the file. This is JWS application. In older Mozilla browser
>> there was an option to enter this information manually, on what application
>> should be called to deal with the downloaded file.
>
>> Thanks,
>> Wes
>
> Does this happen on all unassociated file types or from all servers? This
> sounds to me like a mis-configured server sending as the generic mime type
> Application/octet stream, which will always have "Open with" grayed out.


Yes, can we have the url of the file you are experiencing problems with
so we can check it out? Please

I have tried Mozilla 1.7.13 on Solaris and it worked fine, I was able to
enter the "Open with" field, and worked as expected. Any ideas why there
is such a difference between Firefox and Mozilla?
This would pretty much exclude any external issue to the Firefox browser, I
think.

"Moz Champion (Dan)" wrote in message
news:K6qdnQkXgvB6-VXZnZ2dnUVZ_tGdnZ2d@mozilla.org...
> teabag wrote:
> > On Wed, 26 Jul 2006 10:33:59 -0400, Braczkowski, Wes [CAR:5K35:EXCH]
wrote:
> >
> > Top posting corrected.
> >
> >> "Moz Champion (Dan)" wrote in message
> >> news:IMednfLNZK-q91zZnZ2dnUVZ_s6dnZ2d@mozilla.org...
> >>> Braczkowski, Wes [CAR:5K35:EXCH] wrote:
> >>>> In Windows environment the file type association happens
> >> "automagically",
> >>>> however in Solaris, it is not clear to me how to make this
associations
> >>>> manually. So, in MS Windows, in "Download Actions" there is a list
of
> >>>> actions with associated file type (extentions) with a corresponding
> >>>> application. In Solaris this list is empty.
> >>>>
> >>>> Thanks,
> >>>> Wes
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>> You dont enter them, the program does it for you.
> >>>
> >>> IF and when you encounter a file that Firefox doesnt know what to do
> >>> with (not claimed by a plug in, no listing in Helper Applications)
> >>> Firefox will put up a dialogue asking you what to do with the file.
> >>> Within that dialogue is a check box X Do this for files of this type
> >>> from now on [sic]. Check that box and Firefox will make the entry for
> >>> you in Helper Applications, automagically.
> >>>
> >>> the list of Helper Applications is found here
> >>>
> >>> [Edit-->Preferences]*-->Downloads
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>> *varies by OS
> >>> Windows
> >>> [Tools-->Options]
> >>> Mac
> >>> [Firefox-->Preferences]
> >>> Linux as above
> >> The issue is that the dialog box has "Open with" grayed out, and only
"Save
> >> to Disk" option is selected, so there is no option to enter what
application
> >> should open the file. This is JWS application. In older Mozilla
browser
> >> there was an option to enter this information manually, on what
application
> >> should be called to deal with the downloaded file.
> >
> >> Thanks,
> >> Wes
> >
> > Does this happen on all unassociated file types or from all servers?
This
> > sounds to me like a mis-configured server sending as the generic mime
type
> > Application/octet stream, which will always have "Open with" grayed out.
>
>
> Yes, can we have the url of the file you are experiencing problems with
> so we can check it out? Please

Braczkowski, Wes [CAR:5K35:EXCH] wrote:
> I have tried Mozilla 1.7.13 on Solaris and it worked fine, I was able to
> enter the "Open with" field, and worked as expected. Any ideas why there
> is such a difference between Firefox and Mozilla?
> This would pretty much exclude any external issue to the Firefox browser, I
> think.
>
> "Moz Champion (Dan)" wrote in message
> news:K6qdnQkXgvB6-VXZnZ2dnUVZ_tGdnZ2d@mozilla.org...
>> teabag wrote:
>>> On Wed, 26 Jul 2006 10:33:59 -0400, Braczkowski, Wes [CAR:5K35:EXCH]
> wrote:
>>> Top posting corrected.
>>>
>>>> "Moz Champion (Dan)" wrote in message
>>>> news:IMednfLNZK-q91zZnZ2dnUVZ_s6dnZ2d@mozilla.org...
>>>>> Braczkowski, Wes [CAR:5K35:EXCH] wrote:
>>>>>> In Windows environment the file type association happens
>>>> "automagically",
>>>>>> however in Solaris, it is not clear to me how to make this
> associations
>>>>>> manually. So, in MS Windows, in "Download Actions" there is a list
> of
>>>>>> actions with associated file type (extentions) with a corresponding
>>>>>> application. In Solaris this list is empty.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Thanks,
>>>>>> Wes
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>> You dont enter them, the program does it for you.
>>>>>
>>>>> IF and when you encounter a file that Firefox doesnt know what to do
>>>>> with (not claimed by a plug in, no listing in Helper Applications)
>>>>> Firefox will put up a dialogue asking you what to do with the file.
>>>>> Within that dialogue is a check box X Do this for files of this type
>>>>> from now on [sic]. Check that box and Firefox will make the entry for
>>>>> you in Helper Applications, automagically.
>>>>>
>>>>> the list of Helper Applications is found here
>>>>>
>>>>> [Edit-->Preferences]*-->Downloads
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> *varies by OS
>>>>> Windows
>>>>> [Tools-->Options]
>>>>> Mac
>>>>> [Firefox-->Preferences]
>>>>> Linux as above
>>>> The issue is that the dialog box has "Open with" grayed out, and only
> "Save
>>>> to Disk" option is selected, so there is no option to enter what
> application
>>>> should open the file. This is JWS application. In older Mozilla
> browser
>>>> there was an option to enter this information manually, on what
> application
>>>> should be called to deal with the downloaded file.
>>>> Thanks,
>>>> Wes
>>> Does this happen on all unassociated file types or from all servers?
> This
>>> sounds to me like a mis-configured server sending as the generic mime
> type
>>> Application/octet stream, which will always have "Open with" grayed out.
>>
>> Yes, can we have the url of the file you are experiencing problems with
>> so we can check it out? Please
>
>


