Closed Bug 1424729 Opened 7 years ago Closed 7 years ago

Settings "Use firefox" to open PDF causes endless opening of new empty tabs when clicking such links

Categories

(Toolkit :: Downloads API, defect)

Product:
Toolkit
Component:
Downloads API
Type:
defect
Priority:
Not set
Severity:
normal

Tracking

()

Status:
RESOLVED DUPLICATE of bug 218257
Tracking Flags:
Tracking Status
firefox59 --- affected

People

(Reporter: anaran, Unassigned)

Details

(Whiteboard: [dupeme])

Clicking link, apparently linking to https://arxiv.org/pdf/1512.01000.pdf in text More information about XMM-Newton’s observation is available in “X-ray emission from the Wolf-Rayet bubble NGC 688. II. XMM-Newton EPIC observations,” by J. Toalá et al. (2016). at bottom of page http://m.esa.int/spaceinimages/Images/2017/12/Crescent_nebula starts opening new tabs in quick succession. The URL of these tabs is file:///tmp/mozilla_adrian0/1512.01000.pdf All I can do is close Browser quickly with CTRL+Q to stop the frenzy. I have seen this behavior on another web page before, the common theme being a link to PDF, which I clicked.
Under Settings->General->Applications I have chosen Content Type | Action Portable Document Format (PDF) | Use firefox
Content Type | Action Portable Document Format (PDF) | Preview in Nightly works fine, but "use firefox" should not burn unsuspecting users that badly
Summary: Some links to PDF start opening empty new tabs to no end when clicked → Settings "Use firefox" to open PDF causes endless opening of new empty tabs when clicking such links
This is a known issue. Paolo, do you remember the original bug number?
Component: General → Downloads API
Flags: needinfo?(paolo.mozmail)
Product: Firefox → Toolkit
Whiteboard: [dupeme]
That's bug 218257.
Status: NEW → RESOLVED
Closed: 7 years ago
Flags: needinfo?(paolo.mozmail)
Resolution: --- → DUPLICATE
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