Context menu option to open link/image using an external application
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(Firefox :: Menus, enhancement)
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(Reporter: robrwo, Unassigned)
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(Depends on 1 open bug)
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Comment 2•19 years ago
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Updated•19 years ago
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Comment 3•19 years ago
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Comment 4•12 years ago
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Hello, I think this is an important feature to be able to open files by other programs directly using WebDAV and save the changes with a PUT request. This is a feature very useful in any application that handles documents and it would give a big boost to the use of WebDAV.
The "type" attribute of "a" element can be used to indicate the content-type and allow the browser to suggest applications like in a file explorer.
<a href="" type="application/vnd.oasis.opendocument.text">
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| Open link with LibreOffice |
Comment 7•4 years ago
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Unfortunately this is probably too niche of a feature to fit this in here. We're actively trying to simplify our menus and make sure that they have the most essential items to make them easier for users to scan and find what they need to accomplish their task. I don't believe this fits in an 80%+ use-case and would be better handled by an extension or other desktop software.
(In reply to Jared Wein [:jaws] (please needinfo? me) from comment #7)
Unfortunately this is probably too niche of a feature to fit this in here. We're actively trying to simplify our menus and make sure that they have the most essential items to make them easier for users to scan and find what they need to accomplish their task. I don't believe this fits in an 80%+ use-case and would be better handled by an extension or other desktop software.
Currently there are some addons that allow you to open links of some types of files. They have more difficulty installing than other addons because they also need to install a native application because the browser does not allow to run the program directly. Do you think there would be any possibility to make it easier to open applications from the browser or is it too insecure?
I have to study the possibilities that there may be using communication mechanisms like dbus or Mozilla IPDL.
Below I put some examples of these addons, they have quite a few users. There is interest in this type of functionality
https://addons.mozilla.org/es/firefox/search/?q=open%20link%20application
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