Download is a PIA

Lou

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Jun 30, 2008, 4:54:21 AM6/30/08

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So I get some jpgs
So I lick download
so I get the download box whic says Launch Application at the top
and I see "this link need to be opened with an application"
WTF??
In FF2 it opened automatically. It IS a JPG - not a new or unique file
type..
Can I get the old download window style back??
Is there some way to make this thing work easily.
This "improvement" sucks.

Lou

Roland de Ruiter

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Jun 30, 2008, 8:12:10 AM6/30/08

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It could be a badly configured webserver: it probably sends the wrong
MIME-type back to FF, e.g. "application/octet-stream" instead of
"image/jpeg". I've seen it happen occasionally too.

Could you give us the URL of the page where the problem occurs?
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Roland

Lou

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Jun 30, 2008, 9:45:22 AM6/30/08

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squaredancer wrote:
> On 30.06.2008 10:54, CET - what odd quirk of fate caused Lou to
> generate the following:? :

> hmmm - and, did you tell FF3 to use an application (and if so, which one)??
>
> reg

No I didn't.
Do not understand why I have to. It worked fine in FF2.
Is there an extension or add-on to simplify this?

Lou

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Jun 30, 2008, 9:52:31 AM6/30/08

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Again, these are .jpg files.
Came in an email which I loaded via FF3 from Yahoo mail, which IE says
came from Paint Shop Pro. That may be the problem.

Lou

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Jun 30, 2008, 9:53:14 AM6/30/08

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squaredancer wrote:
> On 30.06.2008 10:54, CET - what odd quirk of fate caused Lou to
> generate the following:? :

> hmmm - and, did you tell FF3 to use an application (and if so, which one)??
>
> reg

This just in:

Came in an email which I loaded via FF3 from Yahoo mail, which IE says

came from Paint Shop Pro. That may be the problem. BUT extension IS .jpg

Lou

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Lou

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Jun 30, 2008, 2:42:31 PM6/30/08

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squaredancer wrote:
> On 30.06.2008 15:53, CET - what odd quirk of fate caused Lou to

> RIGHT click on the extension
> select Open
> browse to your installation of Firefox
> select Firefox.exe
>
> should work - if you get a list pop up, see if Firefox is already on it..
>
> reg

BINGO!

Thanks much!

Lou

Canopus

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Oct 21, 2008, 6:12:29 PM10/21/08

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squaredancer scribed:

>hmmm - and, did you tell FF3 to use an application (and if so, which one)??

Hey mate, to change the subject for a moment I think you should check your
system clock. All your recent posts are dated 30 Oct 2008...unless you
are sending your posts into the past :)) At this rate if your clock is
set over a week into the future it means your posts are constantly going
to the top and that's cheating :)

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Jay Garcia

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Oct 21, 2008, 7:33:17 PM10/21/08

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On 21.10.2008 17:12, Canopus wrote:

--- Original Message ---

> squaredancer scribed:
>
>>hmmm - and, did you tell FF3 to use an application (and if so, which one)??
>
> Hey mate, to change the subject for a moment I think you should check your
> system clock. All your recent posts are dated 30 Oct 2008...unless you
> are sending your posts into the past :)) At this rate if your clock is
> set over a week into the future it means your posts are constantly going
> to the top and that's cheating :)
>

Was supposed to be June 30th and he's corrected it a long time ago.

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