Please bottom post (or intersperse) in these newsgroups if you will.
That is, quote previous message (or portions thereof) then write your
reply such as I have done. Thank you for your consideration in this matter.

Did you try Mozilla suite 1.7.13 on the exact SAME file, same url and all?

If your Mozilla suite was new, then it wouldnt have any helper
applications listed. The issue with your Firefox may indicate that you
already have a previous helper application for the type of file in
question, did you check that?

Again, tho, the specific file in question is important, got a url?

"Moz Champion (Dan)" wrote in message
news:A-idndxesdFFhVTZnZ2dnUVZ_vednZ2d@mozilla.org...
> Braczkowski, Wes [CAR:5K35:EXCH] wrote:
> > I have tried Mozilla 1.7.13 on Solaris and it worked fine, I was able to
> > enter the "Open with" field, and worked as expected. Any ideas why
there
> > is such a difference between Firefox and Mozilla?
> > This would pretty much exclude any external issue to the Firefox
browser, I
> > think.
> >
> > "Moz Champion (Dan)" wrote in message
> > news:K6qdnQkXgvB6-VXZnZ2dnUVZ_tGdnZ2d@mozilla.org...
> >> teabag wrote:
> >>> On Wed, 26 Jul 2006 10:33:59 -0400, Braczkowski, Wes [CAR:5K35:EXCH]
> > wrote:
> >>> Top posting corrected.
> >>>
> >>>> "Moz Champion (Dan)" wrote in message
> >>>> news:IMednfLNZK-q91zZnZ2dnUVZ_s6dnZ2d@mozilla.org...
> >>>>> Braczkowski, Wes [CAR:5K35:EXCH] wrote:
> >>>>>> In Windows environment the file type association happens
> >>>> "automagically",
> >>>>>> however in Solaris, it is not clear to me how to make this
> > associations
> >>>>>> manually. So, in MS Windows, in "Download Actions" there is a
list
> > of
> >>>>>> actions with associated file type (extentions) with a corresponding
> >>>>>> application. In Solaris this list is empty.
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>> Thanks,
> >>>>>> Wes
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>>
> >>>>> You dont enter them, the program does it for you.
> >>>>>
> >>>>> IF and when you encounter a file that Firefox doesnt know what to do
> >>>>> with (not claimed by a plug in, no listing in Helper Applications)
> >>>>> Firefox will put up a dialogue asking you what to do with the file.
> >>>>> Within that dialogue is a check box X Do this for files of this
type
> >>>>> from now on [sic]. Check that box and Firefox will make the entry
for
> >>>>> you in Helper Applications, automagically.
> >>>>>
> >>>>> the list of Helper Applications is found here
> >>>>>
> >>>>> [Edit-->Preferences]*-->Downloads
> >>>>>
> >>>>>
> >>>>>
> >>>>> *varies by OS
> >>>>> Windows
> >>>>> [Tools-->Options]
> >>>>> Mac
> >>>>> [Firefox-->Preferences]
> >>>>> Linux as above
> >>>> The issue is that the dialog box has "Open with" grayed out, and only
> > "Save
> >>>> to Disk" option is selected, so there is no option to enter what
> > application
> >>>> should open the file. This is JWS application. In older Mozilla
> > browser
> >>>> there was an option to enter this information manually, on what
> > application
> >>>> should be called to deal with the downloaded file.
> >>>> Thanks,
> >>>> Wes
> >>> Does this happen on all unassociated file types or from all servers?
> > This
> >>> sounds to me like a mis-configured server sending as the generic mime
> > type
> >>> Application/octet stream, which will always have "Open with" grayed
out.
> >>
> >> Yes, can we have the url of the file you are experiencing problems with
> >> so we can check it out? Please
> >
> >
>
>
> Please bottom post (or intersperse) in these newsgroups if you will.
> That is, quote previous message (or portions thereof) then write your
> reply such as I have done. Thank you for your consideration in this
matter.
>
> Did you try Mozilla suite 1.7.13 on the exact SAME file, same url and all?
>
> If your Mozilla suite was new, then it wouldnt have any helper
> applications listed. The issue with your Firefox may indicate that you
> already have a previous helper application for the type of file in
> question, did you check that?
>
> Again, tho, the specific file in question is important, got a url?

Good point! I have created a new user with its home directory and the
problem has disapeared. I was using root user to run Firefox, and this is
when I have observed this issue. I do not have a need to run it as root, so
for me the problem is solved.